If you want to get a short amount of text from your respondents, such as name, company name, etc., you can use the Single Line field , which can take up to 255 characters as input.

If you are looking to collect a large amount of text from your respondents, like description, comments, feedback, etc., use the Multi Line field.

To collect a numeric value (without a decimal point), such as age, quantity, number of people, etc., use the Number field. If you wish to accept numeric values with decimal places, such as scores, use the Decimal field.

If you are looking to collect a date or time from your respondents, like their date of birth, date and time of arrival, etc., you can use the Date, Time, or Date-Time fields.

We also have dedicated fields for name, address, phone number, email address, website, and currency.

 

How to decide which choice-based field to use?

Looking to learn about your customer experience or conduct a satisfaction survey? Choose the Matrix Choice field as a way to ask several questions!

Want to sell products with their images in your order form? Use the Image Choices field.

Other fields                 

To allow your respondents to enter a true/false or yes/no response, or to let them select if they agree/disagree with your terms, use the  Terms and Conditions field. 

                        

Let your users upload necessary files and images, like resumes, photos, screenshots, etc., using the File Upload and Image Upload fields.

Having a long form with a lot of questions? The form can look unorganized if you keep adding questions without breaking them up into sections and pages. Break your form into sections, using the Section field, and organize the sections into separate pages using the Page Break field to provide a clean form filling experience to your respondents. Learn more about multi-page forms.

Collect multiple line items in your form with the Subform field. Create repeating sections with one Subform. For example, it can be used in order forms, booking forms, application forms, etc., to collect additional details associated with the primary form. 

 

Let customers rate your products and services with the Rating or Slider fields.

Provide more information about your service or product in a few lines using the Description field.

You can get your respondents to sign application forms, enrollment forms, etc., using the Signature field.

Explore more about the fields available in Zoho Forms!