# Source: https://docs.avaamo.com/user-guide/quick-start-tutorials/add-answers-skill.md

# Add Answers skill (Deprecated)

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Answers skill is deprecated in Atlas 8. See [Atlas 8 - Deprecated and removed features](https://docs.avaamo.com/user-guide/deprecated-and-removed-features/atlas-8-deprecated-and-removed-features), for more information.
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You can start by creating a new Answers skill in the agent or importing an existing one to your agent.

Consider that you have a policy document in PDF format for "Mac Pizza Restaurant". This article explains how to:

1. [Create a new Answers skill in the agent](#step-1-create-a-new-answers-skill-in-the-agent)
2. [Upload PDF document to the Answers skill](#step-2-upload-pdf-document-to-the-answers-skill)
3. [Test Answers skill](#step-3-test-answers-skill)

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### Step 1: Create a new Answers skill in the agent

* In the **Agent** page, navigate to the **Skills** option in the left navigation menu and click **Add skill**.
* In the **Skill builder** page, select Answers and click **Create**.&#x20;
* Specify Skill name, Skill description, Skill key, and click **Create**. See [Create new Answers skill](https://docs.avaamo.com/user-guide/how-to/build-skills/create-skill/using-avaamo-answers-1/create-new-knowledge-base), for more information.

![](https://2934665269-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LpXFTiTgns4Ml77XGi3%2F-MZq1g5kPurc-H34-0OF%2F-MZq1jySWseDkUzMcQ7L%2Fqs-answers-skill-create.png?alt=media\&token=0f1a1d9e-f83e-4b62-ac0f-d38ae99f8c6b)

* A new empty Answers skill is created.&#x20;

### Step 2: Upload PDF document to the Answers skill

* In the **Answers skill** page, click **Add documents** in the **Documents** tab. Click **Select files** and upload the PDF document. See [Add Document or URL](https://docs.avaamo.com/user-guide/how-to/build-skills/create-skill/using-avaamo-answers-1/manage-avaamo-answers-1/add-document-or-url-1), for more information.
* Once the document is uploaded successfully, your **Answers skill** is now ready for testing.

![](https://2934665269-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LpXFTiTgns4Ml77XGi3%2F-M-8g0MzzGwgRYhApiwQ%2F-M-8t4y4gW1EkXe9gvBa%2Fqs-ans-saved.png?alt=media\&token=9541207d-7c6a-4512-8db1-7bd557aeaba6)

### Step 3: Test Answers skill

* In the **Agent** page, click the agent icon in the bottom-right corner. You can now ask queries and test if you are receiving appropriate responses from user queries.
* Click **View More** to view the actual section in the document. All the conversations are stored in the answer history and you can view the same to fine-tune the skill. See [View and edit knowledge](https://docs.avaamo.com/user-guide/how-to/build-skills/create-skill/using-avaamo-answers-1/manage-avaamo-answers-1/view-and-edit-knowledge), for more information.

![](https://2934665269-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LpXFTiTgns4Ml77XGi3%2Fuploads%2FPFPYG6Ach864Zj7DFZYV%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=1110b71b-b04a-41c3-9ad6-eac70aa7cb84)

### Next steps

In the next step, learn how to quickly[ add and test dynamic Q\&A skill](https://docs.avaamo.com/user-guide/quick-start-tutorials/add-q-and-a-skill) to the MacPizza agent.

Alternatively, for the newly added answers skill, you can also continue to fine-tune and edit the skill,  based on the user conversation history. See [View and edit knowledge](https://docs.avaamo.com/user-guide/how-to/build-skills/create-skill/using-avaamo-answers-1/manage-avaamo-answers-1/view-and-edit-knowledge), for more information.

You can also perform certain actions on the skill such as retraining, editing the uploaded documents or URLs, or deleting the documents or URLs from the skill, as required. See [Perform common actions](https://docs.avaamo.com/user-guide/how-to/build-skills/create-skill/using-avaamo-answers-1/manage-avaamo-answers-1/perform-common-actions), for more information.