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  • How to add more fields to my form?
    To add more fields to your form, you need to add more columns to your Notion table. Do not forget to choose the right type for your new column.Popular
  • How to add a star rating input?
    By default for Notion column of type "Number" NotionForms display a simple text input. If needed, you can also use a star rating input for the columns of type Number. Here's how to proceed: Open the form editor Open the settings for the "Number" input you want to transform into a star rating In the Number category, enable the "Popular
  • How to generate a unique ID for each new submission?
    Learn how to generate unique IDs for your form submissions. IDs can be an auto-incremented number of a random UUID.Popular
  • How to pre-fill a date field with today's date?
    Here's how to pre-fill a date field with today's date: Make sure you have a datetime column in your Notion Table On the form creation/update page, in the fields list, click the blue cog of the "Date" type column In the settings modal, check the "Date with time" option (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5d91dSome readers
  • How to add some logic to my form?
    Form logic can be used to build complex logical form. In NotionForms, each field has it's own logical behavior. There are 4 types of possible actions that can be triggerred: Hide field Show field (if it was previously hidden) Make field required Make field optional For each field, you can define some conditions, and then the actions to execute when these conditions are true. Building conditions is verySome readers
  • How to inject custom code in my form?
    Discover how to use our custom code featureSome readers
  • Why am I not seing a field for my "relation" column?
    In order for them to work you need to ensure that the related table is also shared with our integration. Notion only shares with us the existence of a relation only if we have access to both tables. To solve a missing relation column in NotionForms, follow this guide to see how to share the related table. After a page refSome readers
  • How to update a page on form submission?
    Update a database entry instead of creating a new one on form submissionSome readers
  • How can add multiple pages to my form?
    Creating multi-pages formsFew readers
  • How to allow multiple files upload with a single file input?
    Just like in Notion allow your respondents to upload multiple files with a single file inputFew readers
  • How to send an email submission confirmation to form respondents?
    You can send a custom submission confirmation email to your forms respondents. Note that this is only possible for forms with a single "Email"-type column. Here's how to set this up: Open the form editor (create a new form or update an existing one) Make sure that your form has 1 and only 1 email-type field. We will send the submission confirmation email to the email address entered in this field. Scroll down toFew readers
  • How to use URL form pre-fill?
    Pre-fill your form dynamically by generating custom URLs.Few readers
  • Can I embed my form in a Notion page (or site)?
    You can integrate/embed your form in a Notion page very easily. Just use the /embed command in Notion, and paste your form link.Few readers
  • How to fill the body of a Notion page with a form submission?
    Fill the body of the Notion page created when your NotionForms has a new submission.Few readers
  • How to remove NotionForms Branding?
    On every form there is a "Power by NotionForms" text. If you have a Pro or Enterprise subscription, you can remove it. To do so, open your form in the form editor, and in the customization section check the "Remove NotionForms Branding" option.Few readers
  • How to protect my form with a password?
    By default anyone knowing your form URL can answer your form. If your form contains sensitive information, or if you just want to restrict submission you can add a password. Here's how to proceed: Open the form editor (create a new form or update an existing one) Scroll down to the "Security & Privacy" section, andFew readers
  • How to add images to my form?
    If you need to add images in your form (other than the logo or the cover), you can use our image custom block. Here's how to proceed: Create a new form Select a table In the form editor, click "Add Block" blue button Click add block In tFew readers
  • How to update the list of options of a select field in my form?
    Refreshing a list of options in a select/multi-select fieldFew readers
  • How to change my form URL?
    Change your form url with a random id (uuid), or with a human-readable urlFew readers
  • How can I include time in my date field?
    Make sure you have a datetime column in your Notion Table On the form creation/update page, in the fields list, click the blue cog of the "Date" type column In the settings modal, check the "Date with time" option If you're using a specific timezone in Notion for this date column, you can set the same onFew readers
  • How to add a signature input?
