Besides comments in the margin, you can ask every reader of a manuscript the same questions and see all the answers side by side.

## Question types

- **Written answer**
- **Rating (1–5)**
- **Yes / No**
- **Multiple choice**, with 2 to 8 different options of up to 100 characters each

Each question can be up to 500 characters, and a manuscript can have up to 50 questions.

## Add questions when you send the manuscript

1. In **Send manuscript to read**, after your manuscript preview loads, tick **Include specific questions for your beta readers?**
2. Click **Add a question**.
3. Choose the type and type your question.
4. Under **Where does it apply?**, leave **Whole manuscript** or pick a part, chapter or scene.
5. Tick **Required** if readers must answer before they can click "I'm done reading".
6. Click **Add question**, then send the invite as usual.

## Add or change questions later

1. On the reader's row, click **Questions** (or **View feedback →** and scroll to **Questions for readers**).
2. Click **Add question** for a general question.
3. To ask about a particular passage, select the text in the manuscript and click **Question about this**.
4. Use the edit option on a question to change its wording, options, where it applies, or whether it's required. You can also delete a question.

New questions go to every reader of that manuscript, including readers you've already invited.

## See the answers

On the feedback page, each question shows its answers. Ratings show an average, such as "Average 4.2 / 5". Open **Answers** or **Who said what** to see each reader's response next to their colour. Hiding a reader in the readers list hides their answers too.

## Good to know

- If you pick a start point or hide back matter, questions tied to a chapter outside that range can't be sent. Remove them or widen the range.
- Reusing a manuscript from the **Already sent** tab gives the new reader the questions that manuscript already has.