Using Folders to Organize Surveys

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Managing Folders
Shared Surveys
Common Questions

New Homepage Beta: If you’re seeing the new homepage experience things may look a bit different but we encourage you to try it out. If you don’t find the features you’re looking for, you can click the New Homepage toggle to access the Dashboard and My Surveys.

Folders help you organize and filter surveys on the new homepage and My Surveys page. You can create your own folders, or use the folders automatically created when someone shares surveys with you.

The All surveys folder is your default folder. To view surveys in other folders, click the folder icon from the new homepage or the folder dropdown from My Surveys to switch.

Managing Folders

Create a New Folder

To create a new folder from the new homepage:

Go to the new homepage.
Click the View Folders icon next to the search box.
Click +New Folder.
Enter a name for the folder.
Click Save.

To create a new folder from the My Surveys page:

Go to the My Surveys page.
At the top of the survey list, click the All Surveys dropdown.
Click Manage Folders.
Click + New Folder.
Enter a name for the folder.
Click Save.

Rename a Folder

To edit the name of a folder from the new homepage:

Go to the new homepage.
Click the View Folders icon next to the search box.
Click the three dots next to the folder and select Rename.
Enter a new name.
Click Save.

To edit the name of a folder from the My Surveys page:

Go to the My Surveys page.
At the top of the survey list, click the All Surveys dropdown.
Click Manage Folders.
Click Edit to the right of a folder.
Enter a new name.
Click Save.

Delete a Folder

When you delete a folder, surveys inside the folder aren't deleted. Surveys will stay in your account in All Surveys.

To delete a folder from the new homepage:

Go to the new homepage.
Click the View Folders icon next to the search box.
Click the three dots next to the folder and select Delete.
Click Delete to confirm.

To delete a folder from the My Surveys page:

Go to the My Surveys page.
At the top of the survey list, click the All Surveys dropdown.
Click Manage Folders.
Click Delete next to the folder you want to delete.
Click Delete again to confirm.

Move Surveys into a Folder

To move a survey into a folder from the new homepage:

From the new homepage, click the ... three dots on the survey you want to move.
Click Move to Folder.
From the Folder bar on the right:
- Choose the folder you want to move the surveys to.
- Click +New Folder, name the folder, and click Save.
Click Move.

To move surveys into a folder from the My Surveys page:

Go to the My Surveys page.
Select one or more surveys.
From the menu that appears at the bottom of the page, click Move to.
- Choose the folder you want to move the surveys to.
- Click + New Folder, name the folder, and click Save and Move.

Shared Surveys

Share Surveys

Paid feature

When you have shared surveys in your account, folders are automatically created to help you organize your survey list.

Folder name	Description
All surveys	Every survey in your account (includes surveys shared with you)
Surveys not filed	The surveys in your account that haven't been added to a folder (excludes surveys shared with you)
Your surveys	Surveys owned by you
Surveys shared with others	Surveys you own and have shared with others in your team
Surveys shared with you	Surveys owned by someone else and shared with you

You can’t add surveys shared with you to your folders—you can only move surveys you own.

Common Questions

Can I change the default folder view?
Can I password-protect a folder to restrict access?

Can I merge surveys or survey results?

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