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Getting started

Create your first survey

Build, publish and share a working survey in about five minutes.

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  1. 1. Name your survey
    Choose Create, enter a title and description, then create the survey.
  2. 2. Add a question
    Choose Text Input from the question library. The new question appears in your survey.
  3. 3. Write the question and set Required
    Edit the title, then enable Required when everyone must answer.
  4. 4. Test the respondent experience
    Open Preview, answer the question and check the result. Preview does not save a response.
  5. 5. Review the publish summary
    Open Share, choose Publish and review the survey summary.
  6. 6. Confirm publication
    Publishing locks question editing. Confirm when the survey is ready.
  7. 7. Copy the respondent link
    Copy the published survey link, or use its QR code to invite respondents.

Create the survey

From your dashboard, select New survey (or Create your first survey on an empty dashboard). Enter a title and an optional description, then select Create Survey. The editor opens with a Start node, an End node, and an Add your first question prompt.

Name it

Select the title at the top of the editor and type over it. The name is saved as you type, and it is what respondents see in their browser tab.

Add a question

Select + in the header to open the question library, then select a question type to add it, or drag it to a specific position.

Write the question

Selecting a node opens the configuration panel on the right. The Content tab holds the question text and its settings; Advanced holds logic and option attributes.

Preview it

Select Preview to open the survey exactly as a respondent sees it. Nothing you enter in preview is recorded.

Publish

Select Share → Publish. Lensym checks the survey first and lists anything that needs fixing. Select Publish, then confirm Publish Survey?. You get a share link and a QR code; select Copy to copy the link.

Publishing locks the survey

A published survey is read-only. You can pause it and resume it on the same link, but to change the questions you have to archive it and restore it to a draft — and re-publishing then creates a new link. Get the survey right in preview before you publish.

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