How to Use the Activity Builder
Quenza’s Activity Builder gives you the tools to create structured, interactive experiences that support transformation between sessions. Whether you're building mindfulness exercises, assessments, journaling prompts, or psychoeducation modules, this is where you turn your expertise into practical, client-ready tools.
Quenza makes it easy to create engaging activities by combining different elements like text, questions, media, and more. No design skills required. Elements can be reordered easily by dragging them into the right position, so you stay in full control of how the experience flows.
In this guide, we’ll walk you through:
- Opening the Activity Builder
- Adding and customizing elements
- Organizing your activity layout
- Adding instructions
- Managing activity settings
- Previewing and saving your activity
Let’s get started!
Opening the Activity Builder
To open the Activity Builder, head to the Activities > Library section in the left-hand menu. If your library is empty, you’ll see an option to create your first activity. If you already have activities in your library, you can either click the "+ Activity" button to start from scratch or open an existing activity to edit it in the builder.
Adding and customizing elements
Inside the Activity Builder, each part of your activity is made up of elements. These can be things like text blocks, questions, sliders, images, videos, or audio. You can add as many elements as you like to structure your activity in a way that matches your flow.
To get started, click + Element:
Choose the type of element you want to insert:
Then you can customize it to fit your needs. You can adjust various settings depending on the element you’ve selected. It's also possible to indicate if an element can be skipped by the client by using the Mandatory option.
If you want to structure your activity into meaningful parts, you can use the Section element. This is a special type of element that acts like a chapter heading, helping you organize your activity into clear, named segments. It’s especially useful when your activity covers multiple themes or steps and you want to make the flow easier to follow for your clients.
Organizing your activity layout
Once you've added a few elements to your activity, you can easily change the order to guide your clients through the experience in the way that feels most natural.
To rearrange elements, simply hover over the handle to the left of any active element and drag it to a new position. If no element is currently active, you can still begin dragging them at any time to adjust the layout.
Adding instructions
Each activity you build in Quenza includes a private Instructions section just for you. This space is not visible to clients, it's there to help you stay organized and intentional with how you use the activity in your practice.
You can use this area to note the purpose of the activity, when or how it’s best used, any theoretical references or background, or adaptations for specific client types. The editor supports rich text formatting, so you can structure your notes clearly and come back to them any time you reuse or modify the activity.
Managing activity settings
Before saving your activity, you can adjust a few key settings to help you keep things organized and visually engaging.
You’ll have the option to upload a cover image, which adds a personalized and professional look to the activity when viewed in your library or sent to clients. This is especially helpful when you want your activities to feel distinctive or aligned with your style.
In the Details section, you can:
- Add a short description to remind yourself what the activity is about — this will be shown on your activity list page, but is not visible to clients.
- Choose a format that best fits the purpose of your activity, such as assessment, worksheet, checklist, habit tracker, lesson, or exercise. Selecting a format helps you organize your content and can make it easier to locate or reuse later.
These settings don’t affect how the activity functions, but they do make it easier to manage your growing library of tools over time.
Previewing and saving your activity
At any time near top of the screen, you’ll find the option to Save the activity. Next to the save button there's an eye icon — click this to preview the activity from your client’s perspective.
It gives you a great way to check the flow, layout, and tone before sending it out.
