SurveyToGo: How To Display Question ShortID in the Survey Tree

Guide to displaying Question ShortID in the survey tree—enable via Tools > Settings > Designer Options > Tree node label > Show ShortID.

Aug 4, 2026
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How To Display Question ShortID in the Survey Tree

Overview

In many cases, it is helpful to display each question's Short ID next to the question text in the Survey Tree. This makes it easier to identify questions while developing, testing, and troubleshooting your survey script.

Display Steps

1. Open the STG studio.

2. Navigate to the tolls tab and choose 'Settings'

3. Enter the 'Designer options' menu

4. Enable the 'Tree node label' property.

5. Choose 'Show ShortID'

NOTE: Only users with an organization administrators rights can set this property.

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