{"id":1510,"date":"2025-05-12T12:51:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8091\/creating-tree-testing-study-with-uxtweak\/how-do-i-use-the-tasks-tab-in-tree-testing\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T14:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:35:50","slug":"tab-tasks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uxtweak.com\/help\/tree-testing-setup\/tab-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I use the Tasks tab in Tree Testing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text-block\">This section covers how to use the Tasks tab to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li>Create tasks for your respondents to fulfill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adjust the order and number of tasks that the respondents see<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick the correct answers for your tasks within the tree<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create post-task questionnaires<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Import and export your tasks in a CSV file<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"create-tasks-for-your-respondents-to-fulfill\" class=\"heading-block\" tabindex=\"0\">Create tasks for your respondents to fulfill<a class=\"copy-link\" title=\"Copy link\" data-id=\"create-tasks-for-your-respondents-to-fulfill\">&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/themes\/uxtweak\/public\/assets\/images\/icons\/link.svg\" alt=\"Copy link\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li>The tasks that you create should represent specific use cases of your website or app.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To write a task, simply open a task and fill in the task text.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To insert more tasks into the tree test, click&nbsp;&#8216;<strong>Add task.&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By default, respondents can&#8217;t skip tasks. You can enable them to skip tasks by checking&nbsp;&#8216;<strong>Allow respondents to skip tasks.&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check&nbsp;&#8216;<strong>Prompt respondents to start each task with a button&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;to enable the respondents to take breaks between tasks and\/or to hide the tree from them while they&#8217;re reading each task for the first time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"image-block\">    <div class=\"image-instance\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-38.png\" alt=\"Write the tasks\" \/>\n                <div class=\"right-container\">\n            <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <h4>Write the tasks<\/h4>\n                                                    <p>Write and format tasks for respondents in this text editor. Set the right answers within the tree by pressing &#8216;Select answers.&#8217;<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"links\">\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"adjust-the-order-and-number-of-tasks-that-the-respondents-see\" class=\"heading-block\" tabindex=\"0\">Adjust the order and number of tasks that the respondents see<a class=\"copy-link\" title=\"Copy link\" data-id=\"adjust-the-order-and-number-of-tasks-that-the-respondents-see\">&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/themes\/uxtweak\/public\/assets\/images\/icons\/link.svg\" alt=\"Copy link\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li>Unless the order of tasks is randomized, the respondents solve tasks in the order they&#8217;re listed in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To move a task up or down on the list, simply drag and drop it to the desired destination. Alternatively, use the&nbsp;&#8216;<strong>Move up\/down&#8217;<\/strong>&nbsp;buttons under the ellipsis button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To show the tasks to respondents in a different order, select&nbsp;<strong>Randomize task order.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To keep the first task static (e.g., to use it as an example), check&nbsp;&#8216;<strong>Don&#8217;t randomize the first task.&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the order of tasks is randomized, by changing the&nbsp;&#8216;<strong>Number of tasks to show to a respondent<\/strong>,&#8217; you can show every respondent only a certain number of tasks from the total number of tasks available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"image-block\">    <div class=\"image-instance\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-30.png\" alt=\"Edit task options\" \/>\n                <div class=\"right-container\">\n            <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <h4>Edit task options<\/h4>\n                                                    <p>Here, you can customize how respondents interact with tasks &#8211; whether respondents can skip tasks and whether the order of tasks should be randomized.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"links\">\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"pick-the-correct-answers-for-your-tasks-within-the-tree\" class=\"heading-block\" tabindex=\"0\">Pick the correct answers for your tasks within the tree<a class=\"copy-link\" title=\"Copy link\" data-id=\"pick-the-correct-answers-for-your-tasks-within-the-tree\">&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/themes\/uxtweak\/public\/assets\/images\/icons\/link.svg\" alt=\"Copy link\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li>For each task, you need to select which locations in the tree are to be considered as correct answers. There can be multiple correct answers for every task.