How Do Form Fields Work?

How Do Form Fields Work?

Form fields are the essential elements in the form builder. They help you to collect information from the user who fills out the form.


On Formclick, you can find the form fields under the title “Fields” on the left side of the page.



Header
Header field is used to enter the main header of the form. To add the header field click the Header option on the left side.


Section
The section field is used to enter the sub headers throughout the form. To add the section field click the Section option on the left side.


Logo
Add your logo image of your company in the logo field. To add the logo field click the Logo option on the left side.



Click on the Upload Logo option to upload the logo in the form.


Divider
Divider is used to separate the form into several sections and make it more structured. To add the divider field click the divider field option on the left side.


Short text 
Short text fields are single-line responses used to collect names, company, brand, and institution. To add short text, click the short text in the Fields section on the left side.


Long Text
Long texts are paragraph fields used to collect long responses. To add long text, click on the long text in the Fields section on the left side of the page.


Email
The email field collects the Email IDs of the users. It is the same as the short text field, except users can only add their valid email ID in this field. To add an Email field, click on Email in the fields section on the left side of the page.


Phone
The Phone field collects the phone numbers of the users. To add the phone field, click on the Phone in the Fields section on the left side of the page.



Select your country and code before entering your phone number.


Number
The Number field adds only numbers and not alphabets. To add the number field, click the Number in the fields section on the left side of the page.


Dropdown
The Dropdown field allows you to add multiple options and choose one value. To add the Dropdown field, click the Dropdown in the fields section on the left side of the page.



To add options, go to the field's settings section on the right side, click the add button and add the options in the field.


Date
The Date field allows you to add the Date to your form. To add the date field, click the Date in the Fields section on the left side of the page.





To set the date format, go to the field’s settings and select the date format from the dropdown.


Time
The Time field helps to know the time the user fills out the form. To add the time field, click on the fields section on the left side of the page.



To set the time format, go to the field’s settings and click the toggle button.


Rich Text
Rich text allows you to add formatted text in the form. To add the field, click on the fields section on the left side of the page.



You can adjust the font, size and alignment through the options given in the field.


File Upload

File upload attaches documents, files, and reports to the form submission. The File Upload field accepts all formats of files, but the file size should not exceed 10 MB.


To add the File Upload field, click on the fields section on the left side of the page. 



Image Upload

Image field adds images in the form submission. The Image Upload field accepts all formats of images, but the image size should not exceed 10 MB.


To add the Image Upload field, click the Image option in the fields section on the left side. 



Unique ID
Formclick provides a unique ID to each form you build, to add the unique ID field click on the Unique ID option in the fields section.


Radio Button

Radio button is used to add several options, and choose only one value among them. Radio buttons are used when the options are limited. It works the same way as Dropdowns, only that in the radio button the choices are displayed on the screen.


To add the radio button, click on the radio button in the fields section on the left side of the page.




To add options click on the add button button on the field’s settings.



To make the options horizontal click on the horizontal toggle in the settings.


Checkbox
Checkbox field allows you to select multiple options. To add the checkbox field click on the fields section on the left side of the page.



To add options click on the add button button on the field’s settings.



To make the options horizontal click on the horizontal toggle in the settings.


Field Mapping
Field Mapping helps you to link a field from another form. To add the Field Mapping field click on Field Mapping in the Fields section on the left side.



Select the form you want to link with the current form by clicking on the Forms option in the settings.



Select the fields from the source form you want to link with the current form by clicking on the Form Fields option in the settings.


Accounts
Accounts consist of the company details of the client. To add the accounts field click on the fields section on the left side of the page.


View Accounts

View Accounts Fields option has the list of company details you can collect from the client that include organization name, address, phone, email, and website.


To access the view accounts field, click on the view accounts fields in the settings, and select the title from the dropdown.



Contacts
Contacts consist of the personal details of the client. To add the Contacts field click on the fields section on the left side of the page.


Choose Contact Fields

Choose Contact Fields option has the list of personal information you can collect from the client that include name, address, phone, and email.


To access the choose contact field, click on the Choose Contact Fields in the settings, and select the title from the dropdown.



Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions fields are used in legal documents, contracts, agreements, websites, applications and forms to get the user’s approval.


To add the field click on the fields section on the left side of the page. 




Add the link of your terms and conditions in its given space.



Add the link of your privacy policy in its given place.


Signature

Signature field allows users to sign forms, documents, agreements, and contracts with mouse or fingertip on laptop, ipad, and mobile phone.


To add the Signature field click on the fields section on the left side of the page. 



Table

Table fields help companies streamline their bulk data in minutes. Table field has its own text and dropdowns that help users to add multiple rows of information.


To add the table field click on the fields section on the left side of the page. Edit the title on the field’s settings section on the right side.



Columns
To add columns click on the “Add Column” option, and select the option you want to add.



Once you click on the add column option, Add Column window pops up in the page

To add the text field, click on the text field, enter the column name and save the changes




To add a dropdown field, click on the dropdown option, enter the column name, add options and save the changes.


Row
To add a row, click on the “Add Row” option in the table.


Settings
Click on the down arrow to access the column settings. If you want to move a column or add a new column you can do it in the column settings.



Click on the delete option in the column settings to remove the column from the table.


QR Code
QR Code helps you scan and get the form in your device directly from the website. To add the QR Code field, click on the QR Code in the fields section on the left side.


Link
Copy the form URL from the link in the field settings, paste it in the search engine and view the form.


Barcode
Barcode helps you scan the barcode and get the visual data of your form in your device. To add the barcode field, click on Barcode in the fields settings on the left side.


Prefix
Prefix shows the special characters that work as a unique identifier for each of the forms.



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