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The following table describes each item type and what type of specialized properties can be set in its Edit Properties dialog as well as an indicator that lets you know if it will automatically be summarized as a chart in the View Responses page.
Palette Item | Description | Specialized Properties (in Edit Properties Dialog) | Chart-able |
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Section | A Section is used to contain other items and is useful for grouping items together. Sections can contain other sections. | Allows the user to collapse and expand the section in the form. | - |
Text | A Text item is used to present formatted text to the user. Text items are useful for headings, long descriptions, instructions, and legal text. | Presents a rich text editor for entering formatted text and images. | - |
Single Line Entry | A Single Line Entry captures a single line of data, such as a First Name. | Can specify the maximum number of allowable characters. | No |
Multi-Line Entry | Multi Line Entry captures multiple lines of data, which is useful for capturing a large amount of text, such as comment fields. | Can specify the number of rows to display to the user. | No |
Number | Number is a Single Line Entry field that contains validation logic to ensure a number is entered. Number also contains properties that allow you to control the range and format of how the number is displayed. If the validation fails, the user is not allowed to submit the form. | Can specify the allowable range, and number format (found in the Advanced tab). | Yes |
Currency | Currency is a Single Line Entry field that contains validation logic to ensure a currency amount is entered. A numeric value is entered, and the field formats the number into the specified currency format. If the validation fails the user is not allowed to submit the form. | Can specify the currency type and the allowable range (found in the Advanced tab). | Yes |
Date | Date provides a date picker for the capturing of date information. | Can specify the date format and allowable range | No |
Time | Time provides a time picker for the capturing of time of day information. | Can specify the time format and allowable range | No |
Email is a Single Line Entry field that has validation logic to ensure a proper email address is entered. | No | ||
Page Navigation | Page Navigation adds a set of smart next and previous buttons to the form to allow the user to navigate between pages. Page navigation is only needed when your form contains more than one page. | Can specify button images and location of buttons (header, footer, or in-place). | No |
Button | Button is a generic button that can be modified to carry out custom actions. | Can specify button images. | No |
Image | An Image item is used to add an image to the form. Use Image to add banners, headers, or footers. | Allows for upload of image off disk, or reference image on web. | No |
Drop Down | Drop Down presents a choice list to the user when the drop down is selected. The user must choose one of the choices provided. Also referred to as a pop-up. | Allows for entry of choice list values, or can hook up to. service to retrieve choice list values from external system. | Yes |
Select One | Select One presents a list of options to the user, from which the user can only select one. Also referred to as a radio group. | Allows for entry of choice list and either horizontal or vertical alignment of choice list. | Yes |
Select Many | Select Many presents a list of options to the user, from which the user can select any number of the options. Also referred to as a check group. | Allows for entry of choice list values and either horizontal or vertical alignment of choice list as well as specifying the number of choices that must be selected. | Yes |
Survey | A Survey item presents a survey style question format. The user is asked a series of questions, and is provided a series of choices to answer the questions. | Allows for entry of choice list values and questions. Also allows for either select one or select many mode. | Yes |
Check | A Check represents a single check box to the user allowing them to specify a true or false answer. | Yes | |
Choice Slider | A Choice Slider is a slider object where the choices are string values. There is no limit to the number of choices that can be defined and the slider locks to each choice defined. If you provide too many choices then the UI may become "messy", ideal implementation of this item is generally less than 10 choices. | Can define the start and stop labels which are shown at the edges of the item. Can hide the choice (tick) labels. | Yes |
Line | A horizontal line. | Designer can change thickness and color. | No |
Numeric Slider | A Numeric Slider is a slider object where the choices are numbers. | The number of choices are defined by properties in the item, where you set the Start and Stop values and then the Number of Ticks. Can force the slider to Snap to ticks, specify start and stop labels, show tick labels and assign custom CSS class name. | Yes |
Here's the same information, but for those items found in the Specialized Palette drawer.
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