---
title: Customize the appearance of a survey
description: As an assessment and survey administrator, set properties to customize the color of various elements on the questionnaires.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/t\_CustomizingAppearance.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 3
breadcrumb: [Survey administration, Use surveys, Surveys, Assessments and Surveys, Exploring Service Administration, Service Administration, Manage service capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Customize the appearance of a survey

As an assessment and survey administrator, set properties to customize the color of various elements on the questionnaires.

## Before you begin

Role required: survey\_admin or admin

## About this task

For color properties, enter either an HTML color name or hexadecimal \(hex\) value. For hex values, the `#` character is required. Values aren't case-sensitive.

For example, if all the following formats are valid: `LightGray`, `lightgray`, and `#D3D3D3`, a preview of the color appears next to the field.

The customizations that you make apply to all assessments and surveys.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to either of the following modules.

    -   **Assessments** > **Admin** > **Assessment Properties**
    -   **Survey** > **Administration** > **Properties**
    For a description of the properties, see .

2.  On the Properties page, edit the properties as needed.

    Refer to the following screenshot to see which parts of the assessment questionnaires are controlled by the properties.

    **Note:** You can customize the **Caption font color**, **Caption background color**, and **Question header background color** only if Next Experience is turned off.

    \[Omitted image "AssessmentColorProperties.png"\] Alt text: Assessment color properties

3.  Click **Save**.

    Clear the browser's cache to see updates.


**Parent Topic:**[Survey administration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/r_SurveyAdminTasks.md)

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