Style Your Survey

After you create your survey and complete the Overview information, you enter the Build phase where you can style your survey. You can customize the survey colors, text formatting, images, and alignment using the features in the left panel. You may expand the style area you want to customize and select your formatting. Once selected, it applies to the whole survey.

This article walks through:

• Access the Style Settings
• Colors
• Text Formatting
• Images
• Other

Access the Style Settings

1. Navigate to the Build phase for the survey you want to customize.

From within the Program Builder:

1. Click Build in the progress bar.

From My Surveys:

1. Click the pencil icon (edit) for the survey you want to customize.

Note: You can also click the gear icon (settings) and then select Edit Survey.

The survey opens in draft mode, displaying the Overview page.

2. Click Build in the progress bar.

The Build page displays with the Style Settings on the left. You can collapse and expand any of the options in the left panel by clicking the name (e.g., Colors, etc.).

Colors

You can use the Colors settings in the left panel to modify colors for several elements of your survey. Choose a color from the color box or type in a hex number if you have specific colors for your brand. Hover over the question mark icon to see a description of each color option.

Change Color Settings

1. In the left panel, click Colors to display the color settings options.

2. Specify a new color for each survey element you want to change by selecting a color or entering the hex number.

   • Color Box 
     Click the color box, scroll through the available options, and click a color. You can also use the slider bar at the top to change the color.

   • Hex Number
     Double-click the current hex number, and type a new hex number. Make sure to precede the hex number with the pound symbol (#).

Note: Your changes are saved automatically.

Text Formatting

The Text Formatting settings in the left panel specify the font for several elements of your survey. Hover over the question mark icon to see a description of each option. 

Change Text Formatting

1. In the left panel, click Text Formatting to display the text options.

2. Specify a new color for the Text or Text (Alt) options:

   1. To use a color box: Click the color box, scroll through the available options, then click a color. You can also use the slider bar at the top to change the color.

   2. To use a hex number: Double-click the current hex number, then type a new hex number.

3. Specify a new font family for the survey overall or for survey headers:

   1. Click the Font Family dropdown, then select a font.

   2. Click the Header Font Family dropdown, then select a font.

Note: Your changes are saved automatically.

Images

You can use the Images settings in the left panel to upload your own images for specific survey pages. Hover over the question mark icon to see a description of each option.

Note: Perceptyx provides default images for several of the pages. You can use the default images or replace them with your own images.

Change Image Settings

1. In the left panel, click Images to display the image options.

2. Click the dropdown for an item or page.

Upload and alt text options appear.

3. Click the Image box, navigate to the image file, then double-click the file name to upload.

4. If you want to change the alt text, click the Alt Text box, then make your changes.

Note: Your changes are saved automatically.

Other

You can use the Other setting in the left panel to align the content area on all content pages (Language, PIN, Welcome, Thank You, and Session Lost).

Change Content Alignment

1. In the left panel, click Other to display the content alignment option.

2. Click the Content Alignment dropdown, then select an alignment option.

Note: Your changes are saved automatically.