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# Building a Form
Step-by-step guide to building a form
### How to **Build a Form**
### **Part A - Adding a Questionnaire**
**Step 1 - Go to the Django Backend**
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**Step 2 - On the Add Questionnaire Page input the following:**
1. **Add name of the questionnaire (MPAC)**
2**. Add Configurations (start and end date of the form)**
3\. **Select who you want to share the form with**
#### Step 3 - Once you have added the appropriate information you can save the questionnaire at the bottom of the save (please remember to save as unsaved data will be lost).
### Part 2 - Adding a Section
#### Step 1 - Click +Add Section
#### Step 2 - You will be directed to the Add Section Page
**On the Add Questionnaire Sections Page input the following:**
1. Add the created section to its corresponding Form
2\. Add a label (select the name of the section)
3\. Select the order in which you want the section to show in the Form
### Step 3 - Adding Questions to Sections
#### 1. To Add Questions to Forms - Go to the Sections Page
#### 2. At the sections page - Select the section that you would like to add the question to
#### 3. Once you have selected the section you want to add the questionnaire to you can now add questions.
3.1 Add questions from the Add Question Tools (located at the top of the page)
#### 4. Adding the 6 different types of Questions
* Dropdown Questions
* Shorttext Questions
* Longtext questions
* Checkbox Questions
* Number Questions
####
#### **A - Adding a Dropdown Question**
**Step 1 - Select the Dropdown box**
#### Step 2 - Add Question Name (Example Question 1.1)
**Step 3 - Add Question Text**
#### **Step 4 - Add an Instruction**
**Step 5 - Select which section you would like to add questions to**
**Step 6 - Select Input Type (This will be preselected)**
**Step 7 - Select Order Number**
**Step 8 - Select if question is mandatory**
**Step 9 - Select if question is attached to a parent**
**Step 10 - Input options in "choices"**
**Step 11 - Add Question Logic**
**Step 12 - Save Progress**
**B - Adding a Longtext Question**
**Step 1 - Select the Longtext question box**
#### Step 2 - Add Question Name (Example Question 1.1)
**Step 3 - Add Question Text**
#### **Step 4 - Add an Instruction**
**Step 5 - Select which section you would like to add questions to**
**Step 6 - Select Input Type (This will be preselected)**
**Step 7 - Select Order Number**
**Step 8 - Select if question is mandatory**
**Step 9 - Select if question is attached to a parent**
**Step 10 - Input options in "choices"**
**Step 11 - Add Question Logic**
**Step 12 - Save Progress**
**C - Adding a Shortext Question**
**Step 1 - Select the Shortext question box**
#### Step 2 - Add Question Name (Example Question 1.1)
**Step 3 - Add Question Text**
#### **Step 4 - Add an Instruction**
**Step 5 - Select which section you would like to add questions to**
**Step 6 - Select Input Type (This will be preselected)**
**Step 7 - Select Order Number**
**Step 8 - Select if question is mandatory**
**Step 9 - Select if question is attached to a parent**
**Step 10 - Input options in "choices"**
**Step 11 - Add Question Logic**
**Step 12 - Save Progress**
#### **D - Adding a Number Question**
**Step 1 - Select the Number Question Box**
#### Step 2 - Add Question Name (Example Question 1.1)
**Step 3 - Add Question Text**
#### **Step 4 - Add an Instruction**
**Step 5 - Select which section you would like to add questions to**
**Step 6 - Select Input Type (This will be preselected)**
**Step 7 - Select Order Number**
**Step 8 - Select if question is mandatory**
**Step 9 - Select if question is attached to a parent**
**Step 10 - Input options in "choices"**
**Step 11 - Add Question Logic**
**Step 12 - Save Progress**
**E - Adding a Checkbox Question**
**Step 1 - Select the Checkbox Question box**
#### Step 2 - Add Question Name (Example Question 1.1)
**Step 3 - Add Question Text**
#### **Step 4 - Add an Instruction**
**Step 5 - Select which section you would like to add questions to**
**Step 6 - Select Input Type (This will be preselected)**
**Step 7 - Select Order Number**
**Step 8 - Select if question is mandatory**
**Step 9 - Select if question is attached to a parent**
**Step 10 - Input options in "choices"**
**Step 11 - Add Question Logic**
**Step 12 - Save Progress**
**F - Adding a Radio Question**
**Step 1 - Select the Checkbox Question box**
#### Step 2 - Add Question Name (Example Question 1.1)
**Step 3 - Add Question Text**
#### **Step 4 - Add an Instruction**
**Step 5 - Select which section you would like to add questions to**
**Step 6 - Select Input Type (This will be preselected)**
**Step 7 - Select Order Number**
**Step 8 - Select if question is mandatory**
**Step 9 - Select if question is attached to a parent**
**Step 10 - Input options in "choices"**
**Step 11 - Add Question Logic**
**Step 12 - Save Progress**