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the task, click&nbsp;<strong>Select answers<\/strong>&nbsp;and check the right answers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only the leaves of the tree (a.k.a. labels that have no children) can be selected as answers by both you and your respondents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"image-block\">    <div class=\"image-instance\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-23.png\" alt=\"Pick correct answers\" \/>\n                <div class=\"right-container\">\n            <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <h4>Pick correct answers<\/h4>\n                                                    <p>Each task needs to have at least one correct answer, which you select within the tree.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"links\">\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"create-post-task-questionnaires\" class=\"heading-block\" tabindex=\"0\">Create post-task questionnaires<a class=\"copy-link\" title=\"Copy link\" data-id=\"create-post-task-questionnaires\">&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/themes\/uxtweak\/public\/assets\/images\/icons\/link.svg\" alt=\"Copy link\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"bullet-list\">\n<li>Aside from the surveys in the&nbsp;<a href=\"\/help\/tree-testing-setup\/tab-questionnaire\/\">Questionnaire tab<\/a>, you can also ask questions immediately after each task.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is recommended for gathering immediate feedback to prevent important information about solving individual tasks from being mixed up or forgotten.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Question creation works the same as in the&nbsp;<a href=\"\/help\/tree-testing-setup\/tab-questionnaire\/\">Questionnaire tab<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"image-block\">    <div class=\"image-instance\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-19.png\" alt=\"Accompany your tasks with a survey\" \/>\n                <div class=\"right-container\">\n            <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <h4>Accompany your tasks with a survey<\/h4>\n                                                    <p>Ask your respondents additional questions after they complete a task.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"links\">\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"import-and-export-your-tasks-in-a-csv-file\" class=\"heading-block\" tabindex=\"0\">Import and export your tasks in a CSV file<a class=\"copy-link\" title=\"Copy link\" data-id=\"import-and-export-your-tasks-in-a-csv-file\">&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/themes\/uxtweak\/public\/assets\/images\/icons\/link.svg\" alt=\"Copy link\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"text-block\">Above the task editor, there is an option to import and export tasks stored in a .CSV file. Use this option to easily reuse your tasks between Tree Testing studies, or if you want, to bring in tasks that have been created somewhere other than in UXtweak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-block\">Use UTF-8 encoded CSV files to ensure that the import works correctly. The simplest way to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1S14ZA0O6x5MG6rDGZoJHmvuJugI31U6Ac3t5gJb4Fcg\/edit?usp=sharing\">save your imported file with UTF-8 encoding is to edit it through Google Sheets<\/a>&nbsp;(click the link for more instructions). To get a UTF-8 encoded file when saving your file in Excel, go to File -&gt; Save As and select CSV UTF-8 before you click Save.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/help.uxtweak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/treetest-tasks-import-format-example.csv\" download>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M10.3301 10.15L7.86005 12.62C6.49005 13.99 6.49005 16.2 7.86005 17.57C9.23005 18.94 11.4401 18.94 12.8101 17.57L16.7001 13.68C19.4301 10.95 19.4301 6.50998 16.7001 3.77998C13.9701 1.04998 9.53005 1.04998 6.80005 3.77998L2.56005 8.01998C0.220054 10.36 0.220054 14.16 2.56005 16.51\" stroke=\"#414237\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n                CSV file format example\n            <\/a>\n\n\n<p class=\"text-block\">Only the text and the correct answers get imported and exported within the tasks. The post-task questionnaire has its own Import and Export buttons.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-block\" tabindex=\"0\">\n            <span class=\"callout-title\">HOW DOES THE IMPORT OF TASK ANSWERS WORK?<\/span>\n            <div class=\"callout-content\">The task import expects that the structure of the tree is the same as in the study that the tasks originated from. Therefore, if you change the tree and replace a previously selected answer with something else, the answer will be pointing to the same path, which is now possibly occupied by something completely different.<br><br>In the case that the path to an imported task answer doesn&#8217;t exist at all, the import of this answer selection will be skipped.<\/div>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This section covers how to use the Tasks tab to: Above the task editor, there is an option to import and export tasks stored in a .CSV file. 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