Formsite form owners have the ability to enable Save & Return to let visitors save their progress. Returning visitors log in to the form from the login page, reached at its direct link or from the settings page. Recently added is the ability to use Google or Microsoft accounts to log in to each form, making the log in process much easier. The Save and Return item allows for optional logging in but doesn’t always need to appear on the form.
Starting a new form using a template gives the form owner a way to see fast changes. After all, most people find making edits much easier than creating out of thin air. For those who prefer starting with something, Formsite’s templates for online forms give form owners a quick start. In addition, Formsite has published template updates to apply the new colors and theme settings to all templates.
A sometimes-overlooked part of the form building process is the styling of the form itself. Many form owners use the default style and make great successful forms. Other form owners have previous styles they apply to new forms by either copying an old form or copying the style settings. Another option is to use Formsite’s premade theme and color settings from the Style page.
Formsite online form builder gives account holders an easy way to build forms and collect answers. Starting with a template or a blank form, form owners add form items and style their forms using the form builder. What if they have questions? Are there any tutorials? See Formsite’s support resources and knowledge base options for help.
The Formsite My Forms list shows all forms for the account and recently contains new enhancements for usability. A previous article describes the new Sub-users link to see users with permissions for each form. Each form’s new menu also contains the link to copy the form with newly added options.
Formsite forms have a wide variety of font choices available on the Style pages. Form owners can apply a built-in theme or edit the styles themselves for a custom style. For those who need a custom font for branding purposes or to apply a style of their own, this guide is for you.
Formsite’s Workflow feature lets form owners create connected forms for multi-step processes. Examples include approvals, follow-up questions, and repeat orders, though there are many more. Workflow auto-mapping adds smart connections to new Workflows to make mapping form items easier.
Many form owners ask about using Formsite with mobile devices for building and completing forms. Formsite is working on optimizing the mobile form editor to make building and editing online forms easier for mobile users. Our forms work with mobile and desktop browsers through ‘responsive’ code. Mobile responsive pages means the styles display based on the size of the browser window.
Formsite online forms collect answers in form submissions in the forms’ Results Table. Every new submission is a new result and every result gets a status. The built-in Status column shows complete, incomplete, alerts and more. Form owners can create custom status columns for results using Admin items, too.
As part of our Sub-users enhancement, the Results Search now accommodates Limited Sub-users. Sub-user permissions are set to either Admin or Limited, and Limited Sub-users have specific forms they can access. This new enhancement gives all Sub-users the ability to access the Results Search page.