In order to survey large groups of people, you need to import large lists of email addresses into Fluid Surveys.  This page documents the procedure recomended for use at the University of Saskatchewan.

Importing Contacts

As with most information on Fluid Surveys, there is a quick video tutorial which provides a good introduction to importing contacts into a survey.  Please watch this video for general information on importing contacts.

Importing Contacts from Blackboard Learn

This a list of instructions specifically for importing contacts from a Blackboard Learn class list.  In order to do this, you will have to be an instructor or Teaching Assistant.

1. Login to Blackboard and go to your course.  Go to:  Control Panel > Course Tools > Member List
2. Locate the "Download" button for the Text (Comma-separated).  Note that the system defaults to "Display students only" so if you want to include instructors and TAs in the list, please disable the checked option.  When you are ready, click on the "Download" button.  Note the name of the file and the location where it will be saved.  
3. Login to Fluid Surveys and select the survey you want to import contacts into.  The Invite icon should be near the upper right hand side.  It looks like an envelope.  If you don't see it, then you don't have permission to send out invites for this particular survey.  Please contact a Fluid Surveys administrator to see about resolving the issue. 
4. In the buttons on the left hand side of the screen, please click on the "Create New List" button, and then fill in a name, and click on the OK button.
5. The new contact list will be displayed to you.  Please click on the "Add Contacts" button, and then select "Import Contacts" from the displayed sub-menu.
6. Click on the "Choose File" button, then navigate to, and select the file you just downloaded from Blackboard.  Click on "Open".
7. Fluid Surveys will present a set of checkboxes for columns you'd like to import.  The defaults are fine, but if you want more information in your contact list, please select additional checkboxes.
8. Click "Add Imported Contacts" and you are done.