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Prefilled-in fields |
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Formdesk supports several ways to have fields prefilled whenever a form is opened:
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Set a standard value |
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For each question you can set a standard value. For a Text field item fill in the "default text" box, and for a Multiple-choice item include a * in front of the option(s) that you would like to have selected automatically.
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Remembering input by using cookies |
You can set the "remember entry" option for a question to have the given answer to the question saved and shown when the form is opened again by the same user. This is aso valid for questions on any other form (within the same Formdesk account) with the same identifier.
This can be particularly useful for questions directly related to the user such as name, address, etc.
Formdesk saves a cookie on the computer of the visitor of the form.
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Include a parameter with the link/URL of a form |
You can include parameters to the link/URL of a form. Parameters can be included in the link/URL as follows:
http://formdesk.com/accountname/form?parameter1¶meter2¶meter3 etc.
The parameters always start with 'def_' followed by the identifier of the question and behind it the '='-character and the value with which the answer to the question needs to be prefilled-in automatically. You can set the identifier of the questions when creating your form. As you can see, the first parameter starts with a '?' and the following parameters with a '&'.
When you start the following link, you will see that the second field (with identifier 'firstname') is automatically prefilled-in with 'Alexander':
https://www.formdesk.com/demo/features_prefilled2?def_firstname=Alexander
The notation is therefore as follows:
[URL to your form]?def_[identifier]=[value]&def_[identifier]=[value]&def_[identifier]=[value] etc. |
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Import from an Excel sheet |
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You can import data of an Excel sheet beforehand and use an email invitation or username and password to ensure that the specific user information is already prefilled-in on the form. |
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