Insert form controls

Form controls let users enter data and interact with the form in fill out mode. You can add form controls directly to the form, inside a layout grid, or inside a data-entry table. The type of control you use depends on the type of data you want to collect. For example, to collect information about the project's level of complexity, you might create a list control with the values: High, Medium, and Low. If you want to know whether the project is a success, you might insert a check box control where a checked box means " yes" and an unchecked box means "no". You can also use formula controls and graph controls to calculate and display the results of other controls.

When you create or modify a form, you can choose from the following form controls and graphs.

Text Box

Users can enter unformatted text.

Check Box

Users can turn an item on or off.

Drop Down

Users can choose one value from a list. Values are visible only when you click the down arrow in the control.

Memo

Users can enter multiple lines of unformatted text with line breaks.

Formula

Displays the results of a mathematical operation. For a list of formula functions, go to Formula functions.

Option

Users can choose one value from a set of values. Values are displayed as radio buttons.

Numeric Box

Users can enter a decimal or an integer.

Rich Text

Users can enter multiple lines of formatted text and insert images, hyperlinks, and symbols.

Date Picker

Users can enter a date or choose one from a calendar.

List

Users can choose one value from a list of values. Values are always visible.

Optional Section

Users can show or hide sections of a form.

Text hidden

Text shown

Bar Chart

Users can compare data values in a data-entry table.

Gantt Chart

Users can track the progress of tasks in a data-entry table.

Pareto Chart

Users can plot values in a data-entry table to see where the largest gains can be made.

Scatterplot

Users can illustrate the relationship between two variables in a data-entry table.

In this example, you want users to enter the results of their data analysis, which can be lengthy. So, you insert a memo field, which allows users to enter multiple lines of unformatted text with line breaks.