User's Manual

SurveyMonkey User Manual
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15. Edit a Survey with Responses Collected
Once a survey has started collecting responses, there are limited editing capabilities.
You cannot fully edit a question that has received responses. Make sure to close the
current collector(s) while editing. If respondents are taking the survey, they will be
brought back to the current page.
Editing the survey design does not change the survey link!
There is no need to resend a new link. The changes are effective immediately.
When you click on the Edit button associated with a question on the Edit Survey
page, the following prompt opens if responses have been collected:
This question has responses. Editing is limited for some options. In order to
fully edit the question, you must clear your existing survey responses.
What can I add or edit?
 Add new questions/Edit existing question text
 Delete current questions (This will delete responses!)
 Move questions/pages (Do not move pages/questions with logic applied.)
 Add/Edit/Hide answer choices
 Sort answer choices (alphabetically or randomly)
 Edit/Add column labels to Matrix or Rating questions
 Add/Remove some features: e.g. Required to Answer, Comment Box. (The tick
box for that option will be grayed if responses are collected.)
Add an Answer Choice:
To add an answer choice, click the Add Choices button under the current choices.
 The Add Choices button
provides a textbox to manually type in
a new choice.
 A dropdown menu appears.
Pick where in the list you want the
answer to appear. Or choose the Edit
Choices button to edit a current one.