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DomainPopularHow do I add some logic to my form?
Form logic can be used to build complex logical form. With OpnForm, each field has it's own logical behavior. There are 4 types of possible actions that can be triggered:
Hide field
Show field (if it was previously hidden)
Make field required
Make field optional
For each field, you can define some conditions, and then the actions to execute when these conditions are true. B
Here's how to apply some logic to a field:
Open the form editor
Open the settings foPopularSetting up a CNAME DNS
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This guides assumes you have already created an account.
Click the "Create a new form" button
By default, the form editor shows an empty contact form. Add more fields, change the different form options, customize your form.
The form editor with the default form
Confirm and save the form creSome readersHow to update a record on form submission?
Update a record on form submission is only available to users with a Pro subscription.
Sometimes you might want your form submission to edit an existing form submission or record instead of creating a new one. For instance, if you created an attendance form, having your guests to be able to update their participation can be really useful.
Here's how to set this up:
In the form editor, go to the "About Submission" section
Click on the "Database Submission Action" field, andSome readersHow to use URL form pre-fill?
You can pre-fill your forms dynamically by passing some parameters to your form URL. This can be useful for instance, when sending out forms via email to pre-fill the name and email of the person you are sending it to.
To pre-fill your form via URL parameters:
Go to your form edition page (the form must already be created)
Click the Url form pre-fill button
CSome readersHow do I make a form re-fillable?
How to change your user's interface so they're prompted to re-fill a form.
When a form is submitted, we show the form success page.
Sometimes you may want to allow form respondents to re-submit their forms.
That's when you enable our re-fillable form feature.
Log into OpnForm and enter your form's editor:
Scroll down to the "About submission" section and toggle this button on:Some readersHow to change my form URL?
If you’re not happy with the URL we created with your form you can change it. You have two options:
Create a random URL (we generate a random id, name uuid for your form)
Create a human readable URL (we generate the URL from your form title)
Here’s how to change your form URL:
Open your form page
Click “Regenerate form link”
Choose between a human readSome readersHow do I remove the OpnForm Branding?
On every form there is a "Power by OpnForm" text. If you don't like it, you can remove it.
To do so, open your form in the form editor, and in the "Customization" section toggle the "Remove Branding" button on.Some readersHow to add a star rating input?
By default for Notion column of type "Number" OpnFOrm display a simple text input. If needed, you can also use a star rating input for the columns of type Number. Here's how to proceed:
Open the form editor
Open the settings for the "Number" input you want to transform into a star rating
In the Number category, enable the "Rating" option. Optionally you can cFew readersHow do I add images to my form?
If you need to add images in your form (other than the logo or the cover), you can use our image custom block. Here's how to proceed:
Log into OpnForm and create a new form or enter your existing form's editor:
Locate the "Form structure" section and click "Add block":
Select the image block option oFew readersHow to add a Captcha to my form?
To prevent Bots to respond to your form you can add Captcha protection. Here's how to proceed:
Open the form editor for your form where you wish to add the Captcha
In the "About Submission" section, enable the Captcha option
That's it! You can save, your form will now have a Captcha protection.
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Curious to see how multi-pages forms look like?
Create a new form
Select a table
In the form editor, click "Add Block" blue button
In the modal, select "Page Break", give it a name and confirm.
Just move the Page Break where youFew readersWhat is the maximum file upload size for OpnForm?
You can upload as many files as needed and add as many fields within a single form as you want.
That's very cool, and it's enough for most use cases.
The only limits are related to file size:
Free users have a limit of 5mb per uploaded file.
Pro subscribers have a limit of 50mb per uploaded file.Few readersHow to track the source of your OpnForm submissions
Here's how to track the source of your form respondents by using the URL form pre-fill feature.
Once you have created a form, you can achieve this by:
Creating a new text block on your form, setting it up as "hidden", naming it (for example "Source") and saving your changes.
From the "Your Forms" menu, click on yourFew readersHow to allow respondents to re-submit my form?
Sometimes it can be useful to allow form respondents to submit your form multiple times.
