Switching between the Standard and Card Form Types

Switching between the Standard and Card Form Types

Switching between Standard and Card Form Types in Zoho Forms provides flexibility in designing and presenting forms to suit different use cases. 
Although, the choice between Standard and Card Form Types depends on the complexity of the form and the user experience you want to provide, read on the differences between Standard and Card Form types to assist you choose your form type.

Switching from Card Form to Standard Form

Here are the things you should know before you switch from the Card Form type to the Standard Form type.


From Card Form to Standard Form
Theme TransitionWill switch to the default theme of the Standard Form
Welcome PageWelcome Page (if included), will be removed
Field TypesImage Choices (Single-Select) will change to Image Choices (Radio)
Image Choices (Multi-Select) will change to Image Choices (Checkbox)
   Field Properties
   Hover Text (if included), will be removed
Form PropertiesWill not be retained
Form HeaderWill be displayed by default (Can be hidden after switching)

Switching from Standard Form to Card Form

Here are the things you should know before you switch from the Standard Form type to the Card Form type.


From Standard Form to Card Form
Theme TransitionWill switch to the default theme of the Card Form
Field Types
  1. Phone field in USA format will change to Phone in field International format
  2. Subform as an In-line element will change to Subform as a Pop-up
  3. Image Choices (Radio) will change to Image Choices (Single-Select)
  4. Image Choices (Checkbox) will change to Image Choices (Multi-Select)
  5. Image Choices (Only Images) will change to Image Choices (Multi-Select)
  6. Image Choices in 2 Columns / 3 Columns will change to Image Choices in 1 Column
Alignment
  1. Field Label
  2. Field Instructions
Will not be retained
Form Accessibility SettingsWill not be retained
Form HeaderWill be displayed by default (Can be hidden after switching)
  1. If you have the Page Break field or Section field on your Standard Form, remove the fields from the form before you switch to the Card Form type.
  2. If you have Formula field(s) in your Standard Form, place the fields involved in formula above their respective Formula field(s) before you switch.

How to switch form type?

To switch your form type from Standard to Card or vice-versa,
  1. In the forms listing (home page), under My Forms, hover over the horizontal ellipsis of the desired form as shown. If the form is a Standard Form, you will find the option to switch to Card type and vice-versa. Select the option.


  2. You will see a pop-up that says switching the form type will result in the modification of select configurations. Once you are clear about the modifications that will be made on switching the form type, click Switch.
Note: The option to switch the form type is only available to the form owner.


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