Preview Your Survey
Always preview your survey before publishing to catch errors and ensure a good respondent experience.
Preview Options
SurveyReflex offers two ways to see your survey while building:
The Canvas
The Build tab’s canvas is a live preview — questions look the same while you edit them as they will for respondents, including your theme, colors, and logo from the Design tab.
Full Preview
For the complete respondent experience:
- Click the “Preview” button in the builder header
- A full preview opens
- Navigate through the entire survey
- Test all interactions, including branching logic
Preview Modes
Desktop View
See how your survey looks on a computer:
- Full-width display
- Standard navigation
- Complete layout
Mobile View
See how your survey looks on a phone:
- Simulated phone screen
- Mobile-optimized layout
- Touch-friendly interface
Switching Views
Toggle between views:
- Find the device icons in preview
- Click Desktop or Mobile icon
- Preview updates immediately
What to Test
Survey Flow
- Welcome screen displays correctly
- Questions appear in correct order
- Navigation buttons work
- Thank you screen appears at the end
Question Display
- All questions are readable
- Answer options are clear
- Help text is visible
- Required indicators show correctly
Conditional Logic
- Jump rules send you to the right question
- Questions show/hide based on answers
- All paths lead to completion
- No dead ends in logic
Note: AI follow-up questions are only generated on the live, published survey — they won’t appear in preview.
Visual Design
- Theme colors are consistent
- Logo displays correctly
- Text is readable
- Spacing looks good
Mobile Experience
- Questions are readable on mobile
- Buttons are tappable
- Forms are easy to complete
- No horizontal scrolling
Interactive Testing
In preview mode, you can:
Answer Questions
- Click options to select
- Type in text fields
- Rate with stars
- Complete all question types
Navigate
- Use Next/Previous buttons
- Progress indicator updates
- Question numbers are accurate
Test Logic
- Answer trigger questions
- Verify conditional questions appear
- Check skip patterns work
Preview Checklist
Before publishing, verify:
Content
- No typos or errors
- Questions are clear
- Options make sense
- Help text is helpful
Settings
- Title is correct
- Description is accurate
- Welcome message is appropriate
- Thank you message is complete
Logic
- All conditions work
- No orphaned questions
- Survey is completable
Design
- Branding is correct
- Theme is appropriate
- Mobile view looks good
Making Changes
Found something to fix?
- Close the preview modal
- Make your edits in the builder
- Changes save automatically
- Preview again to verify
What’s Next?
Once your preview looks perfect: