Writing instructions

Why instructions are important

Good instructions help the performer complete the task correctly. The clarity and completeness of the instructions affect the response quality and the project rating. Unclear or overly complex instructions, on the contrary, will scare off performers.

Creating instructions

Write text, format it, and insert pictures, links and tables in the visual editor or using HTML markup. To switch modes, click .

To expand the editor to full screen, click .

To view the instructions as seen by the performer, click .

HTML markup

The HTML markup mode allows you to create user-friendly instructions. Declare and apply CSS styles and use allowed HTML tags.

CSS styles

Declare styles in the style container or use the style attribute in tags to assign a style.

Note. The style container can be placed at the beginning or at the end of the instructions.

Supported HTML tags

The HTML markup supports basic tags:

• Headers from h1 to h6.
• Paragraph p and the div, pre, and blockquote blocks.
• The ol, ul, and dl lists.
• The table tag for tables.
• The a tag for links.
• The img and map pictures.
• Text layout. For example: span, strong, em.

Full list of supported tags

a b big blockquote br center cite code

col colgroup dd div dl dt em font

h1 h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 hr i

img li map ol p pre samp small

span strike strong style sub sup table tbody

td tfoot th thead tr u ul

a b big blockquote br center cite code

col colgroup dd div dl dt em font

h1 h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 hr i

img li map ol p pre samp small

span strike strong style sub sup table tbody

td tfoot th thead tr u ul

Unsupported HTML tags

You can't insert the following in the instructions:

• Scripts.
• Frames.
• Objects, audio players, or video players (the object, audio and video elements).

  Tip. You can provide links to audio and video.

Tags that are not supported are removed from the instructions when saving the project.

Editing the instructions