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# Create questions

> Create custom questions in Liveclin: icon, label, response modes, and ranked options with a required explanation.

## Prerequisites

Before you start, you need:

* A Liveclin account with access to **Settings**.
* Optional: an image, if you want to illustrate the question.

Liveclin has two sources of questions: the **Liveclin Library**, with predefined questions, and **My questions**, where you create your own. This tutorial creates a custom question in **My questions**.

## Step by step

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the questions tab">
    In the sidebar, go to **Settings → Questionnaires** and open the **Questions** tab.

    At the top, you'll see **My questions** and **Liveclin Library**. For something custom, stay on **My questions** and click **Add**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the icon, abbreviation, and title">
    Choose an **icon** for the question, a short **abbreviation** (for example, `V` for vegetable intake), and the **title** (for example, "Vegetable intake").

    The abbreviation and icon help you spot the question quickly in your list.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a label (optional)">
    Labels organize your questions by topic. Click the **+** next to label, give it a name (for example, "Diet"), pick a color, and **save**. Then select the label you created.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Write the question text">
    Type the question — for example, "How many servings of vegetables did you eat last week?". On the right, a **preview** shows how it appears to the client: icon next to the title, the question below, and the options.

    Optional: add an **image**. Upload the file, adjust the framing, and click **Apply** (scroll if the button isn't visible).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose the response mode">
    Select how the client answers. Liveclin offers:

    * **Single choice** — the client picks one of the options you define.
    * **Linear scale** — numeric ranges such as 0–5, 0–10, or 1–10.
    * **Emoji scale** — for qualitative answers, such as satisfaction or stress level.
    * **Metric** — numbers with a unit (kg for weight, km for distance, steps, grams), for objective data.
    * **Number** — a number without a unit, for more general questions.
    * **Open answer** — free text, useful for feedback and opinions.
    * **Photo upload** — to collect images, such as before and after.

    For the vegetable intake example, select **Single choice**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up the options and ranking">
    Single choice allows **up to five options**. Create the ones you'll use and delete the rest. For example:

    * About two servings a day
    * About one serving a day
    * No servings a day

    For each option, set a **ranking** (from poor to great). In the example: two servings as **great** (top score), one serving as **neutral**, and no servings as **poor**. This lets you track the client's progress over time.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Require an explanation (optional)">
    You can ask for a justification when the client selects a specific option. Choose **Explanation** on the desired option (for example, "no servings a day") and write the prompt, such as "Why didn't you eat any servings a day?".

    When the client picks that option in the questionnaire, they must type the explanation — extra feedback for you.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the question">
    Click **Save**. The question appears in **My questions**, ready to be used in your questionnaires.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Expected result

A custom question created in your library — with an icon, label, response mode, ranked options, and an optional required explanation — ready to add to your questionnaires.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create questionnaire" icon="clipboard-list" href="/en/tutoriais/questionarios/criar-questionario">
    Gather the questions into a questionnaire ready to send.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Schedule sends" icon="calendar-clock" href="/en/tutoriais/questionarios/agendar-envios">
    Automate sending the questionnaire to your patients.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>