Manage forms
Auto-adjust fields in form sections
In a nutshell The Field Alignment form property allows you to control how form fields are aligned in forms with multiple sections. This helps avoid unnecessary spaces in each section and gives a better organized layout. Availability This property: ...
Confirmation upon form submission
1. What Does This Page Cover? Learn about the Confirm Form Submission form property that allows you (super-admin/admin) to ensure that your users don't accidentally submit forms in your Creator applications upon clicking Enter/Return keys on their ...
Adding records
Overview A record in Zoho Creator is a row of data submitted through a form. The data submitted through a form is stored in the application itself and reports help present it in a meaningful way. Who can add records? The application owner Shared ...
Set custom form title
Open the form builder. Click the Properties icon in the top-right corner of the form builder. The Form Properties pane will appear on the right. Navigate to Form Properties > Appearance > Form Title. Enter the required title in the While adding ...
Understand custom form title
The form title helps you assign different customized titles to the forms that will be displayed when the user is performing different tasks. While adding record - The title that will be displayed when a user accesses the form to add a record. While ...
Delete form
Delete a form Open the component pane as shown below, then select the form which you want to delete. Its Design page will appear. Hover the mouse over the form's preview, then click Open Form Builder. Click the More icon in the top-right of the form ...
Rename form
Rename a form Edit your application. Open the component pane as shown below, then select the form you want to rename. Its Design page will appear. Hover the mouse over the form's preview, then click Open Form Builder . Click the More icon in the ...
Change label placement for tablet
Change field label placement in forms for tablet Refer to this page to learn about field label placement in forms for tablet devices. Open the component pane as shown below, then select the required form. Its Design page will appear. Click the Tablet ...
Change label placement for phone
Change field label placement in forms for phone Refer to this page to learn about field label placement in forms for phone. Open the component pane as shown below, then select the required form. Its Design page will appear. Click the Phone icon in ...
Change label placement for browser
Change field label placement in forms for browser Refer to this page to learn about field label placement in forms for browser. Open the component pane as shown below, then select the required form. Its Design page will appear. Click the Web icon ...
Understand label placement for tablet
Understand field label placement in forms for tablet Label placement for a Form lets you define how field labels (or field names ) appear in relation to the field input areas. A layout is applied by default for tablets. You can switch to any one of ...
Understand label placement for phone
Understand field label placement in forms for phone Label placement for a Form lets you define how field labels (or field names ) appear in relation to the field input areas. A layout is applied by default. You can switch to any one of the available ...
Understand label placement for browser
Understand field label placement in forms for browser Label placement for a form lets you define how field labels (or field names ) appear in relation to the field input areas. When a user accesses your Form from a web browser, the field labels ...
Set user as record owner
Set selected user as record owner Record owner property enables you to assign a field to identify the owner of a record. The default choice selected for record owner in a form is the Added User field. To set a record owner: Open the form builder. ...
Manage label width
Manage field label width for forms Refer to this page to learn about the Label width form property. Open the form builder. Click the Properties icon in the top-right corner of the form builder. The Form Properties pane will appear on the right. ...
Restrict form availability
Restrict a form's availability Open the form builder. Click the Properties icon in the top-right of the form builder, as shown below. The Form Properties pane will appear on the right. Navigate to the Form Properties > Restrict Form Availability ...
Set maximum entries
Restrict access to a form after a certain number of entries Refer to this page to learn about the Disable form after a certain number of entries property. Refer to this page to learn about the ways in which you can restrict entries from being ...
Configuring geofence for form restriction
Refer to this page to learn about defining a geo-fence for a form. Open the form builder. Click the Properties icon in the top-right of the form builder, as shown below. The Form Properties will appear on the right. Navigate to the Form Properties > ...
Allow one entry per IP address
Restrict form entries by allowing one entry per IP address Refer to this page to learn about this form property. Open the form builder. Click the Properties icon in the top-right of the form builder, as shown below. The Form Properties pane will ...
Allow one entry per user
Restrict form entries by allowing one entry per user Open the form builder. Click the Properties icon in the top-right of the form builder, as shown below. The Form Properties pane will appear on the right. Navigate to the Form Properties > Restrict ...
