Introduction to Qualtrics

The Look and feel section of Qualtrics allows you to customise the appearance of your survey. You can change the theme and adjust the colours, font and background as needed. To access this section of Qualtrics, select the ‘Look and feel’ icon in the navigation menu on the far left of the screen:

A small icon of a blue paint roller.

This page explains some of the key features available in this section of Qualtrics.

In brief, it covers how to:

Changing the survey theme

Qualtrics uses survey themes to give each page of a survey a consistent look and feel.

When using a Curtin Qualtrics licence, the default theme is the Curtin University theme. However, you can also select a Blank theme, or choose Presets from the Dynamic Themes drop-down menu and select one of the other available themes. Whichever option you choose, you can customise different aspects of the theme as explained in the sections below.

An image of the themes drop down menu and the Curtin and blank theme previews.

Example

To experiment with different looks for your Test Survey, choose the Blank theme and select Apply.

Other survey look and feel options

You can change the next and previous button text, add a progress bar and/or add a header or footer to the survey by selecting General from the menu on the left.

You can also change the primary survey colour (e.g. the colour of features such as the ‘Next’ buttons), adjust the font style and size, change the question spacing, and add Custom CSS to further customise the look and feel of the survey. These options are available by selecting Style from the menu on the left.

You can change the page transition by selecting Motion from the menu on the left, or add a logo by selecting Logo.

You can change the background colour or add a background image by selecting Background from the menu on the left. To change the background colour, select the Background Color box and either choose a colour manually by dragging the circle, or enter HEX or RGB values. To add a background image, choose Photo from the Background Type drop-down menu, then select Change. You can either select Upload a New Graphic, which allows you to upload a graphic or use one from the web, or choose an image you have previously uploaded. You can then adjust the foreground contrast and add a question container if needed.

Finally, you can automatically enable dark mode by selecting Dark Mode from the menu on the left.

Example

Select General from the menu on the left and change the Next Button Text to Next throughout your Test Survey. Then add a Progress Bar With Verbose Text.

Image of the options available when selecting General from the menu. Underneath the Next Button Text heading the word Next has been entered, and underneath the Progress Bar heading With Verbose Text has been selected.

Experiment with changing the colours, font style and size, and question spacing using the options in the Style menu.

Image of the options available when selecting Style from the menu. Underneath the Primary Color heading colour #ADE581 has been selected. The question spacing has been set to Compact and the Question Text and Answer Text sizes are 22 and 16 respectively.

If you like, you can also experiment with changing the background colour or adding a background image, changing the foreground contrast, and adding question containers using the Background menu.

Image of the options that are available in order to change the background colour. The colour is set to #DDEDF4 and the foreground contrast is High

Make sure you select Apply after making any changes.