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Canvas

The Canvas is the main workspace where you add, remove, duplicate, and organise questions and elements within the survey. It also supports reusing questions via the Question Bank, helping you build surveys efficiently and maintain consistency across different surveys.

caution

There is no autosave feature. Click Save at the top of the page regularly to preserve your progress.

Add a Question​

You can add questions to your survey in multiple ways:

  • Drag and drop — Drag a question type from the Toolbox and drop it onto the canvas.
  • Click a question type — Click any question type in the Toolbox to add it automatically to the survey.
  • Use Add Question — Click Add Question in the centre of the canvas to add a single-line question by default.
  • Use the question menu — Click the three-dot menu next to Add Question, then select the desired question type.

Delete a Question​

  1. Select the question on the canvas.
  2. Click the Delete icon on the question card.

Duplicate a Question​

  1. Select the question on the canvas.
  2. Click the Duplicate icon on the question card — the duplicated question is added below the original with the same settings.

Reorder Questions​

  1. Hover over the question card until the cursor changes to indicate it is movable.
  2. Click and hold the card.
  3. Drag it to the desired position on the canvas.

You can move questions within the same page, between pages, and into any order.

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You can also drag and position questions directly as you add them from the Toolbox.

Question Bank​

The Question Bank allows you to store and reuse commonly used questions across surveys. Stored questions can be customised when inserted into a survey.

Add a Question to the Question Bank​

  1. Select the question on the canvas.
  2. Click the Question Bank icon on the question card.
  3. In the dialog, enter the following details:
    • Name
    • Category
    • Short Description (optional)
  4. Click Add — the question is saved to the Question Bank.

Insert a Question from the Question Bank​

  1. Click the Question Bank icon in the top-right corner of the canvas.
  2. Select a Category.
  3. Select the desired question.
  4. Click Insert — the question is added to the current page in the survey.
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You can browse and insert questions from all categories using the All tab.