Formsite online form builder contains over 50 item types to allow form owners to collect results. These form items are a combination of input items and formatting items that collect answers of all formats. Sometimes form owners have a need to change item type to collect answers in a different format without deleting previous results.
Every Formsite form gets an automatic embed code for easy copy/paste embedding on your site. The embed code supports some extra parameters to make customizing the experience possible. These parameters include:
Formsite forms save each form's results separate from other forms. There are times when form owners want to link the results from one form to another. For example, a list of forms that a new employee needs to complete. Another example is making repeat orders for previous customers. See how to build a form list portal that lets form visitors pass their information to one or more listed forms.
Formsite’s Sub-user features let account owners give access to others for collaborating on forms and results. Sub-users receive either Admin access or permissions for specific forms and their results. This year has seen many enhancements and the most recent one provides social logins for Sub-users. Using a trusted service like Google or Microsoft, Sub-users can set that account to allow access to their Formsite account.
Building online forms can be straightforward with every question appearing in its place. Some questions, however, need to show follow-up questions, for example:
These conditions can easily be automated to avoid the need for the conditional question. Instead of asking “If you answered yes”, you can simply show the question if they answer Yes.
Formsite’s online form builder gives form owners useful ways to collect data from visitors. Everything from individual fields to groups of items let form owners quickly build their forms. Some items show copies of the same field like the Quantity List and Short Answer List items, while others combine item types. These combination items show in the Item Blocks area of the form builder and allow for fast form building.
Formsite’s Save & Return feature lets form visitors save their progress and submit the form later. Every form has its own link and users create logins to complete the form over multiple visits. Form owners can use these Save & Return tips as a refresher or to learn how to maximize the function’s value.
Formsite’s Workflow feature lets form owners connect two or more forms and pass data through an emailed link. The process starts by submitting the first form, which triggers a Notification email containing the Workflow link. The recipient clicks the link to open the next form with the data from the first form populated in the second. The choices selected in the first form appear as Workflow choices in the second form.
Formsite forms get unique URLs when the system creates each form. Form owners direct visitors to the forms by emailing the form links or posting them online. Other ways to lead visitors to forms is by embedding on an existing page or including the QR code with printed materials.
Choosing the right method for sharing the form primarily depends on where the link appears. For example, for printed links the QR code provides the easiest way for mobile users to access the form’s link. See the links provided and when to use each one.
Formsite online forms let the form owner send emails after receiving form submissions. The Notifications settings send emails to defined addresses or those entered into the form during the submission process. The emails contain a message, or the answers given in the form, or a combination of both. If the email service receives notice of a problem, however, the system may add the address to the suppressed email list.