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Build pages and edit the questionnaire

Organize related questions on readable pages and use preview to check the participant experience.

Screenshots from the original Surveylet guide illustrate the controls below. Layouts and labels may vary with your survey configuration. Select an image or “View full size” to open it in a new tab.

Build the page structure

Open Design Survey. Group questions into manageable pages, starting with an introduction, eligibility or consent where required, then the study items and closing instructions. Keep navigation labels and scale explanations consistent.

Use the page settings menu to add, move, duplicate, or delete pages and to open page branching. Page titles in the participant page selector use the first question title on each page, so give the first question a useful label. The page selector is not shown on the first page.

Design Survey is the workspace for organizing pages and questions.
Design Survey is the workspace for organizing pages and questions. View full size (opens in a new tab)
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Page Settings contains options for the selected survey page.
Page Settings contains options for the selected survey page. View full size (opens in a new tab)

Create and edit questions

  1. Add a question using the designer’s question controls.
  2. Choose its type before entering the final structure.
  3. Enter the title, supporting details, and choices. Commit each field edit using its confirmation control.
  4. Configure required answers, comments, feedback, and consensus in Question Settings.
  5. For a matrix, review the row and column settings as well as the overall question.
  6. Preview the page, then test it in the participant workflow.
Use Add New Question to select a question type.
Use Add New Question to select a question type. View full size (opens in a new tab)
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The question menu gives access to settings for the selected question.
The question menu gives access to settings for the selected question. View full size (opens in a new tab)

Preview is one part of testing

Preview helps you inspect labels, layout, and runtime options such as the virtual “I don’t know” choice. Full testing also needs saved answers, feedback thresholds, access links, branching, and exports. Check small screens and keyboard navigation.

Questionnaire edits are applied to the live survey, including how previous rounds are presented. Rounds do not keep separate design versions. Export and document the original design before changing types, choices, rows, or columns after data collection starts.

Preview Page shows the page layout while you are designing the questionnaire.
Preview Page shows the page layout while you are designing the questionnaire. View full size (opens in a new tab)