Setting limits and deadline
What is the maximum file upload size for NoteForms?
What is the maximum file upload size for NoteForms? 📁 You can upload as many files as needed and add as many fields within a single form as you want. That's very cool, and it's enough for most use cases. The only limits are related to file size: Pro subscribers have a limit of 10mb per uploaded file. Enterprise subscribers have a limit of 50mb per uploaded file.Few readersHow 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 SaFew readersHow many times can people respond to my forms?
NoteForms offers unlimited submissions, even for users on the free plan. That means that people can respond to your forms as many time as needed without any limit.Few readersHow to Limit the Number of Submissions?
Limit, Form, submissionsFew readersHow to Customize File Upload Size Limit?
Elevate Your File Uploads with Customizable Size Limits: Take control of your file upload experience by customizing the size limits to suit your needs perfectly. With this game-changing feature, you can break free from restrictive constraints and maximize the potential of your uploads. Here's a simplified step-by-step guide to unlocking this powerful capability: Log in to your account and access the forms section. Select the desired form and click "Edit" to make changes. (https://stoFew readers
Design and customization
How do I add custom code to my form?
Discover how to use our custom code featurePopularHow can add multiple pages to my form?
Creating multi-pages formsPopularHow 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 readersHow do I increase the size of my text field?
By default, text fields are set up to be single-line fields. If you need a bigger text field, all you have to do is locate the "gear" icon on your field and click it to show it's settings (this can be done on the left-side panel of your editor or in the preview): Then select the "multi-lines input" option and your field will change. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5d91dadd0b88a000/Few readersHow can I change the theme of my form?
Style your form to your preferences, or make it look Notion!Few readersHow do I customize my form with light or dark theme?
Do you want to customize your form with light or dark theme? Go to NoteForms.com and log in. In "Your Forms", locate the form you wan to edit. Click it and then click "Edit Form." When the editor opens, scroll down on the left-side panel until you find the "Customization" section. Click on the "Dark Mode" section and select your preferred theme from these options and save your changes: (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5d91dadd0b88a000/imagFew readersHow do I change the color of my form elements?
Do this to change the default colors of your form elements. Log into NoteForms and enter your form's editor: On the left-side panel, scroll down until you find the "Customization" tab, and change the colors on the "Color: (for buttons & inputs border)" menu. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5d91dadd0b88a000/imagFew readersHow to customize the favicon?
How to custom faviconFew readers
Troubleshooting
Where is my "relation" field/column?
There are two things required for the relation property to be used in your form: 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. Click here to Share a Notion DB on the right side of the page. You should also makePopularWhy can't I preview the uploaded images in Notion?
Notion official API does not currently support file uploads. Therefore, we need to upload the file ourselves. When a new file is submitted to your form, we need to send the file URL to Notion. In order for Notion to be able to retrieve the file, it needs to be publicly accessible - which is disabled by default for all forms created after the 21st of May 2024. If you would like to be able to preview images in Notion, you can make the file uploads in your form publicly accessible. Here's how to pSome readersUpdates to field names in Notion are not being reflected in my form. How can I change that?
This guide explains what to do if you updated your Notion fields' names and NoteForms hasn't changed. We don't update field names on purpose. This allows you to keep different names for questions and columns in Notion. Most users think this flexibility is better than the auto-update/synchronization of field names. To update your field names you can just change the name directly in NoteForms. Log into NoteForms Enter your form's editor. (https://storage.crisp.chaFew readers
Forms Management
How to take ownership of the form?
If you want to take complete control of a form, you'll need to take ownership of it. Here's how you can do it in just a few simple steps: First, log in to your account. Next, navigate to the forms section. Once you've found the form you want to own, click on it. Then, look for the three dots on the right-hand side of the screen and select "Take ownership". Congratulations! You're now the proud owner of that form! (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5d91dadd0bFew readersHow to duplicate a form?
Create a duplicate formFew readersHow to add or create tags to your forms?
To move a form to tags in your forms, follow these simple steps: Log in to your account. Go to your forms. Click on the form you want to add a tag to. Click "Edit Form". Scroll to the right side of the page and look for the "Tags" section. Select the tags that fit your form or type in to create a new tag. This will help you manage and organize your forms effiFew readers
Forms Settings and Setup
How to update the list of options of a select field in my form?
Refreshing a list of options in a select/multi-select fieldSome readersHow can I include time in my date field?
How to add timeFew readersHow 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, and fillFew readersHow 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/heFew readersHow do I add a file input to my form?
