# Epicollect5 User Guide

## Epicollect5 User Guide

- [What is Epicollect5](https://docs.epicollect.net/readme.md): Free and easy-to-use mobile data-gathering platform.
- [Projects and Entries Syncing](https://docs.epicollect.net/about/projects-and-entries-syncing.md): Learn about manual project selection, device data storage, manual uploads, and referencing downloaded entries to maintain data integrity when using the Epicollect5 platform.
- [Our Community](https://docs.epicollect.net/about/our-community.md)
- [Privacy Policy](https://docs.epicollect.net/about/privacy-policy.md)
- [Cookie Policy](https://docs.epicollect.net/about/cookie-policy.md)
- [News & Papers](https://docs.epicollect.net/about/news-and-papers.md): A collection of articles and papers showcasing the diverse applications of Epicollect5. This compilation highlights the versatility and impact of our platform across various fields and industries
- [Epicollect5 Citation](https://docs.epicollect.net/about/epicollect5-citation.md): Proper citation is crucial for acknowledging the sources of your information and giving credit to the original authors.
- [Intro](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/web-application.md)
- [Create a Project](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/create-a-project.md)
- [Project Info & Privacy](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/set-project-details.md): The project details section enables users to conveniently add or modify essential information regarding their project details and effectively manage access control.
- [Delete Projects (Web)](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/delete-projects.md)
- [View Projects](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/view-projects.md)
- [Search Projects](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/search-projects.md): Projects can be searched on the web & the mobile app
- [Viewing Entries](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/viewing-data.md)
- [Print Entries](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/print-entries.md)
- [Add & Edit Entries - Web](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/adding-data.md): Entries can be added by using the Epicollect5 web app accessible from any browser.
- [Manage Entries](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/manage-entries.md)
- [Entries Limits](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/manage-entries/entries-limits.md)
- [Entries Bulk Deletion](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/manage-entries/entries-bulk-deletion.md): Permanently delete all project entries. Only Creators can perform this action. The project must be locked, and deletion applies to one project at a time. Data is not recoverable—backup first!
- [Entries Bulk Uploads](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/manage-entries/bulk-uploads.md): Upload entries from CSV files.
- [Entries Ownership & Metadata](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/manage-entries/entries-ownership-and-metadata.md): In Epicollect5, understanding the metadata associated with entries, especially the email field, is important when managing ownership and privacy settings.
- [Manage Users](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/manage-users.md): Epicollect5 offers granular access control to projects and their data.
- [Transfer Ownership](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/transfer-ownership.md): Transfer the ownership of projects to other users
- [Manage Entries](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/manage-entries-1.md)
- [Data Mapping](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/mapping-data.md)
- [Downloading Data](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/downloading-data.md): Download project data as csv or json files
- [Downloading Media](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/downloading-media.md)
- [Metadata](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/metadata.md)
- [Clone Project](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/clone-project.md): Easily create duplicates of project structures
- [Rename Projects](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/rename-projects.md)
- [Import & Export Projects](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/import-and-export-projects.md): Export just the project definition
- [Web Link to Add Entries](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/web-link-to-add-entries.md)
- [Projects as App Links](https://docs.epicollect.net/web-application/projects-as-app-links.md)
- [Intro](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/build-your-questionnaire.md): Epicollect5 provides an intuitive and easy to use drag & drop form builder.
- [Languages and Translations](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/languages-and-translations.md)
- [Question Types](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/input-types.md): There are several question types available to use
- [Add Questions](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/add-inputs.md)
- [Edit Questions](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/edit-inputs.md)
- [Linking Forms](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/multiple-forms.md): Use multiple forms on the same project in Epicollect5
- [Rename Forms](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/rename-forms.md)
- [Print Forms](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/print-form.md): Get a paper or pdf version of your forms for quick reference
- [Remove Forms](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/remove-forms.md)
- [Search](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/search.md): The SEARCH question type behaves like an autocomplete search bar.
- [Jumps (If-Else)](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/jumps.md): Conditional logic on your form(s).
- [Branches](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/branches.md): Branches can be seen as dynamic lists, or sub-forms.
- [Groups](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/groups.md): Groups is a way to display more questions on the same page on the mobile device.
- [Title](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/title.md): Enhancing Entry Visibility with Titles on Epicollect5
- [Uniqueness](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/uniqueness.md): Many times on a survey the answer to a question needs to be unique. For example a class code, a student ID, a patient NHS number, and so on.
- [Double-entry Verification](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/double-entry-verification.md): To increase the data accuracy of some critical questions, Epicollect5 provides the advanced option called "Double entry verification".
- [Import & Export Forms](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/importexport-forms.md): Share your forms with other Epicollect5 users.
- [Import & Export Possible Answers](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/importexport-possible-answers.md): Import and export possible answers using csv files.
- [Edit Possible Answers](https://docs.epicollect.net/formbuilder/edit-possible-answers.md)
- [Intro](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/intro.md)
- [Platforms and Media](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/mobile-application.md): Epicollect5 mobile app is available for Android and iOS.
- [Mobile App Authentication](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/mobile-app-authentication.md): Mobile App Security: Single-Device Authentication with Continuous Web Access
- [Mobile App Permissions](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/mobile-app-permissions.md): To deliver a smooth and efficient user experience, Epicollect5 requests several permissions on your device. Here's why these permissions are essential.
- [Add Projects](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/add-projects.md)
- [Add Entries - Mobile (Single Form)](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/add-an-entry.md): Add entries to a project that consists of a single form using the mobile app
- [Add Entries - Mobile (Multiple Forms)](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/add-child-entries.md): Add entries to a project that consists of multiple forms using the mobile app
- [Edit Entries](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/edit-entries.md)
- [Re-use answers](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/re-use-answers.md): TEXT and TEXTBOX question types feature a look-up on previously entered answers to save time when collecting entries.
- [Save & Resume Entries](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/saveresume-entry.md)
- [Upload Entries](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/upload-entries.md): Entries must be uploaded manually by the users as there is not any automatic syncing feature in Epicollect5.
- [Upload Errors](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/upload-entries/upload-errors.md): Sometimes entries uploaded are invalid therefore they will generate an error when trying to upload them. For example missing required questions or answers not being unique.
- [Incomplete Entries](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/upload-entries/incomplete-entries.md): For consistency, each entry must be completed by answering all its questions. An entry flagged as incomplete cannot be uploaded.
- [Missing required aswers](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/upload-entries/missing-required-aswers.md): Entries with required questions not answered cannot be uploaded.
- [Unsync entries](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/upload-entries/unsync-entries.md)
- [Export Entries - Mobile](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/export-entries-mobile.md): Export your project data and media directly from the mobile app, without relying on external integrations or APIs.
- [Entries Limits](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/entries-limits.md)
- [Download Entries](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/download-entries.md)
- [Delete Entries (App)](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/delete-entries.md)
- [Delete Projects (App)](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/delete-project-mobile-app.md)
- [Location Questions](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/location-questions.md): Location of the user device can be acquired adding a LOCATION question.
- [Add Bookmarks](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/add-bookmarks.md)
- [Project Info](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/project-info.md)
- [Share Media Files](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/export-photos.md)
- [Adjust Font Size](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/adjust-font-size.md)
- [Filter Entries](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/filter-entries.md)
- [Beta Updates](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/beta-program.md)
- [Xiaomi Troubleshooting](https://docs.epicollect.net/mobile-application/xiaomi-troubleshooting.md): There have been some reports of the Epicollect5 app having issues on Xiaomi devices.
- [Intro](https://docs.epicollect.net/developers/intro.md)
- [API](https://docs.epicollect.net/developers/api.md): Get data out of Epicollect5 programmatically
- [Apps](https://docs.epicollect.net/developers/apps.md)
- [Google Maps](https://docs.epicollect.net/integrations/google-maps.md)
- [Google Earth](https://docs.epicollect.net/integrations/google-earth.md): How to view your Data on Google Earth
- [Microreact](https://docs.epicollect.net/integrations/microreact.md): Microreact is a tool for open data visualization and sharing for genomic epidemiology.
- [Survey Toolkit](https://docs.epicollect.net/integrations/survey-toolkit.md)
- [Google Sheets](https://docs.epicollect.net/integrations/google-sheets.md): Connect a Google spreadsheet to an Epicollect5 public project
- [Matrix Style Questions](https://docs.epicollect.net/common-use-cases/matrix.md)
- [Consolidate data](https://docs.epicollect.net/common-use-cases/consolidate-data.md): When retrieving data from Epicollect5, individual files are generated for each form and branch. To facilitate data linkage, Epicollect5 assigns unique identifiers, integrated into the dataset.
- [Jumps 101](https://docs.epicollect.net/common-use-cases/jumps-101.md): Example Implementation of Jumps in the Epicollect5 Platform
- [Other, Please Specify](https://docs.epicollect.net/common-use-cases/specify-answer-with-jump.md): Handling "Other, Please Specify" in Epicollect5 Forms
- [Non-Hierarchical Forms](https://docs.epicollect.net/common-use-cases/non-hierarchical-forms.md)
- [Users Working Groups](https://docs.epicollect.net/common-use-cases/users-working-groups.md): Managing multiple projects for multiple sites and compare all the data
- [Excel and UTF-8](https://docs.epicollect.net/common-use-cases/excel-and-utf-8.md): Microsoft Excel may struggle to properly display UTF-8 compliant CSV files when they contain non-English characters. However, this issue is not related to Epicollect5.
- [Excel All Data in One Cell](https://docs.epicollect.net/common-use-cases/excel-all-data-in-one-cell.md)
- [Barcodes](https://docs.epicollect.net/common-use-cases/barcodes.md)
- [Child Forms vs Branches](https://docs.epicollect.net/common-use-cases/child-forms-vs-branches.md)
- [Dependent Dropdowns](https://docs.epicollect.net/common-use-cases/dependent-dropdowns.md)
- [Referencing Parent Form Responses](https://docs.epicollect.net/common-use-cases/referencing-parent-form-responses.md): Reference responses from a parent form while collecting data.
- [Cyclic workflows (follow-ups)](https://docs.epicollect.net/cyclic-workflows-follow-ups.md): Epicollect5 entries cannot be pre-filled with the data from the previous entry. Instead, the recommended pattern for cyclic workflows (like follow-up visits) is to use either child forms or branches.
- [Converting UTC Timestamps to Local Time](https://docs.epicollect.net/converting-utc-timestamps-to-local-time.md)
- [Useful Links](https://docs.epicollect.net/extra/useful-links.md)
- [Demo Projects](https://docs.epicollect.net/extra/demo-projects.md)
- [FAQ](https://docs.epicollect.net/extra/faq.md)
- [How-to Videos](https://docs.epicollect.net/extra/how-to-videos.md): Epicollect5 videos made by our users
- [Known Issues](https://docs.epicollect.net/extra/known-issues.md)