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How do I add a form to collect user information?
This article will show you: 1. How to add a form to collect user information. You need this because: 1. You want to create a custom form to capture information from the user, for example a catalog request, information request, etc. Description 1. Login to the administrator panel and select *"Design-->Forms-->Add". 2. Enter a "Subject"* for the form. The subject will be used as the subject of the email sent when the form is submitted. 3. In the drop down select the *"Page"* that the form will be added to. 4. In the field labelled *"To Email"* enter the email address of the person who should receive the submitted forms. 5. Select the *"Save form"* button to add the form. 6. After the form is saved a list of all existing forms is shown. The form now exists but it contains no questions. Select the *"List"* link next to the form just created. 7. Select the "Add Form Field" button to start adding the information to collect. 8. Enter the new fields information as below: Name = name of the field,. i.e if you were collecting someones name you could enter, What is your name? or just the word Name. Type = type of field to use for collecting this information. A text field is a single line field for data entry. Text area is a multi line field for data entry. A combo box is a drop down list with predefined options for the customer to choose from and a check box is a box that can be selected or not for yes and no values. Field Required = whether or not a value must be entered in the field for the shopper to continue View Order = the order that this field is displayed on the form. Lower numbers are shown first. Apply Validation = check if the field needs to be validated for a particular data type, ie email, number, date and then choose the type of validation 9. Select the "Save Form Field" button to save the field 10. Repeat steps 7-9 to add as many fields as necessary. Advanced users, can create custom html forms instead of using the form builder. Post form to: form_email.asp Form fields with special meaning: Subject: Subject of email Send_To: Email to send form to Success_Message: Text to display to shopper on successful submit.

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