Use the table of contents to jump to any step:

Go to PublicInput.com and click LOG IN in the top menu bar.

Type in your email and password and click Sign in.

Once in your department, click the Create New Item button.

You'll then select New Project from the dropdown menu. Of, if you'd like to explore and possibly adapt an existing project, click "Template Library" to explore available project templates.

You will be prompted to enter:

Note: you can change the Site Format of your project at any time!
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Click the green Create Project button.

These numbers will populate once participants engage with your project.

The project will be in draft mode by default. The draft arrow will be indicated in blue:

All optimal image sizes are listed. Just click the Upload button to add an image.
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Featured images only appear on your organization's Public Portal. This will be disabled for accounts that do not have a Public Portal.

Click inside the Description box to add description content. You can add any elements you want with the content editor that appears. This allows for text, headers, and links. It's best practice to keep the description relatively short, and limit the use of tables or large images – you can add those to your project in the Project Questions & Dynamic Content Section below!

You will create your engagement activities here on the Page & Survey tab:

You can opt to add a sidebar after you create your project if you choose.
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Click the Add Question button to view the question menu & select a question type:
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Need some inspiration? Click the yellow Examples Library button to search existing questions and copy them to your project.

You can edit a question or change the question type (single answer, matrix, comment, etc.) at any time by clicking the gear icon.

Check out our article on adding images to questions and response options.
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Click the black Add Content button to add text, images, and/or video to supplement the engagement activities.

To edit a content box, simply click inside the box. If it's text you'd like to add, just start typing. The WYSIWYG rich content editor will appear, allowing you to modify text, and add images, links, or video content.

To make your project multiple steps, Click the plus symbol to the right of Step 1 at the top of the content area. You can change the name of your step(s) at any time.

You can also add documents, youtube videos, meetings, and other assets to your project by clicking the Add Other button:

You can change the width of engagement activities, content boxes, or document boxes with the plus ➕ and minus ➖ buttons.

You can also reposition them to change their order.

Just hover over the 3-lines in the top left corner until your cursor becomes a crossbar, and drag and drop the box to the desired location. 

On the right you will see the View live site button. This opens a new tab so you can preview your page. This is what the published page will look like to the public.
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Want colleagues to give you feedback or take your survey for a test drive? Share the login-free access link with them! This feature is only available when the project is in Draft mode.

Click the Share login-free access button. This will open the project in a new browser window. Copy the link and share it with your test group. Anyone with this link can take the survey before you publish it.
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You can clear all project views and responses before you go live.

Click the Publish project button:

Now you can opt to list or feature your project on your Public Portal (if enabled,) as well as schedule a close date to stop collecting responses for this project.
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You can always come back and manually close this project by clicking Close project to responses.

You can see all URLs, including custom URLs associated with the project by clicking the dropdown menu to the right of the View Live Site button:

Alternatively, you can click the View Live Site button and copy your project URL from the browser window. Note the number in the url bar – it’s unique to this project, and it's how participants will find your project. (pid=yyyy, or www.publicinput.com/yyyy) 

You can also create a unique URL or "shortcode" to customize your project, or build a as many custom links as you need to create versions of your survey in other languages.
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Once your project is complete, copy your link(s) and share it with your participants!
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You can also embed the project into an existing website.

Related articles:

How to change your project name
​How to add a question
​Creating an open-ended question

What's the best way to collect emails and contact information?
​Adding images to questions and response options
​How to add content
​How to add a step
​How to make steps clickable
​Adding images to content boxes and scaling/sizing
​How to add documents
​How to create a custom shortcode for your project

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