# Use survey templates

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

A survey template is a survey you keep as a model. Save a survey as a template, then copy the template each time you need a new survey with the same questions.

## Make a template

1. Create a survey, or edit one that has not been sent. See [Create a survey](https://www.skileo.com/help/en/create-a-survey).
2. Switch on “Save as template”.
3. Click “Save”.

The template is listed in “Surveys”, “Survey templates”, not in the survey list.

## Start a survey from a template

1. Open “Survey templates”.
2. Click the actions button (**⋮**) on the template's line, then “Copy”. The copy is a new template whose title ends with "Copy".
3. Click the actions button (**⋮**) on the copy, then “Edit”.
4. Change its title and what you need, and switch off “Save as template”.
5. Click “Save”.

The new survey moves to the survey list, ready to send. The template stays as it was.

> **Tip**
> Don't send a template itself. Your employees get the e-mail, but the survey doesn't show in their list, and the template can no longer be changed.

## The template list

“Survey templates” works like the survey list: search, filters by “Type”, “Export”, and the actions button (**⋮**) on each line to edit, view, copy or delete a template. See [How the survey list works](https://www.skileo.com/help/en/surveys-overview).

## Keep a sent survey as a template

A sent survey can't be changed, but you can copy it: copy it, then edit the copy and switch on “Save as template”.


## Common questions

### What is the difference with question templates?

A survey template is a whole survey. A question template is one question you add to any survey. See [Manage question templates](https://www.skileo.com/help/en/manage-question-templates).

### Does changing a template change the surveys made from it?

No. Each copy is a survey of its own. But the questions are shared: changing a question changes it in every survey that uses it.

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https://www.skileo.com/help/en/use-survey-templates · Updated: 2026-11-06