# Answer your project intake

> Answer a few questions at the start of your project so your designer can shape the first ideas. Your answers save as you go.

Source: https://docs.moodiri.com/for-clients/project-intake

## Why use it

Before your designer starts sketching, they need to understand the project: what
you want, how you live, your timing. The intake asks those questions once, in
writing, so nothing is lost between calls and emails.

## When to use it

- **At the very start of a project**, when your designer sends you the intake link.

For questions about a single room, your designer sends a brief instead. See
[Answer a space brief](https://docs.moodiri.com/for-clients/answer-a-space-brief).

## Before you start

- You're signed in to your portal. If you aren't, the link asks you to sign in
  first. See [Sign in to your portal](https://docs.moodiri.com/for-clients/signing-in-to-your-portal).
- Set aside a few minutes. Your designer uses your answers to shape the first
  round of ideas.

## Steps

![Project intake questionnaire at step 1 of 21, asking What should we call this project? with a text field and a Continue button.](https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/for-clients--project-intake-1600.webp)
Same screen with numbered callouts: https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/for-clients--project-intake-annotated.webp
1. Open the intake link your designer sent you. The page is titled **A few questions to start**.
2. The header shows where you are and roughly how long is left, such as *Step 1 of 21*.
3. Answer the question shown. Here it asks for a project name, such as *Lombard Street Loft*.
4. Choose **Continue** to save the answer and move on. On the last question it reads **Submit**.

## What happens next

- A thank-you page confirms your designer has your answers. Choose **Back to your project** to go
  to your portal.
- Your designer gets your answers and follows up when they have a first look ready.

## Limits

- Answers save as you go; you can come back later to finish.
- After you submit, the intake link shows the thank-you page.
- Required questions can't be skipped; **Skip** stays unavailable until you answer.

## Troubleshooting

- **This question is required.** Answer it before choosing **Continue**.
- **The intake was updated. Please refresh to pick up the latest version.** The
  questions changed while you were answering. Refresh the page and carry on.

## Questions

### Do I have to finish in one go?

No. Answers save as you go, so you can close the page and come back to the same link later to finish.

### Can I change an answer after submitting?

Not from the portal. Opening the intake again shows the thank-you page. Send any corrections to your designer in [chat](https://docs.moodiri.com/for-clients/chat-with-your-designer).