# Add questions to a survey

_Skileo Human Resources › Surveys · Who can do this: Business owner, Member_

In the survey's Questions section, click Add new to write a question or pick one you already have. A question asks for free text, a choice among answers, or a grade on a scale.

## Write a new question

1. Open the survey's form. In “Questions”, click “Add new”.
2. Stay on the “New question” tab.
3. Choose the “Type”: "Free text", "Multiple choice" or "Rank". See below.
4. Write “Your question”, and a “Description” if it helps to answer.
5. Fill in the fields of the type.
6. Click “Save”.

The question is added at the end of the list. It is also kept in “Question templates”, so you can use it in other surveys.

## The three types of question

### Free text

The employee writes their own answer. In “Free text answer field”, choose “Single line” for a short answer or “Multi-line” for a longer one.

### Multiple choice

The employee chooses among your answers.

1. Write the first answer. Click “Add new answer” for each other answer. Drag an answer to move it.
2. Choose “Allow one answer” or “Allow multiple answers”.
3. To let the employee write an answer that is not on the list, switch on “Include OTHER option and allow users to enter their own answer.”

### Rank

The employee gives a grade on a scale.

1. Choose the number of steps: 2, 3, 5 or 10.
2. Choose how the steps are shown:
   - “Emoji face”: a smiling and a sad face. Only with 2 steps.
   - “Numbers (Ex. 1 to 10)”.
   - “Custom starting and ending label”: write the words of the first and the last step, for example "Poor" and "Excellent". The steps between show numbers.
   - “Custom labels”: write a word for each step.

## Use a question you already have

1. In “Questions”, click “Add new”.
2. Click the “Existing questions” tab.
3. In “Select question”, choose the question. Type a few letters to find it.
4. Click “Save”.

The list offers every question of “Question templates”, except those already in the survey.

## Change, move or remove a question

- To change a question, click its pencil.
- To move a question, drag it up or down. Employees see the questions in this order.
- To remove a question from the survey, click its bin. The question stays in “Question templates”.

Click “Save” at the bottom of the survey to keep the changes.

> **Good to know**
> Changing a question here changes it in “Question templates” too, and in every other survey that uses it, sent ones included.


## Common questions

### Why can't I save my change to a question?

The question is used by a survey that was already sent, and your change would remove an answer or change its type. Skileo offers “Save as a new question”: your version becomes a new question, and the sent survey keeps the old one.

### Do employees have to answer every question?

Yes. Every question needs an answer before the employee can send the survey.

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https://www.skileo.com/help/en/add-questions-to-a-survey · Updated: 2026-11-06