Printing Instructions
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Add participant names to your MCL.
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Select the check boxes on the left side for all surveys you wish to download and print.
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Click on “download selected PDFs.”
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The files will then open and be accessible in your downloads folder in your file explorer (reminder: you may need to allow pop-ups).
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Go back to your MCL, click on the “merge print files” tab, and drag all of the surveys from your downloads into the dotted box. They will populate in a list in numerical order.
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Once all surveys are added, click on the blue “merge PDFs” button, and a new file will open with all surveys together.
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You can then print the document, which includes all surveys in numerical order. Double-sided printing is ok.
Note: Please do not change the paper size, pages per sheet, or scale. Changing these settings will make the survey unreadable to our scanning software.
This video is a step-by-step guide of the printing process.
How can I make sure my copies will work?
To ensure your survey copy will be accepted by our scanning software, we recommend you complete the following steps.
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Check to make sure that all four black corners and QR code are visible on the survey.
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On a mobile phone or tablet, open the camera app and scan the QR code on the bottom right of the survey. Check the pop-up that opens to make sure that it matches the eight digits underneath the QR code (on the survey).
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Check for signs of poor copy quality.
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Always print from the website directly and never download the surveys to your device.
Poor Copy Quality
The most common issue with paper surveys is poor copy quality. Program administrators will often make a copy of a copy instead of printing from the original file, which causes many issues.
These include:
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Duplicate entries
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Missing corners/ QR Code
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Misalignment of the survey
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Artifacts on the survey (ink smears)
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Reduced text quality
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Missing pages
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Missing questions/ options
Old Surveys
Old surveys will not be counted. Old surveys do not always reflect the most current survey/ target objectives. Always print surveys directly from the Portal to ensure they are current.