To enable this behavior, in the form editor, in the "About Submission" section, make sure to check "Allow users to fill the form again".
A button will let your users submit the form again. By default the button text will be "Fill Again", but you change that.Few readersHow to generate a unique ID for each new submission?
If you need a unique identifier for your form submissions, we can generate a unique ID for each submission. You have the choice between two different formats:
Auto-incremented number: the first submission will have the ID "1", the second will have the ID "2", and so on.
A unique random ID with the UUID format (with the following format: 820f1844-bd04-44a0-aa69-d7e8b77c22ce)
Here's how to use this feature:
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You can use file upload inputs to let your respondents upload files in your forms. By default, only 1 file per input can be uploaded, but you can also decide to allow multiple file uploads in a single input. Here’s how to do it:
In the form editor, click the blue cog next to your file input field
Enable the multiple file option
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By default all text inputs are simple 1-line inputs. If needed, you can transform them into multiple lines input. Here's how to proceed:
Open the form editor
Open the settings for your text input
In the Text Options, make sure to enable "Multi-lines input"
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Follow these steps to import your form responses into Google Sheets.
First, you need to export your responses as a CSV file.
Log into OpnForm and click on your form.
You will be automatically sent to the "Submissions tab."
There you have the option to export your responses as a CSV file.Few readersHow do I change the font on my form?
Do you want a different font? Follow this guide.
While OpnForm doesn't have a native feature to change fonts yet, you have a few options.
You can change the theme in your form editor's "customization" section.
To do this, please log into OpnForm, find your form, and click edit.
When you are inside the form editor, scroll down on the left-side panel until you see the "Customization" seFew readersHow do I add a signature input?
Once that you've created your form (from a template, simple contact form, or using AI) and are inside the editor.
All you have to do is:
Locate your "Form structure" section and click the "Add Block" button.
Select "Signature input" as the type of field/block that you want to add.
That will add the block to your form and you'll be able to customize the field options as needed.
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To update your field names you can just change the name directly in OpnForm.
Log into OpnForm and enter your form's editor:
Edit each field name directly on the Form Structure section of the editor.
Or click on any of these gear icons for your desired field to open the field settings (right-side pFew readersHow do I add a phone input field to my form?
Once that you've created your form (from a template, simple contact form, or using AI) and are inside the editor.
All you have to do is:
Locate your "Form structure" section and click the "Add Block" button.
Select "Phone input" as the type of field/block that you want to add.
That will add the block to your form and you'll be able to customize the field options as needed.
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Here's how to see your OpnForm responses.
Log into OpnForm and select your form by clicking on its name:
The first tab that will open is your submissions tab. There you will see a table that contains your responses.
You can use the search options, select which columns will be displayed or hidden, and exporFew readersHow many workspaces can I create?
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Here's how to pre-fill a date field with today's date:
Make sure you have a date field in your form
On the form creation/update page, in the fields list, click the blue cog of the "Date" type column
In the settings modal, check the "Date with time" option
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By default anyone knowing your form URL can answer your form. If your form contains sensitive information, or if you just want to restrict submission you can add a password. Here's how to proceed:
Open the form editor (create a new form or update an existing one)
Scroll down to the "Security & Privacy" section, and fill the password fill
Save your form and you'rFew readersHow do I add more fields to my form?
Once that you've created your form (from a template, simple contact form, or using AI) and are inside the editor.
All you have to do is:
Locate your "Form structure" section and click the "Add Block" button.
Select the type of field/block that you want to add.
That will add the block to your form and you'll be able to customize the field as needed.
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OpnForm offers unlimited submissions. That means that people can respond to your forms as many time as needed without any limit.Few readersHow do I view and manage form responses?
This is how to access your form submissions, export them, and more.
Log into OpnForm and click on your form.
You will be automatically sent to the "Submissions tab."
There you have the option to:
Export your responses as a CSV file. If you download the file to your computer it will automatFew readersHow do I increase the size of my text field?
Here's how to increase the size of your text field in OpnForm.
Log into OpnForm and enter your form's editor:
Click the gear icon next to your text field (in the preview or form structure). That will show the field settings a a right-side panel.
