Implementing popups and hyperlinks in surveys
How to implement different types of popups and hyperlinks within a SurveyEngine survey.
A step-by-step interactive tutorial on implementing popups and hyperlinks in surveys in SurveyEngine. Preview the live tutorial, then download and upload it to your account to examine the construction.
Ben White, 08.07.2026
What this tutorial covers
How to implement different types of popups and hyperlinks within a SurveyEngine survey.
Each page of the tutorial demonstrates a specific technique. Work through it as a respondent first, then open the editor to see how it was built.
What you will learn
After completing this tutorial you will be able to implement implementing popups and hyperlinks in surveys in your own SurveyEngine surveys.
Download the tutorial ZIP and upload it to your account to use it as a starting point or template for your own work.
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Step-by-step walkthrough
Step 1: Add a tooltip popup. Create a small popup that appears when a respondent hovers over or clicks a help icon next to a question.
Step 2: Add a modal popup. Configure a larger popup window for displaying detailed information like instructions or consent text.
Step 3: Add external hyperlinks. Insert links to external resources that open in a new tab from within survey text.
Step 4: Add internal navigation links. Create links that jump to a specific page within the survey.
Step 5: Control popup timing. Configure whether popups appear automatically on page load or only when triggered by the respondent.
Try the live tutorial
The live tutorial is a working SurveyEngine survey. Click through it as a respondent to see the finished result.
Then download the tutorial ZIP file and upload it to your SurveyEngine account to examine how it was built.
Preview the live tutorial or download the ZIP file to load it into your account.
References
Ready to try it? Open a free SurveyEngine account, download the tutorial ZIP and upload it to your account.
Or Contact us at support@surveyengine.com — we're glad to help.