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Forms Item: Placeholder

Important

Information and features vary according to the roles to which you belong and the permissions associated with those roles. For more information, contact your module manager or your campus support team.

The Placeholder item doesn't collect information—it adds blank space to your form.

Tip

If you add a blank row to add space, it will be removed from the form. The placeholder gives you the flexibility to add blank space.

How To

Add a Placeholder to a Form

  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 where you want to add the placeholder.

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

  5. Enter a Unique ID for the placeholder field.

  6. Select Placeholder from the Type drop-down.

  7. 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.

  8. Click the Settings tab.

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

  9. Click Update.

  10. 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.