Form questions: Standard blocks

This article is part of the Form question reference. It covers the blocks of the Add a new block picker's Standard questions tab. The reference index explains how blocks are added, the form types and the options shared by most questions.

Standard questions

The picker text reads: “Collect any number of information from your respondents. In the Respondents tab, click on Visible columns to view answers in the table.”

Yes/No

Collects a single choice between Yes and No. It creates a Radio buttons question with those two values and Required on, and opens the Radio buttons editor. Available in every form type.

Input

Collects free text. Available in every form type.

Option	Default	Effect
Multiple lines	No	Shows a text area instead of a single line.
Rich text editor	No	Only with Multiple lines. The respondent gets formatting controls.
Required, Hidden, Locked, Must be unique	No	See the shared options.
Maximum word count	Off, 100	Limits the number of words. A counter shows under the field.
Maximum character count	Off, 100	Limits the number of characters.
Default	Empty	Prefilled text.
Description, Placeholder, Invoice/Summary, Attendance, Client account	—	See the shared options.

When the label contains a word such as “number”, “amount”, “price” or “how many”, the editor proposes “Seems you are asking for a number. Switch to a Number question instead?” with a Switch button.

Number

Collects a numeric value. Available in every form type.

Option	Default	Effect
Decimal places	0	Number of decimals accepted.
Default	Empty	Prefilled value.
Minimum, Maximum — “Leave blank for no restriction.”	Empty	Validation bounds.
Required, Hidden, Description, Attendance	—	See the shared options.

Number preset by admin

Label in the picker: Number preset by admin. “Allows you to preset and modify a number value. The respondent will not be able to change the value. Useful to preset the salary in an employment contract.” Not available in Checkout, Client profile or Waitlist forms.

Option	Default	Effect
Default	10	The preset value. The administrator changes it when prefilling the form.
Unit	$	Text shown next to the value.
Required, Hidden, Description	—	See the shared options.

Rating

Collects a star rating. Not available in Checkout or Waitlist forms.

Option	Default	Effect
Stars	5	Number of stars.
Required	Yes
Hidden, Description	—	See the shared options.

Notification based on selection

“Allow the respondent to select an option. Based on the answer, send an email notification with the filled form PDF attached. Email addresses are not visible to the respondent.” Not available in Waitlist or Client profile forms.

Option	Default	Effect
Value / Email rows	Two sample rows	Each choice and the addresses notified when it is selected. “Leave blank not to notify.”
Multiple choices	No	The respondent can select more than one value.
Notify when the form is updated	No	“When a staff member updates a submitted response, email the updated form to the addresses associated with the current selection.”
Default value	Empty	Preselected choice.
Placeholder (empty field text), Required (default Yes), Hidden, Description	—	See the shared options.

Many inputs on the same line

Collects several short answers on one row. Not available in Checkout, Client profile or Waitlist forms.

Option	Default	Effect
Columns	Column 1, Column 2 (text) and Yes/No	Each column has a type and a label.
Allow multiple rows	No	The respondent can add rows.
Required (default Yes), Hidden, Description, Attendance	—	See the shared options.

Formula

Calculates a value from other questions. Not available in Waitlist, Client profile or Client account forms. Also listed under E-Commerce and Expense claims.

Option	Default	Effect
Input rows	Two inputs	Each input is a question or a fixed value.
Operator	+	Operation applied between inputs.
Formatting	No formatting	Choices include No formatting, Dollar and Integer.
Hidden, Description, Attendance	—	See the shared options.

Collects one choice from a list. Available in every form type.

Option	Default	Effect
Values	Option 1, Option 2	One per line. Batch modify edits them as text; Sort orders them.
Placeholder (field text when empty)	Empty	Text shown before a choice is made.
Default value	Empty	Preselected value.
Allow search — “Allow search by typing in the dropdown menu.”	No
Locked	No	See the shared options.
Quiz question → Correct answer	No	Marks the question as graded (quiz). See Quiz forms and passing scores.
Use answers from another form question as the dropdown values. → Form, Question	No	The values come from the answers already collected by another form's question.
Required (default No), Hidden, Description, Show on the invoice in the client block., Attendance	—	See the shared options.

Radio buttons

Collects one choice. Available in every form type.

Option	Default	Effect
Values	Option 1, Option 2	Each value may carry a Detail description. Batch modify, Sort.
Inline	No	Choices on one line.
Option details — “Provide an input field to enter details”	No	Adds a text field labelled Please specify to a choice.
Fail value	Empty	“Specify what value is considered a fail. Set to empty not to count fail answers for this question. Used in Attendance tracking.”
Quiz question → Correct answer	No	Graded question. See Quiz forms and passing scores.
Required (default Yes), Hidden, Description, Show on the invoice in the client block., Attendance, Client account	—	See the shared options.

Multi radio buttons

Radio buttons organized as parent options with sub-options. Available in every form type.

Option	Default	Effect
Options / Items	Two parent options with sub-items	Sub-items are entered one per line under each parent.
Parent only — “Hide sub options and allow selecting only the parent option.”	No
Inline, Required (default Yes), Hidden, Description, Attendance	—	See the shared options.

Radio grid

A grid of rows with one radio choice per row. Not available in Checkout or Waitlist forms.

