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Managing fields: adding, editing, and deleting

This article explains the basics of form building on Fourwaves.

All forms have at least 3 mandatory fields:

  1. First name

  2. Last name

  3. Email

You can add any number of additional fields following the instructions below.

Add a field

  1. In the organizer panel, navigate to your form.

  2. Click Add a field.

There are 8 common field types across all forms:

  1. Text. For short, single-line text answers.

  2. Long text. For longer text answers that may require multiple lines.

  3. Single Select (one answer). For multiple-choice questions where participants can select only one option (radio buttons).

  4. Multi Select. For multiple-choice questions where participants can select one or more options (checkboxes).

  5. Dropdown menu. For multiple-choice questions where participants select one option from a dropdown menu.

  6. File upload. Allows participants to upload a file. You can choose which file types are accepted: all file types, images (PNG, GIF, or JPG), PDF documents, or Word documents (.doc or .docx).

  7. Instructions. Not an input field, but a block of text that can be added to the form to provide information or instructions to participants.

  8. Country list. A dropdown menu that allows participants to select their country.

Some forms also include form-specific field types. For example, submission forms include fields for the submission title, authors, and abstract, while review forms include a score field.

Field settings

You can click the Edit icon to edit a field. This will open a side panel where you will see different options:

  • Label. The text the participant sees for this question. This is the public name of the field itself.

  • Description. An additional text box to specify instructions.

  • Short Label. It is used to identify the field in a short, concise format. It displays for example in your data table, on receipts or sometimes on the event website.

  • Mandatory. Determines if the participant must select a value for this field.

  • Hidden field. Hides a specific field from the registration form. It is only visible to organizers.

Multiple choice options settings

For radio buttons (single answer multiple choice questions), checkboxes and dropdown menus, you can edit additional parameters for each options of those questions.

  • Limited quantity. Determine if there's a maximum number of times this option can be selected.

  • Availability Period. Determine a start and end date outside which the option can't be selected. You can specify a start date only, an end date only or both. In the example below, the Researcher option is available until Sept. 1st 2024.

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