When exporting survey data, you can control which columns are included, their order, and their names. This saves time by producing exports that are ready to use without additional editing.

Enabling column customization

To customize which columns appear in your export, you first need to enable the feature:

1. Open your survey and go to the Responses tab
2. Click the Export button
3. Enable the Customize column order and names toggle
4. The column configuration panel will appear

Selecting columns

Once customization is enabled, you can choose which questions and metadata fields to include:

1. Review the available columns and selected columns
2. Move columns between the "Available" and "To be exported" lists
3. Click Export

Only the selected columns will appear in the downloaded file.

Reordering columns

With column customization enabled, drag and drop columns to change their order. The exported file will follow the order you set, so you can arrange columns to match your analysis workflow or reporting template.

Renaming columns

You can set custom column headers that will appear in the exported file instead of the default question titles. This is useful when:

• Question titles are too long for spreadsheet columns
• You need specific column names to match an existing data model
• You want abbreviated headers for easier data manipulation

Saving column presets

Your column configuration is saved per survey, so you do not need to reconfigure it each time you export. If you regularly export with the same settings, your preferences will be remembered.

Default columns

By default, exports include all questions in the survey along with standard metadata fields such as entry ID, submission date, and collection method (paper or web).