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@@ -8,10 +8,93 @@ Learning modules, surveys, cognitive tests, and interventions all use the same A
 
 Any Javascript-based code can be added the LAMP Platform using the ActivitySpec API, as long as it uses `window.postMessage()` and `window.addEventListener()` API to receive the Activity settings and submit the ActivityEvent once complete. 
 
-With approximately ~40 lines of JavaScript + React code, shown on the left, produces a naïve implementation of the Jewels game, shown on the right.
+Approximately ~40 lines of JavaScript + React code, shown on the left produces a naïve implementation of the Jewels game, shown on the right.
 
 ![](assets/Screen_Shot_2019-04-16_at_12.12.16_PM.png)
 
 :::info
 If you'd like to try creating your own, but don't have a ReactJS development environment, **consider using [CodeSandbox](https://codesandbox.io/)**, a free service.
 :::
+
+# Specific Instructions to add Custom Activity
+
+To add a custom activity, the HTML page must be compressed in base64 and must be able to be accessed by the dashboard.
+To do this, you can run this command on your html file:
+
+`$ cat index.html | base64 > index.html.b64`
+
+In your Activity Spec DB document it should have an **executable** and a **settings** attribute.
+Should look something similiar to this:
+```
+"executable": "https://path/to/your/index.html.b64"
+"settings": {
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+      "settings": {
+        "title": "Activity Settings",
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": [
+          "totalTrials",
+          "maxTime"
+        ],
+        "properties": {
+          "totalTrials": {
+            "title": "Total Trials",
+            "description": "The number of trials.",
+            "type": "number",
+            "default": 20,
+            "minimum": 1,
+            "maximum": 100,
+            "ui:grid": {
+              "xs": 4
+            }
+          },
+          "maxTime": {
+            "title": "Max Time",
+            "description": "The time it takes to get to the stopsign in seconds",
+            "type": "number",
+            "default": 0.75,
+            "minimum": 0.1,
+            "maximum": 2,
+            "ui:grid": {
+              "xs": 4
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+```
+
+# Custom Activity HTML file
+
+## Back Button Function in Activity
+In your HTML document, include a function where the user can revert back to LAMP. The *onclick* attribute should then call a parent postMessage.
+
+Something like this:
+
+```
+function clickedBackButton(){
+  console.log('clicked back button')
+  parent.postMessage(null, '*');
+}
+```
+
+In that specific example, the postMessage is sent to the LAMP with no data.
+
+## Initialized Settings from LAMP
+Using the settings we added to the document, we can access these variables using the *addEventListener()*
+
+```
+window.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
+  // console.log(event)
+  settings = event.data.activity.settings
+
+  totalTrials = settings.totalTrials // the totalTrials settings can be accessed here
+
+  totalTrials = 20 //default
+  maxTime = settings.maxTime // the maxTime settings can be accessed here
+
+   
+}, false);
+```