What are the Different Form Fields

There are several different fields that can be added to a form. These can be found when selecting Add Items

This should be used to Title your submission (such as the submission type name perhaps). Headings are also a useful way to split up or segregate different parts of your form. Add the name of the title and then select the font size.

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This is best used to organise and simplify long or complex fields by breaking them up into smaller, more manageable sections. Each section of an accordion is typically represented by a header, which the user can click to expand or collapse the corresponding content. These are most often used for Submission Guidelines, Terms and Conditions or an introductory message.

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Best for short form answers likes names, single sentence answers, dates, URLs etc

Label - The name of the field

Placeholder - An example answer

Description - Instructions on what/how to fill out

Required - Whether this field is mandatory

Information Type - The format of which you would like the answer entered

The Required field denotes whether the submission is mandatory or optional. There are several options for the format of the answer

Some Short fields as they appear in the form

The long answer should be used to gather more substantive answers such as a cover letter or biography etc.

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Date

This is used for requesting dates such as Date of Birth

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Radio buttons provide a list of options and allow the user to select only one. They are most useful for yes/no questions or to select a single preference from a list of choices. Once one of the radio buttons has been selected, it can only be unselected by selecting another radio button

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Use the drop-down list box when you want to enable creators to choose a single selection in a list of predefined items. List of entries are hidden by default.

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The single checkbox is best used to opt-in or agree to something such as Ts and Cs or submission guidelines for example.

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This is the field to give the creator the option to upload a file. See here for more info on file type and sizes.

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The advanced settings enable you to change the route ID and URL's associated with this field.

Warning - Changing these values may have an impact on embedded links. If editing these make sure to update any place where these links exist.