Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Adding an Icon
  3. Removing an Icon

Overview

Every active study should have an icon on the home screen on the Survey iPad that launches the corresponding REDCap survey for data collection.

Adding an Icon

  1. Open the Shortcuts app by tapping the Shortcuts icon.

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  1. Tap the ‘+’ symbol on the top of the screen to create a new shortcut.

  2. On the ‘Categories’ tab on the right of the screen, select ‘Web’ and then ‘Open URLs.’

  3. Paste in the URL that links to the REDCap survey.

  4. Tap the icon on the top left corner of the screen and change the color and glyph. Make sure that it can be easily distinguished from the icons for other active studies.

  5. Rename the shortcut by tapping “Open…” and then setting the shortcut to the study acronym.

  6. Tap the ‘Share’ icon and then ‘Add to Home Screen.’

All done! This icon can now be used for easy access to the REDCap survey from the iPad.

Removing an Icon

When you are no longer actively collective data for the study, remove the icon from the screen. To do this, tap and hold the icon and then tap the ‘X’ on the upper right corner.