Using files within forms is indispensable for many users. Here's how to add a file input to your form. Create a "Files & Media" field on your Notion database, if you haven't already.Few readersHow do I add custom SEO settings to my form's link?
Learn how to customize the SEO meta fields of forms and views. More precisely: page title, page description, and og image. Log into NoteForms and open your form or database view editor mode. Inside the editor, Click on Setting on the top of the page then click on the Link Settings - SEO section on the left side. There you can customize the image and text that appear when you share your form on other sites (Open Graph). Save your changes.Few readersHow do I refresh my form's structure?
How to ensure that your changes in Notion databases reflect in NoteForms quickly. In most cases, what you update in Notion will automatically reflect in NoteForms. In you think this is not happening or happening as fast as you would like, you can refresh your form structure. How do you refresh your form's structure? Log into NoteForms Find the form that you want to refresh, click these the three dots at the right and then click "edit". Once you are inside the edFew readersHow do I hide field names?
Log into NoteForms Enter your form's editor. Click on any of these gear icons for your desired field to open the field settings. Mark the "hide field name option" and repeat for as many fields as needed. Save your changes.Few readersHow to update your form's field names
To update your field names you can just change the name directly in NoteForms. Log into NoteForms Enter your form's editor. Edit each field name directly on the Form Structure section of the editor. Or click on any of these gear icons for your desired field to open the field settings.Few readersHow do I update my registered email address?
Do this if you need to update your NoteForms email. You can change your email by logging into your NoteForms account. Once you are in, please visit this link. Finally, just change the registered email and click update.Few readersHow to Hide a Field?
Form, hide, field, best formFew readersHow to update the date input field format?
Title Tag: Customize Date Options | Disable Past Dates | Disable Future Dates | Include Time | End Date | Prefill with 'Today' | Choose Date FormatFew readersHow to add a slider?
SliderFew readersHow to rearrange the fields using drag and drop?
Add fieldsFew readersHow to undo and redo actions while editing the form?
How to undo and redo actions while editing the form?Few readers
Advanced features (Logic, Signature, Unique URL, etc)
How to add a signature input?
By default, for Notion column of type "Files" NoteForms 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/users/helPopularHow to use URL form pre-fill?
Pre-fill your form dynamically by generating custom URLs.Some readersHow 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.Some readersHow to use my own domain?
Using your own domain with NoteForms is easy, but you do need to know about DNS to set it up. Here is what to do: Create a CNAME DNS record pointing from your.domain.com to domains.NoteForms.com Once you have created the CNAME record, log intoFew readersHow 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/usFew readersHow do I enable lookup page features on my form?
If you would like to enable look up page features on your form, this is your guide. 👇🏼 How does lookup page work? Before seeing the form, respondents will have to choose an existing record. On selection, the form will appear, pre-filled with the record values. How do I enable lookup page on my form? Log into NoteForms and access the editor mode of the form you'd like to use with lookup page. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5d91dadd0b88a000/image14a7bmFew readersHow to show/hide the progress bar in my form?
When you create a form, the progress bar is set up to be shown on your published form by default. The bar is a visual aid for users to know how much of your form they have completed or are missing. It looks something like this: You can disable it or re-enable it by going to your form dashboard and selecting the form you'd like to edit. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5d91dadd0b88a0Few readersHow to enable uploads using a camera?
To edit a form in your account, follow these steps: Log in to your account. Navigate to your forms. Find and click on the form that you want to edit. Once on the form page, click on the "Edit Form" option. On the left side, you will see a list of form input blocks. Select the "File Input" block. Click on the settings icon for the "File Input" block. On the settings menu,Few readersHow do I embed a Loom video in my form?
Follow this guide to embed Loom videos in your NoteForms. Create your first form Record your Loom video and find the "Sharing" options: Go to the "Embed" tab, customize the embed as needed and copy the code. Crea a new "cusFew readersHow to add custom validation to a field?
How to add validation?Few readersHow to Mask or Hide Field Entries for Privacy? - Password field
How to Mask or Hide Field Entries for Privacy? - Password fieldFew readers
How to add more fields to my form?
NoteForms creates a new input field for each of your Notion database properties (or column). To add more fields to your form, you need to add more columns to your Notion database. Do not forget to choose the right type for your new column. Adding a new column to a Notion database (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dPopularHow to add a star rating input?
By default for Notion column of type "Number" NoteForms 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 "RatPopularHow 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.PopularHow 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/5d91daPopularHow to add some logic to my form?
