> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.zigpoll.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.zigpoll.com/tutorials/editing-responses.md).

# Editing a Response

Correct an answer after it was submitted, without changing who answered or when

Fix a typo in a written answer, move a vote to the choice the customer meant, or correct a form field. The response keeps its participant, timestamp and metadata; only the answer changes, and the question's totals move with it.

#### How to edit a response

1. Open **Answers** in the sidebar, or a survey's or question's Answers page.
2. Click a response to expand it.
3. Click the **⋯** menu in its top-right corner and choose **Edit Response**.
4. In the **Edit Answer** window, change the answer and click **Save**.

What the editor shows depends on the question:

* **Fixed-choice questions** offer the question's choices; past ten choices the list has a search box. Checkbox-style questions let you tick several. If the question has an **Other** choice, picking it shows a text box for the customer's own words.
* **Open-ended questions** show the written answer in a text area.
* **Date questions** show a date picker. The question's weekday or weekend restriction and any fixed earliest or latest date still apply; limits set relative to today (such as "no earlier than today") do not, since they described the day the customer answered.
* **Forms** show one field per input, including email and file inputs.
* **Matrix questions** show one choice per row, or a checklist per row when the question allows Multiple Selections.
* **Rankings** show one rank per option. Each rank can be used once; an option can also be left unranked.
* **Email captures** show the address.
* **File uploads** list the files. Remove any, or **Add Files** to upload more from your computer. Files you remove are taken off the answer but not deleted from storage.

{% hint style="info" %}
Editing moves the vote counts and response counts on the question, the survey and your account, so charts and tiles stay right. It does not re-run integrations or survey actions, and it does not change what counts toward your plan.
{% endhint %}

To change the metadata stored on a response rather than the answer, use **Edit Metadata** in the same menu. See [Survey Metadata](/embed/poll-metadata.md).


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