Enable CAPTCHA
Restrict form entries by enabling CAPTCHA Refer to this page to learn about Captcha validation for forms. The Enable Captcha feature allows you to provide a Captcha for your internal users, i.e., users within the same organization. Learn how to ...
Customize form buttons
Customize the Names of Form Buttons Open the form builder. Click the Properties icon in the top-right of the form builder, as shown below. The Form Properties pane will appear on the right. Navigate to the Buttons section. You can customize the ...
Capture IP address
Manage the capturing of IP addresses in forms IP address is considered personal data. Refer to understand capturing IP address to learn more. You can manage capturing IP addresses as follows: Enable capturing IP addresses Disable capturing IP ...
Capture Location
Manage the Capturing of Location Data by Forms Location is considered personal data. It will be captured only when your users consent. Refer to understand capturing location to learn more. You can manage capturing location data as follows: Enable ...
Redirect to website, form, report, or page
Enable redirection to a website, form, report, or page, on form submission You can configure your form such that the user is redirected to a website, or a component ( form , report , or page , present in the same app) on form submission. To do this: ...
Send email notification
Enable sending email notification on form submission To improve email deliverability, we will be following Gmail's updated sender email policy starting from February 1, 2024. This means that Gmail addresses cannot be used as a sender address in the ...
Customize form submission message
Refer to this page to learn about showing a message on form submission To ensure that your users don't accidentally submit forms upon clicking Enter/Return button on their devices, you (super-admin/admin) can enable the Confirm form submission form ...
Minimum field width limits
Minimum field width limits The following are the lower limits to the field widths. You will be able to customize your form fields up to the limits mentioned here: Field Minimum Width Address 200px Currency 60px Date 100px Date-Time 100px Decimal 30px ...
Understand label width
Understand field label width for forms Refer to this page to learn how to manage the Label width form property. The Label width form property lets you manage the space that the field names (or labels) occupy when a user accesses your form ...
Understand restricting a form's availability
Understand restricting a form's availability You can make your form available strictly for a particular duration. You can set your form's access duration is either of the following ways: By setting both the Start time and End time : When a user ...
Understand maximum entries
Understand restricting access to a form after a certain number of entries You can restrict your users from accessing your form by setting the maximum number of entries it can accept. Learn how When a user accesses your form (to submit an ...
Understanding geofence for form restriction
Geo-fence is a virtual fence, boundary, or barrier that is defined around a geographical location. By setting up a geo-fence for your form, you can make your form accept only those entries that are from inside the geo-fence. Below is how the message ...
Understand Allowing Only One Entry per IP Address
Understand restricting form entries by allowing only one entry per IP address You can restrict your form to accept just one entry from a public IP address. Learn how This restriction can be enabled only when capturing IP address is enabled on that ...
Understand allowing one entry per user
Understand restricting form entries by allowing one entry per user You can restrict your form to accept just only one entry per user. Learn how When a user accesses your form a second time, the form will not load. Instead, the user will see a ...
Understand Captcha
Understand restricting form entries by enabling Captcha CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. It is a technique that is commonly used to ensure that a computer, web service, or (in this case) ...
Understand form buttons
Understand form buttons A form in a Zoho Creator app features the following set of buttons: When a user accesses your form to submit an entry (i.e., add a record): Submit and Reset . When a user accesses your form to update a record: Update ...
Understand capturing IP address
Understand capturing IP addresses on form submission Forms in your Zoho Creator app can capture the public IP addresses users submit their entries from. You can enable this using the Capture IP address form property. Refer to this page to learn how ...
Understand Capturing Location
Understand Capturing Location on Form Submission Geolocation is a technique that allows you to determine, with your user's consent , the geographical location from where they access your form . You can enable it on your forms using the Capture ...
Understanding redirection
Understanding redirecting to a website, form, report, or page, on form submission When a user submits your form, you can enable redirecting them to any of the following: A website of your choice A form in the same app A report in the same app A page ...
Understanding sending an email notification
Understanding sending an email notification on form submission You can enable your users to automatically receive an email notification when they submit an entry through your form. Most importantly you can send this email from a different From ...
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