Form logic can be used to build complex logical form. In NoteForms, 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 very similarPopularHow to update a page on form submission?
Update a database entry instead of creating a new one on form submissionPopularHow 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 inputSome readersHow to change my form URL?
Change your form url with a random id (uuid), or with a human-readable urlSome readersHow 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 readersHow to put multiple inputs on the same line?
Learn how to change your NotionForms inputs width!Few readersHow to remove NoteForms Branding?
On every form there is a "Powered by NoteForms" text. If you have a Pro or Team subscription, you can remove it. To do so, open your form in the form editor, and in the customization section check the "Remove NoteForms Branding" option.Few readersHow 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 readersHow do I enable the "Confetti" effect on my form?
Forms can be fun. You can enable a "Confetti" effect on your form to create excitement on your users! 🎉 To enable it: Log into NoteForms In "Your Forms" select the form that you want to edit and then click on "Edit Form" When you are in the editor, scroll down in the left-side panel until you see this option: 👁 Hint: is in the "About Submission" section. (https://storage.criFew readersHow to import a CSV to my Notion database?
If an issue occurs when saving a form submission, we will send you an email with a CSV file containing your answers, as explained in the guide "What happens with submissions that don't reach my Notion database?". If you would like to include the CSV you received over in email in your Notion database you can import it doing the following: Find the email that we sent you and downlFew readersHow do I create a “Chat Bubble” contact form using NoteForms?
Learn how to create a "chat bubble" contact form for your site using NoteForms. Not everyone likes (or has the resources) to provide live chat customer support on their website, yet having a contact chat bubble is very useful and looks great! Create a contact in NoteForms following these instructions and save your changes. Once you are of your form settingsFew readersHow 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 readersHow 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 readersHow can I add a custom block to my form?
Since you may require more than the standard Notion fields to build your forms, we have added custom blocks. Learn how to add them to your form. To add a custom block when you are on the form editor, go to the left-side panel and scroll down until youFew readersHow to embed a form in a WordPress site?
This guide will show you how to embed your forms in a WordPress site. Create a form and save the changes. You will be redirected to your form's "share" page. Click the option "embed form in a website". Copy this code: Go to your WordPress post and make sure you select the "text" view on the editor.Few readersIs it possible to share/save a form submission to multiple Notion databases?
Unfortunately this is not possible through NoteForms yet. Two different forms can send submissions to the same database but each form can only send submissions to one database.Few readersCan the scroll wheel be removed from my form when embedded in a Notion page?
If you created a great form and embedded it in Notion, but the scroll wheel is killing the aesthetics, here's how to fix it. Create your form Embed your form in Notion according to these instructions If the embed looks cropped or requires you to scroll down to see all of the content, simply grab the corner of your embed and expand your form until the scroll wheel disappears. (https://stFew readersHow do I integrate my form with Google Analytics?
Do you want to track your form's metrics via Google Analytics? You can integrate Google Analytics by doing the following: Go to NoteForms.com In "Your Forms", locate the form you wan to edit. Click it and then click "Edit Form." When the editor opens, scroll down on the left-side panel until you find the "Custom Code" section, and click on it. Paste your Google Tag therFew readersHow do I delete a field?
If you can't delete a regular field on your form editor, read this guide to solve it. You can delete & hide custom blocks directly in the NoteForms editor without problem, however that's not the case with regular form fields. Why? Because you created your form structure based on a Notion database. 💡Few readersHow to add a scale/score input?
By default for Notion column of type "Number" NoteForms display a simple text input. If needed, you can also use a scale/score 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 scale input In the Number category, enable the "Scale" option. Optionally you can choose the size of the scale. By defaulFew readersHow do I use a column layout in my forms?
For aesthetic or practical reasons, you may want to use a column layout in your forms. Here's how to do it. Go to NoteForms.com In "Your Forms", locate the form you wan to edit. Click it and then click "Edit Form." When the editor opens, scroll down on the left-side panel until you find the fields that you want to edit. For this example, I will edit these two: IFew readersHow do I make a form re-fillable?
How to change your user's interface to prompt them to re-fill a form. When a form is submitted, we show the form success page. Sometimes you may want to allow form respondents to re-submit their forms. To do so we have this option: When this is enabled, the form has this option on the form success page: AllFew readersHow 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 readersCan my form submissions edit an existing Notion page?
