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Enable sending email notification on form submission

  • Refer to this  page  to learn about sending an email on form submission
  • Refer to this  section  to learn how to verify email addresses
  1. Open the form builder.
  2. Click the  Properties  icon in the top-right of the form builder, as shown above. The  Form Properties  pane will appear on the right.

  3. Check the checkbox next to  Send Email Notification , then click the  Customize  link.

  4. Set  From  with one of the following:
    • Admin's email address . (This is selected by default)
    • Logged in user's email
    • + Add New Email  - to set any other email address of yours as  From . Refer to this  section  to learn how to verify an email address.

  5. Set  To  with any of the following:
    • Admin's email address
    • Logged in user's email
    • Form fields Email  fields present in the form
    • Any other email addresses, by typing them

  6. Click  Add Cc Add Bcc , and  Add Reply-to  to add Cc, Bcc and Reply-to email addresses. These are optional. You can set them with any of the following:
    • Admin's email address
    • Logged in user's email
    • Form fields Email  fields present in the form
    • Any other email addresses, by typing them

  7. Set the email's  Subject . It can contain plain text and refer to the data your users enter in your form's fields.
  8. Set the email's  Message  as required. It can contain rich text and refer to the data your users enter in your form's fields.
  9. Check the checkbox next to  Include user submitted data , then select the required form template (the  Default Template  is selected by default). This will enable you to include (in the email) the data your users submit (through your form) in a custom format (as defined in the selected form template).
  10. Click  Done .
Note:  The send email notification can be enabled only if the admin's email address is verified.

Verify email addresses

  1. Follow steps 1-3 given above to enable sending email notification on form submission.
  2. Click the  From  dropdown and select  + Add New Email .
  3. Enter the required email address, then click  Add . A verification code will be sent to this address by  noreply@zohocreator.com .

  4. Enter the 6-digit verification code that you received, then click  Verify .

  5. Upon successful verification, this email address will be listed in the  From  dropdown under  Verified Email Address .

Once added, you can use a verified email address across all apps in your account. You can also use verified email addresses in  send mail tasks .

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