Editing Form Layout and Text

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Go to Settings > Forms and select the form. From General Navigation on the left, drag a Page, Section Break, Section Blank, Section Header or Static Text onto the form, then select Done.

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Editing form layout and text

For admins who want to organise a form into pages and sections and add instructions.

I want to Use
Split a form into steps Page
Draw a line between fields Section Break
Add extra blank space Section Blank
Start a section with a large heading Section Header
Add instructions or plain text Static Text

Open the form

  1. Go to Settings > Forms and select the form you want to edit.

  2. The layout items are under General Navigation on the left.

    Screenshot: General Navigation items on the left of the form editor

Add a page

Application and Supplementary forms can have any number of pages.

  1. Drag Page from General Navigation onto your form on the right.

  2. Select Edit Page and add a page Title and Description. If you use the Chinese UI, you can also add translations.

  3. Select Done.

    Screenshot: page with the Edit Page and Remove Page options

To delete a page, select Remove Page.

Divide a page into sections

  • Section Break: adds a line between fields to show a new section is starting.

  • Section Blank: adds extra blank space to the form.

  • Section Header: adds large text to start a new section. After adding it, select the header to edit the text and add a description. Tick Office Use to show the header to admin users only. Select Done when finished.

Screenshot: Section Header with text, description and Office Use checkbox

Add static text

  1. Drag the Static Text tile onto the form and type your text.

  2. Format it with these symbols if needed:

    Format Type
    Bold *text*
    Italic _text_
    Underline +text+
  3. Tick Office Use to show the text to admin users only.

  4. Select Done.

    Screenshot: Static Text with the Office Use checkbox

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