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Single Checkbox

A single checkbox is used to indicate agreement to terms and conditions, confirmation, or opt-in.

Basic setup

  1. In the Form Fields panel (left-hand side), click and drag the Checkbox field onto your form.
  2. Enter a field name (for internal purposes).
  3. Enter the checkbox text that will appear next to the checkbox.
  4. (Optional) Tick if users must tick this checkbox before they can submit their response.
  5. Save & Close.

Tip: If you want to use the checkbox in an opt-out scenario, click Tick if this checkbox should be ticked by default.

 

Show details in a pop-up window

You can display the details of the agreement, such as terms and conditions or a privacy policy, in a pop-up window that form users can access via a link in the checkbox text.

  1. Select your checkbox text.
  2. Click on Highlight your text then click here to make it link to a popup.
  3. Enter the contents of the pop-up window (e.g. terms and conditions) and format using the rich-text editor.
  4. Save & Close.

 

Show advanced options 

Advanced options provide additional controls and functionality as explained in the table below.

Option Tick this if you want to…
Assign numeric values for your options Assign a value to this checkbox when ticked to automate calculations within a form. 

To learn more, see Calculation Field.

Read-only – don’t allow entry into this field Lock a field to prevent form users from modifying a pre-defined field value. 

For example, you may have a default answer such as ‘today’s date’ or ‘customer ID’ that is pre-filled on the form and you don’t want form users to change it.

Hidden – don’t show this field on the online form Hide a field to prevent form users from modifying a pre-defined field value. 

For example, you may have a default answer such as ‘today’s date’ or ‘customer ID’ that is pre-filled on the form and you don’t want form users to see it.

Show /hide this field with conditional logic Hide this field until certain conditions/responses in other fields are met.

To learn more, see Show/hide fields based on conditions.

 

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