Check the "multi-lines input" on your field settings and thFew readersHow do I change the color of my form elements?
Do this to change the default colors of your form elements.
Log into OpnForm and enter your form's editor:
On the left-side panel, scroll down until you find the "Customization" tab, and change the colors on the "Color: (for buttons & inputs border)" menu.
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Here's how to restrict some country codes in your phone inputs.
Log into OpnForm and enter your form's editor:
Click on any of these gear icons for your desired field. That will open the field settings (right-side panel).
Find the "Disabled countries" section and select the countries you wantFew readersHow to put multiple inputs on the same line?
You can put up to 4 inputs on the same line. To do so, you just need to adjust the width of your different inputs.
To arrange your form you can give your different inputs different widths, choosing from:
Full width
1/2 of the full form width
1/3 of the full form width
1/4 of the full form width
2/3 of the full form width
3/4 of the full form width
To change the width of an input, just open the settings of this field by clicking the blue cog next to the field iFew readersHow do I add custom SEO settings to my form's URL preview?
You can customize your form's URL preview. Here's how:
You can customize the title, description and the thumbnail image, also know as og:image - 1200 X 630.
Log into OpnForm and enter your form's editor:
Inside the editor, scroll down on the left-side panel until you find the Link Settings - SEO section.
There you can customize the imFew readersHow to allow respondents to edit their form submission?
This features allows your form respondents to edit their submissions at any point in time after submission.
Enabling the feature
Log into OpnForm and enter your form's editor:
Scroll down in the left panel until you reach the "About submission" section
Toggle the "Editable submissions" button on and click "Save changes".
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You can easily share your OpnForm with the world using a QR code. Here's how.
Log into OpnForm
Find the form you want to edit, and click on it.
From your form's menu - click the "share" tab and you'll find the QR code options.
You can:
Scan the code to open the form
Right click the image to copy the itFew readersHow do I add and manage tags?
Tags are very useful for organizing your forms. Here's how to work with them in OpnForm.
Log into OpnForm and enter your form's editor:
Locate the tags section on the left-side panel.
You can use the drop-down to select a tag if you have created it before. If not just type a name for your tag and then clFew readersHow to close a form after a certain date?
You may want your form to "expire", so that respondents have a submission deadline. Here's how you can set this up:
Open the form editor (create a new form or update an existing one)
Scroll the options to "About Submission" section
Setup a closing date
Add a custom message that will be shown when the form will be closed
Save the form and you're done!Few readersHow do I place the field help text below or above the input box?
You can decide if the field help text will be below or above the input box.
To adjust this:
Log into OpnForm and enter your form's editor:
Inside the editor, find the field you want to edit on the form structure and click any of the gear icons to open its settings (right-side panel).
Inside thFew readersHow many forms can I create for free?
There's no limit, you can create as many forms as you want.Few readersHow do I delete a field?
You can easily delete your OpnForm fields following this guide.
When you are inside your form editor, simply find the "Form structure" section on the left-side panel, and click the "trash can" button for the field you want to remove.
If you are editing your field settings on the right-side panel you can also remove the field by clicking the trash icon at the top.
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Here's how to hide a field name in OpnForm.
Log into OpnForm and enter your form's editor:
Click on any of these gear icons for your desired field. That will open the field settings (right-side panel).
Go ahead and mark the "hide field name" option. Repeat for as many fields as needed. Save youFew readersHow do I reset my password?
Go to OpnForm and click the "Forgot your password?" button.
Enter your email and click "Send password reset link."
When the success message comes up you can go and check your email.
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Do this to customize your form's theme.
Log into OpnForm and enter your form's editor:
Scroll down on the left-side panel until you find the "Customization" section, click on the "Dark Mode" section and select your preferred theme from these options and save your changes.
Note: the "Auto" option will reFew readersHow can I add a slider?
Slider, NumberFew readersHow do I hide my form's title?
Do you want to hide your OpnForm title? Do this.
Log into OpnForm and enter your form's editor:
On the left-side panel, find the "Customization" section and toggle the "hide title" button on.
Save your changes.Few readers