This features allows your form respondents to edit their submissions at any point in time after submission. Editing Form Submissions If that option is enabled, form respondents will see a new edit button after submission: They can click it to edit their submission, and they can copy that URL and save it to edit their submission in the futFew readersHow do I use the "auto-save" form progress feature?
Do you want to enable form respondents to save the progress of their form responses? That will allow them to continue where they left off. This option will be enabled by default. In some cases, the auto-save feature won't be ideal. To disable it: Go to Noteforms.com, log in, and find or create your new form. When you are inside the form editor, scroll down on the left-side panel until you see this option ("Customization" section): (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/wFew readersHow do I customize my form's "reply-to" email?
With NoteForms, you can customize the reply-to field of the form submission email notification. With this feature, you can ensure that notifications are sent to the right email address for seamless communication with your respondents. Here's how it works: 1. Custom Reply-To Address If you've specified a custom reply-to email address in your notification settings, the notification emails will use this address as the reply-to. This means that when you receive a form submission notificationFew readersHow do I disable specific country codes on phone input fields?
Smart phone input fields are now supported. Here's how to restrict some country codes. Once you are inside NoteForms editor, locate your phone input field and open the field settings (inside the left-side panel or the form-preview): Find the "Disabled countries" section and select the countries you want toFew readersHow do I bypass the form success page?
When a form is submitted, we show the form success page. Sometimes you may want to allow form respondents to re-submit their forms. To do so we have this option: When this is enabled, the form has this option on the form success page: That’s can great for some use cases, but if you want to avoid going to this pFew readersWhat happens with submissions that don't reach my Notion database?
One of your submissions went through but you can't see it in Notion. Where is it? We only store form submissions in your Notion databases. None of the content submitted on your form is stored on our servers. The content is only owned by you or your company. So, if you don't store this info, what happens with submissions that don't reach my Notion database? NoFew readersHow do I place the field help text below or above the input box?
You can now decide if the field help text will be below or above the input box. To adjust this: Log into NoteForms and open your forms or database view editor mode. Inside the editor, find the field you want to edit on the form structure and click the gear icon to open its settings. IFew readersCan I work with guest users on a "person" field?
Your workspace has team members and guest users. Can you work with both inside NoteForms? Answer: You can only pull up workspace team members as option for person fields. What alternatives do I have? 💡 For guest users the best would be to use regular select fields and create the text options manually (https://help.noteforms.com/en/article/how-to-update-the-listFew readersHow do I add a phone input field to my form?
You need to add a phone field to your form If the phone field was a part of your database before you created the form - then it will be automatically imported to NoteForms when you create it. If you want to add it to an already-existing form you must add a new field in Notion and refresh your form structure afteFew readersHow do I add a code block to my form?
Code blocks are custom blocks. Here's how to add them. Log into NoteForms and create a new form or edit a current form. When you are inside the editor, click the "Add Custom Block" button. Select the "code block" option Finally, customize the code block field settings or drag it to a dFew readersHow do I create a NoteForms template?
There are numerous reasons why you may need a NoteForms template. Here's how to create them. Once that your form has been created, go to "Your Forms" and click the name of the form you want to turn into a template. Once that you are on the form settings page, click the three dots on the top right corner and then click "Create template" (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5d91dadd0Few readersHow do I change the font on my form?
Do you want a different font? Follow this guide. While NoteForms doesn't have a native feature to change fonts yet, you have a few options. You can change the theme in your form editor's "customization" section. To do this, please log into NoteForms, find your form, and click edit. When you are inside the form editor, scroll down on the left-side panel until you see the "CustomizationFew readersAre do I ensure my forms are private?
In the "Information" section of your form you will see this: "Public" doesn't necessarily mean the form will be available online. It just means it's open or discoverable via the URL. You can still go to "Form access" and "Security and Privacy" sections and set up additional filters. You canFew readersCan I share a form with my Notion workspace members only?
Yes, this is possible if you enable Notion login protection! 🔐 If you want the form to be visible to your Notion workspace team members - you'll love this feature. You can enable it on the "Form access" section of your form. How it works: When a user clicks on the form link, instead of showing the form, the workspace will prompt them to log in with Notion and to select the workspace. The form will be restricted to people members who are external to your workspace. So, only peopleFew readersHow do I re-connect my Notion database?
Do this to re-connect your Notion database. Since our service is built on top of Notion, databases may be disconnected eventually if Notion has issues. No worries, submissions are never lost. You can learn more about why here. To re-connect your database please go to "You Forms" and click this option on the form you need to fix. (https://storage.cFew readers