SurveyMonkey

Composing Email Invitations

Updated message template The new message template gives you a more polished look. You can still customize the message through the logo controls, WYSIWYG editor, and branding option. But the banner is no longer available.
it isn't possible to use the old template to send new email invitations.

When you create an Email invitation to send your survey, you have a few options for how to set up the email. You can select a previously used email message, embed the first survey question in your email, and choose from different message formats

To edit your email message:

  1. After adding contacts and writing a Subject line, go to the Message section of an Email invitation collector.
  2. Choose either to:
  3. Select a Message Format.
  4. Choose whether to embed the first question in your email. The toggle is on by default and only displays when the first question meets certain requirements.
  5. If customizing the Template message:
    1. Add a logo
    2. Customize the Body of your message using the WYZIWIG editor to format your content.
    3. Choose whether to Hide SurveyMonkey branding.
  6. Preview the email or and send yourself a test email.
  7. Click Next.

You can choose to Resume later to save a draft of your email invitation within your collector list

Paid Feature: Adding a logo is only available to customers on some paid plans.

Brand your survey so survey takers are more likely to respond. You should only add a logo that you have the right to use.

If you added a logo to your survey, it appears in your email invitation by default, but you can edit or delete the logo.

To add a logo to your email invitation:

  1. Select Template as your Message Format. You can't add a logo to a Plain Text email invitation.
  2. Select + Add logo or hover over the existing logo and select Change icon.
  3. Upload an image from your computer or select a logo from your Library. The image format must be .jpg, .gif, or .png and less than 2MB.
  4. Select the Logo size, Position, and add Optional alt text, and logo Background color.

Use the What-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSYWYG) to format the header and body text.

We automatically apply the same colors from your survey theme. If you update your survey theme after creating an Email Invitation, your changes won’t be reflected in any sent or draft messages. But, you can update draft messages to reflect your updated theme.

It's no longer possible to add a colored banner to the top of your email invitation.

ENTERPRISE FEATURE: Custom HTML Email

Paid feature
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Hide Branding (Email Invitations)

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Depending on your plan, there are a few message formats you can choose from. You can only use one message format per message. If you make edits in one message format and switch to another, your edits may be lost or overwritten.

All message formats let you use custom data to personalize your emails.

Message FormatDescription
TemplateThis format lets you:
  • Update the Header and Body text and logo
  • Use the formatting toolbar to bold, underline, or italicize text, add bulleted or numbered lists, and change the font, font color, and font size
  • Check a box to Hide SurveyMonkey Branding

You don't need to know HTML to use this template. Display issues may occur for survey takers when you use Symbol, Webdings, or Wingdings fonts.

Plain TextThis format lets you send emails without any styling or text formatting. You're responsible for including required data.
Custom HTML (Enterprise only)This format lets you:
  • Change the raw HTML or copy and paste your own custom HTML
  • Add images, embed videos, or hyperlink text
You're responsible for including required data.
  • Preview a Message
  • Copy a Previous Message
  • Viewing Sent Messages
  • Why does the email look different than what I see in SurveyMonkey?
  • I don't see the Begin Survey button