Add a rating and a Likert matrix to a form

The rating field

A rating captures a single score, usually a row of stars. It suits one clear question: rate the session, the service, or the venue. It stores a number, so you can average it and chart it later without any cleanup. You will find a rating field in the builder ready to drop onto a form.

The Likert matrix

When you want several statements answered on the same agree-to-disagree scale, a Likert matrix keeps them in one tidy grid instead of a long stack of separate questions. The Likert matrix is a Forms365 Workspace control. It looks like this:

Each row is stored as its own answer, so a report can look at a single statement across every response, not just an overall blob.

Putting a short survey together

1. 1

   Add the questions

   Drop a rating for the headline score, and a Likert matrix for the statements you want measured on one scale.

2. 2

   Set the scale wording

   Use the labels your team recognises, whether that is agree-to-disagree or a one-to-five scale.

3. 3

   Save to the list

   Connect the form to a SharePoint list so each response lands as an item, ready to filter and chart.

4. 4

   Preview and publish

   Fill it in yourself once to check the scale reads well on a phone, then publish it to the people you are surveying.

One thing worth being clear on: a rating and a Likert matrix collect opinion, they do not grade anyone. If you want right and wrong answers with a pass mark, that is a quiz, which the quiz guide covers.