Overview: Main navigation | LimeSurvey

Overview: Main navigation

About the main navigation

Your survey site has one top bar and one sidebar on every page outside the editor. The top bar takes you to your surveys, the help, the site configuration and your account; the sidebar holds shortcuts to the pages you use most. Inside the editor the top bar changes to the survey flow steps (Editor, Share, Results) and the sidebar to the left toolbar with the survey's panels.

The workspace with the top bar and the sidebar icons

The top bar, from left to right

  1. LimeSurvey logo: back to the workspace.
  2. + (purple): create a new survey, copy one or import one.
  3. Surveys: the number of active surveys; opens the survey list.
  4. Help: Help Center, Quick start guide and FAQ.
  5. Configuration: site-wide administration in three columns, Advanced, Users and Settings. See Overview: Configuration.
  6. Response balance: the responses left in your plan.
  7. Storage: used and available storage.
  8. Notifications (bell): system messages, for example database updates.
  9. Account menu (your name): Account (your profile, password and personal settings on this survey site), Editor version (switch between the new and the classic editor), Membership & billing (your LimeSurvey account on account.limesurvey.org: survey site, plan and invoices) and Logout.
  10. Upgrade: upgrade your plan.

The sidebar

The icons on the left are shortcuts:

  • Dashboard: the workspace with your surveys.
  • Global settings: the settings of the whole survey site.
  • Themes: survey, admin and question themes.
  • Manage administrators: the users of your survey site.
  • Plugins: the plugin manager.

The bottom right of every page shows the version of your survey site, for example "LimeSurvey Cloud Version 7.3.0".

Next steps

FAQ

Where do I see how many responses I have left?

In the top bar: point at the number to see Response balance, the responses left in your plan. See How responses are counted and what happens at your limit.

Which version is my survey site on?

The footer at the bottom right of every page shows it. See How LimeSurvey Cloud updates work.

Where do I change my password?

Click your name at the top right and choose Account. See Change your name, email address or password.

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