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title: Create a survey in five steps
description: "Creation runs through five steps, with a progress bar at the top of the screen. You can go back at any point before publishing. ## 1. Questions Give the survey a **title**, then build the questionnaire. Questions are grouped into…"
url: "https://illizeo.com/en/centre-aide/create-a-survey-in-five-steps/"
updated: "2026-09-17"
category: "Surveys & Engagement"
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# Create a survey in five steps

Creation runs through five steps, with a progress bar at the top of the screen. You can go back at any point before publishing.

## 1. Questions

Give the survey a **title**, then build the questionnaire. Questions are grouped into **sections**. For each one, pick the format — Scale (1-5), Free text, Single choice, Multiple choice or NPS — and the **theme**, which determines how results are grouped. Questions are reordered with **Move up** and **Move down**.

## 2. Participants

Select the employees concerned. For a *Lifecycle* survey you select nobody: participants are added automatically based on their joining or leaving status, and the screen shows how many people currently match.

## 3. Settings

Confidentiality, minimum threshold, frequency and rounds for a recurring survey, duration, reminders. These are covered in their own article.

## 4. Preview

The questionnaire appears exactly as the employee will see it, with the estimated duration computed from the number and type of questions. You can replace it with a manual value.

## 5. Launch

A final read-through, then **Publish the survey**. It becomes **Scheduled** if its opening date is in the future, **Open** if that date has been reached.

## What blocks publication

- The title is required.
- At least one question is needed, and none may be empty.
- At least one participant is needed, except for a Lifecycle survey.

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