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Building a form

The form builder has five tabs: Build (fields and layout), Design (branding), Logic (conditional rules), Document (appears once you attach a template), and Settings. This page covers the first three. Everything autosaves as a draft — nothing is public until you publish.

Fields

In the Build tab, add fields from the palette on the left. They're grouped into inputs, choices, and advanced.

Inputs

FieldFor
Short textNames, titles, single-line answers
Long textMessages, descriptions, anything multi-line
EmailEmail addresses, validated on submit
PhonePhone numbers
WebsiteURLs
NumberQuantities, amounts, ages
DateA calendar date
TimeA time of day

Choices

FieldFor
Dropdown / radioPick one option from a list
Multi selectPick several options
CheckboxA single yes/no agreement — terms, consent
RatingA star rating

Advanced

FieldFor
File uploadLet people attach a file
Image uploadAttach an image
Repeating itemsA group of fields the respondent can add more than once — line items, guests
Hidden fieldA value captured from the page URL rather than typed — for campaign tracking or pre-filling

Select any field to edit it in the inspector: its label, help text, placeholder, whether it's required, and the options for choice fields.

Structure

Alongside fields, you can add layout blocks: a Heading to title a section, a Divider to separate groups, and 2- or 3-column rows to place fields side by side. On longer forms, split questions across multiple pages — a progress bar can be shown (see Settings → Options).

Logic

The Logic tab controls when a field appears. Add a rule to show or hide a field based on the answer to an earlier one — for example, only show "Which team?" if the person answered "Yes" to "Are you an employee?". People only ever see the questions that apply to them, and hidden fields are excluded from the submission.

Design

The Design tab controls how the form looks:

  • Colours — set the primary colour and background.
  • Logo and cover image — add your own branding to the top of the form.
  • Thank-you message — written in Settings, but it inherits the same styling.

The public form and its embed both use these settings, so the form looks like yours wherever it's shared.

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