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# Create an intercept study

Once you’ve created a Dscout project, you can create a new intercept study. You can either create a new study from scratch or duplicate an existing study and modify it.

### Create a new intercept study

If you want to create a new intercept study from scratch—or if you’re building one for the first time—you’ll do so from within your Dscout project.

p**To create a new intercept study:**

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Click **Create mission** in the top right corner of your project. The Create something new modal is displayed.

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Under **Intercept study**, click **Create**.

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Select a **target country**. Then, click **Continue**.

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Enter a **mission title**. Then, click **Create mission**.

{% hint style="info" %}
This title will be visible to participants, so choose one that is representative of the mission but doesn’t give away your research objectives. To add a private title, click **Add an internal mission name**.
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Now, your new mission opens in the builder. Here, you can customize its settings on the **Overview** tab, add screener questions on the **Intercept** tab, and add mission questions on the **Mission** tab. If you need help building, here are a few resources to get you started:

* [Manage appearance of an intercept study](/intercept-studies/create-an-intercept-study/manage-appearance-of-an-intercept-study.md).
* [Manage participant limit and incentive in an intercept study](/intercept-studies/create-an-intercept-study/manage-participant-limit-and-incentive-in-an-intercept-study.md).
* [Add questions to an intercept study](/intercept-studies/create-an-intercept-study/add-questions-to-an-intercept-study.md).

### Duplicate an intercept study

If you have an existing intercept study you want to use as a starting point for a new mission, you can duplicate it.

**To duplicate an intercept study:**

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Find the mission you want to duplicate.
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Click the **Options** icon in the top right corner of the mission tile.
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Select **Duplicate**.
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Select one of the following options:

* **Duplicate and modify mission setup:** Copies the mission’s questions but allows you to modify your target country.
* **Duplicate:** Copies the mission exactly as-is, including your target country.

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If modifying mission setup, refer to the steps above.
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Now, your mission has been duplicated. You can give it a new name in the top left corner, adjust your questions on the **Intercept** or **Mission** tabs, or launch it to start gathering insights.


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