A clear, professional survey theme can improve trust with participants and help an academic research survey feel connected to a lab, institution, class, or project. Theme choices should support readability rather than distract from the instrument.

Theme work happens late enough that the survey structure is visible, but early enough that mobile layout, contrast, logos, and public title can be checked before recruitment materials are finalized.

1. Step 1: Open the survey. From Surveys, open the draft whose respondent-facing appearance you want to change.

   Step 1: Open Survey

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   Live dashboard surface from the app shell (ephemeral help scene).

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2. Step 2: Open Deploy. Use the Deploy tab to review public title, theme, logo, response settings, and publish readiness.

   Step 2: Open Deploy

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   Configure publishing, links, quotas, and theme from the Deploy tab.

3. Step 3: Preview the theme. Switch to Preview and walk through the survey on desktop and mobile-sized screens.

   Step 3: Preview Theme

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   Walk through respondent-facing behavior in the same preview surface.

4. Step 4: Save shared assets in Library. Use Library when your lab or class wants to reuse approved blocks, themes, or materials across surveys.

   Step 4: Save to Library

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   This is the same navigation component used in the app shell.

• Saved themes: reuse approved visual settings across related studies.
• Colors and fonts: keep text readable and scales easy to scan.
• Logo image: add institutional or project identity when appropriate.
• Public tab title: set browser-tab text participants can recognize.
• Favicon: optionally use the survey logo as the browser icon.
• Custom HTML or CSS: use carefully for advanced presentation needs.

Use high-contrast text, readable font sizes, and restrained styling. Test the survey on mobile and desktop. If the survey includes sensitive research questions, avoid visual choices that make the study feel promotional or unclear.

• Contrast: check body text, buttons, selected options, validation messages, and links.
• Branding: use logos only when they help respondents recognize the study sponsor or project.
• Mobile: preview long prompts and answer lists after theme changes, because spacing and typography affect scroll burden.
• Neutrality: avoid visual treatment that signals a desired answer, especially in experiments or sensitive topics.

When a theme works well, save it to the workspace Library so future surveys can use the same look. From the top navigation, open Library to review saved materials and organize reusable assets. This is helpful for labs, research centers, recurring course surveys, and multi-wave studies.

• Accessible Research Surveys
• Reusable Research Survey Materials in the Library
• Publish and Share a Research Survey
• Custom Code in Survey Questions