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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 appear on the left of the input areas by default. Learn  how to change label placement in forms for browser .

Label placement  is applied at the form level — you cannot apply different label placements to the fields in your form. In addition to  Label placement , other factors contribute towards your form's appearance on a web browser.  Learn more

Available layouts

The following images show how an  Intern Application Form  looks when a user accesses from a web browser:

  • Field names appear on the left, and are left-aligned. This is the default layout.

  • Field names appear on the left, and are right-aligned:

  • Field names are displayed above their input boxes:

  • Field names are displayed inside their input boxes as tooltips (see the  Resume  field), and then move above the field when users input data.

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