# Quick create survey start In this walkthrough you will see how to start a survey and how to edit its answers, questions and style. ## πŸš€ Start new survey ![](/files/-MC1UTCQXG9Cv6niea5o) 1. Go to the **Forms** menu in the left top corner 2. Press **New Survey** 3. Label and **Create Survey** {% hint style="info" %} You can [Rename survey](/walkthroughs/rename-a-survey.md) any time. The name of a survey won't be seen by the respondents. {% endhint %} ## βœ”οΈ Add a question ![](/files/-MC3biNKEzrXzwel0nf4) 1. Choose [different questions ](/form-management/form-designer/questions/question-types.md)according to your survey's aim 2. To [Add a question](/form-management/form-designer/questions/create-question.md) 1. Click or drag\&drop on questions from the menu on the left 2. Use blue button **Add question** at the designers page 3. Select **New question** in the upper left corner of the question's menu ![](/files/-MC3ltuYtUhFF9PvYkya) {% hint style="info" %} [Move questions](/form-management/form-designer/questions/editing-a-question.md#moving-a-question) to change their order inside of one question page {% endhint %} ## ❌ Delete a question ![](/files/-MC3i45kqvTP4zsZJ08o) There are two options to delete a question: 1. Click **"X"** in the upper left corner of the questions menu 2. At the **Forms** menu point on the question and choose the binπŸ—‘οΈ icon to delete {% hint style="info" %} You may also press the enter key or delete key to confirm the delete {% endhint %} ## βž• Add static text ![](/files/-MCay7WKqW6yevOKzSI_) Choose [Html Static Text](/form-management/form-designer/questions/static-images-content.md) option at the **Questions tab** to add a static text content to a survey ## πŸ‘¨β€πŸ”§οΈ Edit a question ![](/files/-MCHfXDxzaC8kGKKI0kM) 1. Click on the question text to make [editions](/form-management/form-designer/questions/editing-a-question.md#editing-the-question-text) 2. Insert an answer and press enter or use the line below to **add new answer** to the question 3. Use equals sign on the right of each answer line to **move the answer** inside of the question field 4. Use X on the right of the answer line to **delete the answer** You can also change the layout of each question from vertical to horizontal and choose the amount of columns in it. ![](/files/-MCHn_erGL0rp3vqni1Q) To do it: 1. Go to **Properties** at the [edition toolbar](/form-management/form-designer/questions/editing-a-question.md#edition-toolbar) 2. Enable [Horizontal layout](/form-management/form-designer/questions/question-properties.md#horizontal-layout) option 3. Choose the amount of columns at the **Max. horizontal layout columns** drop list ## ✨ Extra answer properties By using the answer panel you can add an additional widgets to your survey. ![](/files/-MCmwY5aSd9Vm_OWxsad) 1. Drag\&Drop the [Email Validator ](/form-management/form-designer/answers/answer-types/email-validator.md#email-validator-properties)property from the left menu of the answers tab into the answer column of the question. 2. Label the **Answer field** 3. Enable the [Required](/form-management/form-designer/answers/answer-properties.md) property to make the question mandatory to answer {% hint style="info" %} The **Email Validator** makes sure that the entered email is valid by sending confirmation unique code on the given email {% endhint %} To make your survey more dynamic you can add an extra logic conditions to it's content. For example, by setting a skip\ hide logic on the answer. ![](/files/-MCmyf5tNA-a7-vIb2cX) ![](/files/-MCI8ZkShOWPx-3hiFDb) 1. Go to the **Properties** in the left toolbar of the Answer line 2. At the [Skip/ Hide logic](/form-management/form-designer/questions/question-properties/skip-hide-logic.md) tab click on **Add a new skip logic condition** 3. Choose **Show** from Hide/ Show options on the top 4. **Select a question** to set a condition 5. Select an **Answer** according to which this condition will work 6. Close tab by clicking on the designers field. The properties will be applied automatically ## πŸ‘‹ Edit thank you page The **thank you page** is the final page, that will be displayed to the respondent once the survey is completed. Besides the message you can also add an image, logo or link to make it more informative. ![](/files/-MCb9Iqe-r4rM64A8641) To edit the **Thanks page:** 1. Go to the **End thanks page** at the Forms tab on the left 2. Or press on the **\** in the right upper corner of the designer page and choose **End thanks page** from the drop-down list of pages 3. Edit the text ## 🎨 Edit the Outlook In this part you will see how to customize the outlook of your survey by changing colors and adding logo. ![](/files/-MCh19RguS2Q3QiQCjNX) To change the theme of a survey: 1. Go to the **Styles** in the left vertical menu 2. Open the [Styles library](/form-management/style-branding/style-library.md) 3. And choose **Theme** from already existing 4. Or [Add new style](/form-management/style-branding/style-library.md#adding-a-new-style) by clicking on the βž• on the right at the library line ![](/files/-MCh4WqemS4JOdMLgBn7) To customize the theme you have chosen: 1. Press on **three dots** on the right of the theme line to [create a clone](/form-management/style-branding/style-library.md#style-library-actions) 2. Use the **Edit** function of the **clone theme** ![](/files/-MCh56FYmrVcYnFgXdM1) ![](/files/-MCmcQdtxpP0GUt-CYSE) 1. At the[ style editor](/form-management/style-branding/style-editor.md) click on **logo image url** line to add logo to your survey 2. Select logo from the image library or use an **Add/ upload media** to add new 3. You can align the logo by using the **alignment toolbar** at the style editor 4. To delete logo click on **"X"** of the logo input name 5. Press **Update** to save the changes in the theme ## 🎦 Preview/ Test a survey Preview and testing property allows to see the survey the way it will be seen by respondent and test it to check the errors. ![](/files/-MCmopOPA-1am6LTVcPk) ![](/files/-MCmtbOIL8ehPFAg-c8J) 1. At the action toolbar of the [form designer](/form-management/form-designer.md) choose[ Preview/ Test](/form-management/form-designer/preview-testing.md) property 2. Check that the [skip/ hide](/form-management/form-designer/questions/question-properties/skip-hide-logic.md#what-is-skip-hide-logic) logic and [selection alert](/form-management/form-designer/questions/question-types/standard/single-choice.md#mandatory-question) for required questions works ## πŸ† Publish survey Here you will see how to start using the survey by sending it's [web link](/form-management/publish-deploy/web.md) to your respondents ![](/files/-MD-XftVdiS_TX8LLQCY) ![](/files/-MD-XzjZUJOWTmLdppFu) 1. At the action toolbar on top of the **Form designer** go to the[ Publish/ Send](/form-management/publish-deploy.md) property 2. Copy the unique **web link** or create a [friendly name](/form-management/publish-deploy/web.md#friendly-name) version of it 3. Copy paste the link on your website or use any tool or media that supports web link URLs to distribute your survey. 4. Check our walkthough to know how to [invite respondents](/walkthroughs/invite-respondents-to-a-survey.md) via email You may download the survey above from the link below and [import ](/projects/import-export.md#import-from-json)it in your account to try it out. {% file src="/files/-MD-\_aOEd1edci5AY5HK" %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.ngsurvey.com/walkthroughs/quick-create-survey-start.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.