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Forms Item: Label

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The Label item is standalone text and typically used for providing instructions to form completers. It does not collection information; it only displays information to the form completer.

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How To

Add a Label Item

  1. Access the Connect hub, Forms module, Manage Forms page.

  2. Find the form you're updating and from the Actions menu, select Edit form.

  3. From the Build step, select the tab you want to add the label field to.

  4. Click Add Item. The New Item pop-up window appears.

  5. Enter a Unique ID for the label field.

  6. Select Label from the Type drop-down.

  7. Select the appropriate label display option:

    • Display on the form appears visually on the form. If you do not show the item on the form, you must select Screen reader only to ensure screen readers can provide needed information.

    • Screen reader only is hidden visually but available to assistive technologies for accessibility.

  8. In the Text field, enter and format the label you want to use to describe the label field.

    Tip

    This is typically brief (e.g., Nickname), but can include leverage basic HTML formatting such as <bold>, <center>, <italics>, and hyperlinks <ahref>; when additional context is needed

  9. If you are grouping fields, enter the group name in the Group field.

    Items/fields with the same group name can be acted on simultaneously through other configurations. For example, multiple questions grouped under 'Faculty' can be shown, hidden, or validated together.

    Note

    Each item being included in the group must have the same group name in this field.

  10. Click the Settings tab.

    1. The item is automatically added to the left of the form page. Use the Alignment options to move the item to the center or right.

    2. Select Mobile, Tablet and/or Desktop to determine what platforms the item/field is visible on.

      If an item is required, all display on options are selected and cannot be updated.

  11. Click Update.

  12. If you want to move the item, use the drag and drop icons drag and drop icon The drag and drop icon. to move and i_drag_drop_block.png, and move it to the preferred location.