Field Options

Overview The purpose of input validation is to help your respondents provide the desired answers in the expected format. It is an aid, and it is not designed to be foolproof. There are ways one can bypass the validation and, although rare in a norm...

Introduction By using our date validation feature, you can control the range of dates that a user may select in a field. Here are some examples of how this feature can be used: Select a date up to one month into the future Select a date up to tw...

Introduction If you are asking your users to upload a file to your form, it is now possible to control what types of files can be accepted. For example, if you only wanted to accept image files for a particular upload field, you now have that optio...

Introduction A hint is a helpful little companion to a form field. They give you handy clues and directions about what's needed. Read more on our blog . You can also see our example form for hints in action, or get the template . Add a Hin...

Introduction Adding text around a field can be helpful when you need something displayed before a value. For example, you can add $ before a numeric value on a form. Steps To add text around a field: Select the field. Select the Options b...

Introduction Conditional logic (also called branching or skip logic) helps make your form simpler and easier to fill out by hiding questions that are not relevant to specific answers. You can add conditional rules to individual fields, sections (...

About Menu Dependencies Menu Dependencies may be used to shorten long drop-down menus and de-clutter menu choices by removing irrelevant options from your respondent’s view. Using a parent-child relationship, menu dependencies between two drop-down...

Learn about default values for FormAssembly fields.

Overview You can create repeating questions and sections in FormAssembly Forms. Repeatable questions allow respondents to give more than one answer. This is useful for forms such as job applications, where an applicant may need to add multiple ref...

Introduction Form fields can be computed using formulas . These formulas may reference other fields in your form using variables . Formulas are written in JavaScript and executed by the browser when filling out the form. These formulas and va...

About Access Control With FormAssembly's Access Control feature in the Form Builder, you can turn any field into a hidden or uneditable field. This is particularly useful if you plan on using a hidden field to trigger certain conditionals based on ...

Learn how to add custom JavaScript to your form.

About Sensitive Data If you are collecting sensitive data in your form, you can use FormAssembly's Sensitive Data Feature to indicate which specific fields contain that data. This is useful for compliance with the GDPR , HIPAA, or forms collec...

Introduction Hyperlink text in your form with the click of a button!  Please Note:  Hyperlinks within field labels and field options/choices open in the same tab, not in a separate tab.  Each link that you create is set to open in a new win...

Introduction Engage your users by using images as choices on radio button and checkbox questions. You can have your users make a selection by using the traditional boxes, or by removing them all together so they can click directly on the image. ...

Learn how to integrate Postcode Anywhere with a FormAssembly form.

What is Autocomplete? Many browsers contain features that can help users fill in web forms automatically. For example, they could prefill the user's address or contact details based on previously filled-in forms. Users can also set up their own aut...