How to Do Skip Logic in SurveyMonkey

George Apostolov
Updated 05 Oct 2026
- ▣ SurveyMonkey

How to Do Skip Logic in SurveyMonkey: step-by-step guide

Navigate to your desired survey and click on the ellipsis icon next to the survey title.
From the drop-down menu, select 'Edit survey'.
Find the question to which you want to apply the skip logic. Click on the question to and select 'Logic'.
Select a response and assign a rule to it. For example, “If the respondent selects YES skip to End of Survey.”
After setting the rule, select the question you want to jump to based on the respondent’s choice. You can choose to skip to a specific question, a section, or even to the end of the survey.
Once you’ve set up the skip logic, save the changes by clicking 'Save'.
Click 'Preview survey' to test your skip logic to ensure it functions as expected.
By following these steps, you can add skip logic to create a customized survey experience based on respondent answers.

Quick answer: To apply skip logic in SurveyMonkey, edit your survey from the title menu, select Logic on your chosen question, assign a rule to a response, choose the destination question, save the changes, and preview the survey to test its functionality.

About this SurveyMonkey tutorial

Create a customized survey experience in SurveyMonkey by adding skip logic to direct respondents based on their answers. This guide shows how to do Skip Logic in SurveyMonkey in 8 steps, starting with "Navigate to your desired survey and click on the ellipsis icon next to the survey title" and finishing with "By following these steps, you can add skip logic to create a customized survey experien...". The interactive demo above is a click-through copy of the real SurveyMonkey interface, so you can rehearse each step before doing it in your own account.