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| <html><br />Drag fields from the right into sections on the left to build your form</div></html> | <html><br />Drag fields from the right into sections on the left to build your form</div></html> | ||
| + | ==== Adding and removing fields ==== | ||
| A form consists of one or more sections. Add at least one section and then you can add fields to the form by dragging them from the list on the right into one of the sections on the left. To remove a field from the form, drag it from its section back to the list on the right. | A form consists of one or more sections. Add at least one section and then you can add fields to the form by dragging them from the list on the right into one of the sections on the left. To remove a field from the form, drag it from its section back to the list on the right. | ||
| - | === Adding text === | + | ==== Adding text ==== |
| You can also add **text boxes** to the form by dragging the box labeled **TEXT** to a section. Click inside the text box and type or paste text you want to appear. You can drag the text box as many times as you like -- each time a new text box will be added to the form. | You can also add **text boxes** to the form by dragging the box labeled **TEXT** to a section. Click inside the text box and type or paste text you want to appear. You can drag the text box as many times as you like -- each time a new text box will be added to the form. | ||
| You can use the [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/|Markdown syntax]] to add formatting like bold and italic or to create headers, lists or links. (You can also type any HTML tags that can be produced through Markdown.) See [[Text formatting]] for more information. | You can use the [[http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/|Markdown syntax]] to add formatting like bold and italic or to create headers, lists or links. (You can also type any HTML tags that can be produced through Markdown.) See [[Text formatting]] for more information. | ||
| - | === Controlling layout === | + | ==== Controlling layout ==== |
| - | You can use sections to control the layout: each section can have 1, 2 or 3 columns. The number of columns affects how wide they are and, correspondingly, how wide the fields are. Use the up and down arrow links to move a section higher or lower in the form. | + | You can use sections to control the layout: each section can have 1, 2 or 3 columns. The number of columns affects how wide they are and, correspondingly, how wide the fields are. Use the up and down arrow links to move a section higher or lower in the form. Removing a section will move all of its field back to the list on the right. |
| **Note:** if there are no fields on the form, the edit option will be disabled and users will be unable to create any new entries. | **Note:** if there are no fields on the form, the edit option will be disabled and users will be unable to create any new entries. | ||
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