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# Format a Survey

The Questions page includes tools to reorder, indent, edit, and configure questions after they have been added to a survey.

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#### Navigate to the Questions page

Open the survey and click **Questions** in the progress panel.
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#### Reorder questions

Click and drag questions into the desired order on the page.
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#### Indent questions

Click **Increase Depth** to indent questions for visual organization. This is useful for grouping related or multi-part questions together.

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**TIP:** A maximum of 3 depth layers is allowed. Questions increase one layer at a time.
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#### Edit question text

Click the **pencil icon** on a question to edit its wording. You can also adjust alternate text for follow-up surveys and set field names for data exports.
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#### Mark questions as required

Click the **asterisk icon** on a question to mark it as required. Required questions must be answered before the survey can be submitted.
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#### Remove question numbering

Click **Not Numbered** to remove numbering from headings or questions that should not be numbered.
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#### Lock a question

Click **Lock** to prevent a question from being removed in future survey copies.

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**NOTE:** Locking questions prevents removal but may complicate editing in copies of the survey.
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#### Duplicate a question

Click the **copy action button** to duplicate a question along with its response options.
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#### View metadata

Select **Show Metadata** to view advanced information such as the question ID and type.
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#### Continue

Click **Continue** to proceed to the [Permissions](/plan/surveys/survey-permissions.md) page.
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