One at a Time and Many per Page Forms

Every form has a Questions per page mode:

• One at a time shows one question or content item at each step. It can make a long form feel more focused and works well on smaller screens.
• Many per page puts all the questions and content from a page into one scrollable view. Respondents move on after completing that page.

The mode changes presentation, not the questions or responses. You can switch an existing form between the two while you build it.

Choose a mode when creating a form

1. Select New form.
2. Choose Start from scratch, Build with AI, or upload a document.
3. On Set up your form, choose its form type.
4. Under Questions per page, choose One at a time or Many per page.
5. Select Create form.

Quizzes with instant answer feedback use One at a time because feedback is shown after each answer.

Change the mode in the builder

1. Open the form and select Theme.
2. In the toolbar above the form preview, find Questions per page.
3. Select One or Many.

One is available only when the active theme supports it. Choose a compatible Modern or accessible public-sector theme if you need that mode. Choosing a Classic or another Many-only theme changes the form back to Many. Shout warns you first if switching themes will discard theme customizations.

How One at a time behaves

• Respondents see one question or content item at each step.
• Modern themes can move on automatically after some single-choice answers. Questions that need typing, multiple selections or confirmation still use navigation controls.
• Accessible and public-sector themes always use explicit Back and Continue controls; they do not move on just because an answer was selected.
• Required questions are checked before the respondent can continue. Public-sector themes show a linked error summary as well as the field error.
• Under Settings → Appearance → Page titles, choose whether a page title appears above every question, only the first question on that page, or is hidden.
• If the progress indicator is on, public-sector themes show Question n of total near the heading. Other compatible themes use their own progress-bar style.

How Many per page behaves

• All visible questions and content on the current page appear together.
• Respondents use the page’s navigation button after completing that page.
• Highlight next question (auto-scroll) is available under Settings → Appearance in this mode.
• Page titles always appear as the page heading.
• If the progress indicator is on, public-sector themes show Page n of total near the heading.

Questions and pages in the builder

Both modes use the same Questions panel:

1. Select Questions.
2. Select + Question below the page where the new question belongs.
3. Choose a question type.

Use + Page to create another question page or exit page. In One at a time, pages still group related questions, control page-level logic and provide headings even though respondents move through their questions one by one.

Logic in One at a time forms

Answer logic sends a respondent to another page; it does not jump to an individual question on the same page.

1. Open Questions.
2. Open the ⋮ menu for a question and select Logic.
3. For each relevant answer, choose the destination page.

See About logic for the available logic types and limitations.