# \#how-to:activity **URL:** https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/tag/how-to-activity/28.md [Latest](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/tags.md) --- ## [How to Make the Font Size Bigger](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/how-to-make-the-font-size-bigger/1619)
**Author:** [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/how-to-make-the-font-size-bigger/1619 "2026-09-09T15:50:19Z")
Some participants, particularly older adults, prefer larger text on screen. There are two ways to increase text size in Avicenna, depending on what needs to be larger. If a participant wants the whole app to be larger, … --- ## [Send Notifications to Participants When Their Completion Rate Drops Below a Threshold](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/send-notifications-to-participants-when-their-completion-rate-drops-below-a-threshold/1431)
**Author:** [@somayeh](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/somayeh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/send-notifications-to-participants-when-their-completion-rate-drops-below-a-threshold/1431 "2025-10-22T07:41:12Z")
Maintaining participant engagement is essential in long-term studies. Sometimes, you may want to remind participants who have not been completing their activities regularly. Although Avicenna does not natively support au… --- ## [How to Send a Notification with a Manually Released Activity](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/how-to-send-a-notification-with-a-manually-released-activity/1449)
**Author:** [@leila](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/leila)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/how-to-send-a-notification-with-a-manually-released-activity/1449 "2025-11-22T15:00:30Z")
This guide explains a workaround to send a one-time message to all participants in a study using a manually released survey. The Situation You are running a study and need to send a one-time message to all participants … --- ## [Edit Surveys During the Study](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/edit-surveys-during-the-study/1207)
**Author:** [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/edit-surveys-during-the-study/1207 "2025-06-10T04:49:36Z")
Sometimes, you might need to make a few changes to your already set-up surveys. Imagine your survey configurations are done, participants are recruited, and study is in progress, and you realize that you’ve made a mistak… --- ## [Create a One Time Optional Survey](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/create-a-one-time-optional-survey/1206)
**Author:** [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/create-a-one-time-optional-survey/1206 "2025-06-10T04:49:27Z")
With a flexible research tool like Avicenna, you have many ways of prompting surveys to participants. By employing User Triggering Logics and setting the right criteria, you can create a survey that is always accessible … --- ## [Prompt a Survey More Than Once a Day](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/prompt-a-survey-more-than-once-a-day/1203)
**Author:** [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/prompt-a-survey-more-than-once-a-day/1203 "2025-06-10T04:49:07Z")
For some studies, you might want to notify the participants to take a survey, or complete a cognitive task, more than once a day. In such cases, you should use multiple Time Triggering Logics (or Time TL, for short). For… --- ## [Prompt an Activity Only After a Survey Is Responded To](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/prompt-an-activity-only-after-a-survey-is-responded-to/1402)
**Author:** [@somayeh](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/somayeh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/prompt-an-activity-only-after-a-survey-is-responded-to/1402 "2025-09-24T12:25:05Z")
The Situation You are running a study with one survey and one other activity: Baseline Survey (collected once at the beginning) Daily Diary Questionnaire (collected every evening) You want participants to complete the… --- ## [Schedule Sessions with Customized Timing for Each Participant](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/schedule-sessions-with-customized-timing-for-each-participant/1199)
**Author:** [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/schedule-sessions-with-customized-timing-for-each-participant/1199 "2025-06-10T15:55:00Z")
While Avicenna’s triggering logics cover most use cases, you may want to prompt surveys on personalized schedules that require a more flexible approach. For complete flexibility, we offer the following options: Release… --- ## [Customize Survey Notifications Based on Participants' Preferences](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/customize-survey-notifications-based-on-participants-preferences/1200)
**Author:** [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/customize-survey-notifications-based-on-participants-preferences/1200 "2025-06-10T04:48:34Z")
One of the most challenging parts of conducting an experience sampling research study is finding willing participants to enroll in the research project. However, keeping these participants interested for the duration of … --- ## [Set Reminders Based on Participants' Preferences](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/set-reminders-based-on-participants-preferences/1205)
**Author:** [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/set-reminders-based-on-participants-preferences/1205 "2025-06-10T04:49:22Z")
Sending reminders can significantly improve participant compliance in longitudinal, real-world studies. Allowing participants to choose how often they receive these reminders respects their preferences and can further bo… --- ## [A Richer VAS Question: How to Use Images as Labels](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/a-richer-vas-question-how-to-use-images-as-labels/1208)
**Author:** [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/a-richer-vas-question-how-to-use-images-as-labels/1208 "2025-06-10T04:49:41Z")
Visual analogue scales (VAS) are measurement instruments represented as sliders designed to facilitate assessing characteristics or attributes that cannot be measured directly. They are primarily used to describe the int… --- ## [How to Get the Last Response from the Current Session](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/how-to-get-the-last-response-from-the-current-session/1547)
**Author:** [@leila](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/leila)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/how-to-get-the-last-response-from-the-current-session/1547 "2026-06-15T14:54:35Z")
In experience sampling or longitudinal studies, researchers often want to show or hide questions based on how a participant answered earlier in the same session. By default, Avicenna looks at all sessions (including pas… --- ## [Personalized Surveys in Avicenna](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/personalized-surveys-in-avicenna/1204)
**Author:** [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/personalized-surveys-in-avicenna/1204 "2025-06-10T04:49:15Z")
By using Criteria and Triggering Logics, you can design personalized surveys where each participant receives different surveys, schedules, or questions based on their responses. This guide shows you how to set up a perso… --- ## [Force Criteria to Use Only the Answers from the Current Session](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/force-criteria-to-use-only-the-answers-from-the-current-session/1367)
**Author:** [@somayeh](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/somayeh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/force-criteria-to-use-only-the-answers-from-the-current-session/1367 "2025-07-30T09:53:49Z")
In experience sampling or longitudinal studies, researchers often want to show or hide questions based on how a participant answered earlier in the same session. By default, however, Avicenna looks at all corresponding s… --- ## [Create a Baseline Survey in Avicenna](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/create-a-baseline-survey-in-avicenna/1202)
**Author:** [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/create-a-baseline-survey-in-avicenna/1202 "2025-06-10T14:25:00Z")
Executing a long-term study that keeps participants engaged requires thoughtful planning. This involves providing incentives, having clear onboarding processes, and offering flexible adherence routines to participants. U… --- ## [Enable Triggering Logic Only for One Participant](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/enable-triggering-logic-only-for-one-participant/1209)
**Author:** [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/enable-triggering-logic-only-for-one-participant/1209 "2025-06-10T04:49:49Z")
Assume you have a survey in your study, Survey A, with one triggering logic. Your study also has 10 participants. You want the triggering logic to be enabled for Participant number 2 and be disabled for all other 9 parti… --- ## [Monitor Participants' Past Compliance and Upcoming Survey Schedule](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/monitor-participants-past-compliance-and-upcoming-survey-schedule/1210)
**Author:** [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/monitor-participants-past-compliance-and-upcoming-survey-schedule/1210 "2025-06-10T04:49:56Z")
In this article, we demonstrate how you can use Avicenna to monitor your participants’ compliance rate for the past activities, and the schedule of the upcoming ones. Checking this report regularly is very important whil… --- ## [Add an "Other" Option to Single Answer or Multiple Answer Questions](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/add-an-other-option-to-single-answer-or-multiple-answer-questions/1201)
**Author:** [@zahra](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/u/zahra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.avicennaresearch.com/t/add-an-other-option-to-single-answer-or-multiple-answer-questions/1201 "2025-06-10T15:25:00Z")
When creating a survey with Single Answer or Multiple Answer questions, it might be important to allow the participants the flexibility to enter their own answer if it’s not provided as an option. To achieve this, you c…