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The Form Designer

Abstract

The Form Designer, its toolbar, fields, elements, sections and properties.

You use the Form Designer to design and edit web forms. On the right, you can create form sections and fields and in the pane on the left, you can configure properties for all the elements of your web form.

The Form Designer toolbar groups

Element	Description
Write group	Click Save to save changes or Save/Close to save changes and close the form.
Layout group	Click Title, Intro and Footer to create a form title, some introduction text, and a form footer (the text displayed under the Submit button on your form).
Language group	Click Language to switch the current language of the form. Note In the Content Editor, you can create a different language version of a web form.
Export group	Click To ascx to convert your form into a standard ASCX control.
Sorting group	Click one of the sorting buttons to sort a selected field or section.
Analytics group	Click Properties and Profiles to set up the analytics options.
Switch to group	Click Form Reports to switch to the Form Reports application.

Web form field properties

Element	Description
Appearance	Contains the parameters that affect how the field is displayed on the form: default value, help text and CSS class.
Validation	Contains the parameters that define the range of acceptable values for the field: validation type, the appropriate expression, as well as the minimum and maximum number of symbols.
Analytics	Contains the Tag parameter. If you select the Tag check box for a field, the information in this field is displayed in the Session Reports of Sitecore Engagement Analytics (SEA).
Rules	Contains rules that define the behavior of the selected web form field or section.

Web form elements

Element	Description
Title (the form title)	The name of the form displayed at the top of the form, specified in the Layout group.
Introduction	The text displayed after the title. This may include any useful information that website visitors should know before they fill out your form
Fields	Contains the title and type of fields and whether they are required.
Sections	Contain the headings that fields are grouped under. This is optional.
Submit button	Triggers the actions associated with the form. You can specify the name of this button in the pane on the left and configure the form verification, save actions, and success message.