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# Diary studies

- [What are diary studies in Dscout?](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout.md)
- [Designing your diary study](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout/designing-your-diary-study.md)
- [Understanding manual and automatic diary studies](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout/understanding-manual-and-automatic-diary-studies.md)
- [Understanding studies activities and entries for researchers](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout/understanding-studies-activities-and-entries-for-researchers.md)
- [Omnichannel research with desktop activities for diary studies](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout/omnichannel-research-with-desktop-activities-for-diary-studies.md)
- [Question types in diary studies](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout/question-types-in-diary-studies.md)
- [Example of an effective diary study](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout/example-of-an-effective-diary-study.md)
- [Set up a diary study](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout/set-up-a-diary-study.md)
- [Diary webpages](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout/diary-webpages.md)
- [Diary templates overview](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout/diary-templates-overview.md)
- [Test mode in diary studies](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout/test-mode-in-diary-studies.md)
- [How much should I pay for diary studies?](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout/how-much-should-i-pay-for-diary-studies.md)
- [Manage a diary study](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/manage-a-diary-study.md)
- [Add informed consent to a diary study](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/manage-a-diary-study/add-informed-consent-to-a-diary-study.md)
- [Activity due dates and reminders](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/manage-a-diary-study/activity-due-dates-and-reminders.md)
- [Launch a diary study](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/manage-a-diary-study/launch-a-diary-study.md)
- [Best practices for first-time diary participants](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/manage-a-diary-study/inviting-first-time-participants-to-a-diary-study.md)
- [External participant onboarding help resending an invitation](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/manage-a-diary-study/external-participant-onboarding-help-resending-an-invitation.md)
- [Invite participants to a diary study](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/manage-a-diary-study/invite-participants-to-a-diary-study.md)
- [How do I open activities in diary studies](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/manage-a-diary-study/how-do-i-open-activities-in-diary-studies.md)
- [Request payments in a diary study](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/manage-a-diary-study/request-payments-in-a-diary-study.md)
- [Diary study onboarding flow for first time participants (profile required)](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/manage-a-diary-study/diary-study-onboarding-flow-for-first-time-participants-profile-required.md)
- [Diary study onboarding flow for first time participants (profile not required)](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/manage-a-diary-study/diary-study-onboarding-flow-for-first-time-participants-profile-not-required.md)
- [Analyzing your diary study](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/analyzing-your-diary-study.md)
- [Open ended responses view](https://help.dscout.com/diary-studies/analyzing-your-diary-study/open-ended-responses-view.md)


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