> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pollandroll.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Questionnaire layout

> Order the questions, group them into sections and polish their presentation.

A good questionnaire is also a well-organized questionnaire. This page covers the **order** of the questions, their grouping into **sections** and the **presentation** options.

## Order the questions

The questions follow one another in the order in which they appear in the editor. When you add a question, you choose where it goes. You can reorder at any time as long as the survey is in draft.

## Group into sections

A **section** is a block that brings several questions together. It organizes the questionnaire, and lets you apply a common setting to the whole block.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a section">
    Add a section, then drag the relevant questions into it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Give the section a title (optional)">
    By default a section is named **Section 1**, **Section 2**… after its position. Click the **Rename the section** pencil next to its name, type a title, then click elsewhere to save it. The title is shown after the number ("Section 1 — Media habits") in the editor, in the sidebar and in the questionnaire PDF export. Clear the field to go back to the default name.

    A Word questionnaire import keeps the section titles of the document.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Apply a common filter">
    In the section settings, set a **section filter**: it controls the display of all the questions in the block at once.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Shuffle the order (optional)">
    Turn on **Randomize** to present the questions of the section in a different order for each respondent.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Once created, a section is handled like a block: you can **move** it as a whole or **duplicate** it in one go, without going through the questions one by one.

<Note>
  Randomization **of the sections themselves** is not set here: it is turned on in the survey settings. See [Survey settings](/en/questionnaire/parametres-etude).
</Note>

<Tip>
  When section randomization is turned on, you can **pin** a section to keep it in a fixed position — for example the socio-demographic questions at the beginning of the questionnaire. The other sections rotate around it.
</Tip>

## Present the items

Within a question, several options refine the display of the items.

| Option | What it does |
| - | - |
| **Randomize** | Presents the items in a different order for each respondent, to avoid order bias. |
| **Pin item** | Pins an item to exclude it from the randomization (e.g. "Other", "None"). |
| **Column display** | Presents the items on 1 or 2 columns. The choice applies to the display on a computer; since the questionnaire is responsive, the display falls back to a single column on small screens. |
| **Display** | Presents a closed question as checkboxes, as a dropdown, or as a dropdown with autocomplete (handy for long lists). |
| **Add a specify text box** | Adds an "other, please specify" field to an item. |

<Tip>
  Remember to **pin** the items that must stay last ("Other", "None of these answers") when you turn on randomization. Otherwise they wander around the list.
</Tip>

## Polish the presentation

To make a question more meaningful, add a **media file** to it, or place a **description page** before it. The detail of the formats is in [Question types](/en/questionnaire/types-de-questions).

A few useful settings on the presentation side:

* An image inserted into a question can be displayed as a **zoomable miniature**: the respondent clicks on it to enlarge it.
* For a video, you can **prevent moving on to the next question** until it has been watched in full.
* Keep your files light (as a guide: 2 MB per image, 15 MB per video). A media file that is too heavy makes the respondent wait and degrades the quality of the answers.
* Images can be uploaded in **PNG**, **JPEG**, **GIF** and **WebP** format.

When content is confidential (concept test, packaging), a **watermark** can be embedded in the image or the video. It carries the respondent's identifier and traces the origin of any leak. Right-click is also disabled on these media files.

The watermark does not block screenshots: it is a deterrent, not a technical protection. Respondents who come from panels are bound by a confidentiality agreement; in the event of a leak, the watermark makes it possible to trace the interview, and the panel can disclose the respondent's identity if legal action is taken.

<Note>
  The **visual** styling of the questionnaire (logo, colors) is managed at organization level, through a **theme**. It goes beyond the scope of a single survey and is not covered in this section.
</Note>


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