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Getting Started 
 
• On different computer systems there will be different ways of starting up the EPi Info 
program. 
• However, in most cases, it will be sufficient to issue the command EPI6 at the MSDOS 
prompt and press the Enter key. 
In the Epi Info program the EPED module has to perform three separate functions. These 
are: 
• Wordprocessing and Report writing 
• Creating questionnaire for use with ENTER and CHECK programs 
• Editing command files for use with the ANALYSIS module 

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Making a questionnaire 
• A questionnaire is the template that guides Epi Info in making a data file. Once you 
have created a questionnaire, making a data file is an automatic process. 
• An Epi Info questionnaire may have up to 500 lines. Headings and other text may 
appear anywhere. Places where you will enter data are called "Fields" or (in the 
analysis phase), "Variables". 
• The first item is usually a heading. 
• Now, let's start the questions with "Name" and a series of underline characters to 
indicate the entry field. The number of characters allowed in the entry is indicated by 
the length of the blank: 
Name ________________ 
• When numbers (instead of letters) are entered, we use the symbol " # ". 
Example
:
Age ## 
Sex # 
Monthinc ### 
Saving the questionnaire 
 
•
When you feel that you have completed preparing the template (questionnaire), press 
the function key " F2 " and take the cursor to " Save file to..".
 
 
•
Press the Enter (Return) key while the cursor is on 
 
" Save file to..". 
 
• Write the file name with the extension "qes"