    By default, for Notion column of type "Files" NotionForms display a file input in your form. If needed, you can also use a signature rating input for the columns of type Files. Here's how to proceed: Open the form editor Open the settings for the "Files" input you want to transform into a signature (https://storage.crisp.chat/uFew readers
  • How to add a Captcha to my form?
    To prevent Bots to respond to your form you can add Captcha protection. Here's how to proceed: Open the form editor for your form where you wish to add the Captcha In the "About Submission" section, enable the Captcha option That's it! You can save, your form will now have a Captcha protection. (https://storage.crisp.chat/uFew readers
  • How to close a form after a certain date?
    You may want your form to "expire", so that respondents have a submission deadline. Here's how you can set this up: Open the form editor (create a new form or update an existing one) Scroll the options to "About Submission" section Setup a closing date Add a custom message that will be shown when the form will be closed SFew readers
  • How to allow respondents to re-submit my form?
    Sometimes it can be useful to allow form respondents to submit your form multiple times. To enable this behavior, in the form editor, in the "About Submission" section, make sure to check "Allow users to fill the form again". A button will let your users submit the form again. By default the button text will be "Fill Again", but you change that.Few readers
  • How can I change the theme of my form?
    Style your form to your preferences, or make it look Notion!Few readers
  • How to put multiple inputs on the same line?
    Learn how to change your NotionForms inputs width!Few readers
  • Can I trigger another service whenever my form receives a submission - WebHooks?
    How to setup NotionForms' webhooks.Few readers
  • How to create multiple lines inputs?
    By default all text inputs are simple 1-line inputs. If needed, you can transform them into multiple lines input. Here's how to proceed: Open the form editor Open the settings for your text input In the Text Options, make sure to enable "Multi-lines input" Save the formFew readers
  • How to change the time format of my date field (am/pm)?
    The default time format uses the 24 hours format. You can change this to use the am/pm 12 hours format. Here's how: Open the form editor Open the input settings for your date field (by clicking the blue cog) In the date options section, enable the am/pm 12 hours format option Save your formFew readers
  • Can NotionForms work inside a Notion template?
    If you are creating a Notion template, you can embed a NotionForm in it. However, when sharing the template, the forms on the duplicated pages will still be the same and will still be connected to your Notion & NotionForms accounts. Hence, the copy of the forms will populate the the original database. The best thing to do is to share explanation on how to re-create the form, within the template.Few readers
  • How to share my form?
    Here's a short video guide showing you to share your form online. Click here to learn how to change your form URL.Few readers
  • How to redirect to another page after form submission?
    NotionForms offer two different approaches to redirect form respondents to an URL after a form submission. Which one to use depends on wether your form is embedded or not. If your form is not embedded If you are sharing (or redirecting to) the NotionForms form link, then redirecting to an URL after a form submission is simple. Open the for editor for your form Scroll to the "About Submission" section Change theFew readers
  • How to change the database connected to a form?
    Changing the database connected to your form is very simple. Head over to NotionForms.io, log in, and click on the form that you want to edit Click "Edit Form" When you are on the form editor, look at the left-side panel and click the button where the current database is showcased. Select the new database. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5d91dadd0b88Few readers
  • How to allow respondents to edit their form submission?
    This features allows your form respondents to edit their submissions at any point in time after submission. Enabling the feature Find and open the form for which we want to enabled the submission edition feature In the form editor, scroll down in the left panel until you reach the "About submission" section Toggle the "Editable submissions" button on and click "Save changes". (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/hFew readers
  • How do I hide my form's title?
    It's very simple. You can do this in two ways. In the form editor In the form URL advanced optionsFew readers
  • How to trigger some code on form submission?
    Sometimes it can be useful to run some custom code whenever a form gets submitted. Some example use cases: Redirect after submission to a certain page, with some custom URL parameters Track a submission event with an analytics tool And more On every form submission, our application "post a message" that you can use to trigger some custom code. The emitted message looks like this:Few readers

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