blog/source/_posts/word-break-limesurvey.md

title	date	tags
Prevent word break in array question on LimeSurvey	2018-10-31	Stats LimeSurvey

In array type question, when you add many answer options, some words might break into next line, especially when the word is long.

When you have many answer options, the word can break into next line, like this:

{% cloudinary 20181031/break-word %}

LimeSurvey does this to have consistent column width size across array question. Personally, I prefer not to have word break than fixed width.

Here's how to prevent word break.

1. Go to the main admin page and then Themes.

   {% cloudinary 20181031/theme-button %}

2. 'Extend' the theme of your choice. Choose a name of the new extended theme.

   {% cloudinary 20181031/theme-list %}

3. It will redirect you to 'Theme editor' page.

4. Go to 'custom.css'.

   {% cloudinary 20181031/custom-css %}

5. Paste the following css,

   table.ls-answers {
       table-layout: auto;
   }
   
   #outerframeContainer {
       word-wrap: normal;
       hyphens: none;
       -moz-hyphens: none;
       -webkit-hyphens: none;
   }
   

6. Save it and change to the new theme in your survey.

Once the word break is disabled, array answers should look like this,

{% cloudinary 20181031/no-break-word %}