Option	Default	Effect
Rows	Row 1, Row 2	Each row may carry a Detail.
Columns	Column 1, Column 2	Choices.
Weight	Off (weights 1, 2)	Shows a numeric weight per column for scoring.
Keep data from previous answers	No	“The answer will be saved and other respondents will be able to see the previous answer.”
Create placeholders for each row	No	Makes each row's answer available as a merge field named {Question label: Row label}. Renaming or removing the question or a row blanks existing placeholders.
Row spacing	12 px	Extra space between rows.
Required (default Yes), Hidden, Description, Attendance	—	See the shared options.

Checkboxes

Collects several choices. Available in every form type.

Option	Default	Effect
Values	Option 1, Option 2	Each with an optional Detail. Batch modify, Sort.
Inline	No
Other option — “Provide an input field to enter another option”	No	Adds an Other text field.
Locked	No	Preset values the respondent cannot change.
Collapsible when empty → Expand label	No	Hides the choices behind a button until the respondent expands them. “Option not available when the question is required or locked”.
Keep data from previous answers	No	Other respondents see the previous answer.
Show buttons to select all or clear all	No
Display the checkboxes when using the placeholder	No	The merge field renders checkboxes instead of a list.
Quiz question → Correct answer, One of the answers	No	Graded; One of the answers accepts any one of the correct values. See Quiz forms and passing scores.
Required (default No), Hidden, Description, Attendance	—	See the shared options.

When a Checkboxes question is linked to communication tags, the editor shows “These choices come from Tags in Organization settings. The question and description can be edited here.”

Multi checkboxes

Checkboxes organized as parent options with sub-options; same editor as Multi radio buttons, with multiple selection. Available in every form type.

Checkbox grid

A grid with any number of checks per row. Not available in Checkout, Client profile or Waitlist forms.

Option	Default	Effect
Rows, Columns	Row 1, Row 2 / Column 1, Column 2
Add textfield column → Textfield column label	No	Adds a free-text column.
Register timestamps	No	“This will register the time a checkbox is checked for each row.”
Prioritize question width	No	“It will make the question wider to improve readability.”
Automatic save	No	“This question will be automatically saved when the answer changes. This will require the client to log into their account and they will only be able to fill the form once.”
Keep data from previous answers, Row spacing (12 px), Required (default Yes), Hidden, Description, Attendance	—	See above.

Number grid

A grid of numeric fields. Not available in Checkout, Client profile or Waitlist forms. Options: Rows, Columns, Row spacing, Keep data from previous answers, Required (default Yes), Hidden, Description, Attendance.

Ranking

The respondent orders a list. Not available in Checkout, Client profile or Waitlist forms.

Option	Default	Effect
Values	Red, Blue, Green, Purple, Brown	One per line. “No commas allowed”.
Description	“Please rank your favorite colors.”
Required (default No), Hidden, Attendance	—	See the shared options.

A consent checkbox that subscribes the respondent. Not available in Checkout, Client profile or Waitlist forms.

Option	Default	Effect
Subscription action	Subscribe them through a marketing form	Or Assign predefined tags.
Newsletter form	Empty	The marketing form to subscribe to.
Tags → Choose tags, Create tag	Empty	“When this question is checked, every selected tag is assigned to the client. Only tags enabled under Organization settings → Messaging → Tags are available.”
Checkbox label	Subscribe to our newsletter	Text next to the checkbox.
Required	Yes

Bookings waitlist

Shown only when the organization has bookings; not in Waitlist, Client profile or Client account forms. The respondent asks to be told about free booking slots. “This question is linked to a Booking availability notification automation. Shared availability settings are synchronized in both directions. Saving a new question creates the linked automation automatically.”

Option	Default	Effect
Send day(s) before	1	Days before the availability.
Time	Empty	Send time.
Packages	Empty	Booking packages covered.
Communication → Allow these communication types	Email	Email, or email and SMS.
Waitlist automation → Send automatic availability messages	On	Message when automation is turned off defaults to “The wait list is turned off.”
Communication template	Empty	The message must contain a button to the microsite bookings page; a block with free spots is appended.

Grant selector

Shown only on grant follow-up forms of organizations with grants. “This question allows the respondent to choose one of their grants. They must first be connected.” Options: Hidden, Description; the answer is included on the invoice by default.

Conditional branching

A radio (or checkbox) question whose choices show or hide other questions. Not available in Client profile or Waitlist forms. Full guide: Using conditional branching.

Option	Default	Effect
Options	Option 1, Option 2	Each option has a Detail and Show questions: “When an option is selected, show associated questions. Otherwise, any of these questions will be hidden.” “* Save the form in order to see available questions.”
Checkbox	No	Allows several options to be selected at once.
Inline	No
Advanced options → Only allow connected members with one of these memberships, Custom description	Empty	Restricts an option to logged-in members holding one of the memberships. “Leave empty to use the dynamic description from the above field.”
Disable submit button on choose	No	“Disable the submit button of the form when a client selects this option.”
Default value	Empty	Preselected option.
Rendered PDF → Hide this question in the PDF.	No
Required (default Yes), Hidden, Description, Attendance	—	See the shared options.

Rules enforced by the editor: a branched question must be placed after its branching question; a page break and the Account owner block cannot be branched. The “&” character is not allowed in option values.

Page break

Splits the form into pages. “Questions after this page break will be shown on a separate page.” Not available in Checkout, Client profile or Waitlist forms. Its only field is the Label, used as the page title.

Question filters

A multi-filter block that shows questions matching the selected filters; it does not work with page breaks. Shown only for a few organizations and marked PREMIUM. Options: filter names, each with options that list Show questions.