Currency Fields

Currency fields are a specialized field type that accepts numbers and shows the appropriate currency symbol.

Settings

To edit a currency field

  1. Select the field on the canvas, and the options will appear in the right pane.
  2. Under Field label, enter the field label that will appear next to the field on the form.
  3. Under Variable, specify a name for the field variable associated with this field. If you do not specify a variable name, Forms will automatically assign the field one based on its label.
  4. Under Text above field and Text below field, you can enter any additional text that should appear with the field. Click the Insert variable button to include a variable with this text.
  5. Under Display options, select Required if users must fill in this field before submitting the form. Select Read-only if users should not be allowed to modify this field.

    6. Note: If a required field is hidden with a field rule, it is no longer required. A required field is only required when it appears on the form.

  6. Under Default value, enter the value that will appear in the field by default. If this option is blank, the field will appear empty by default.
  7. To configure advanced options, click the Advanced tab.
    • Under Calculation, specify a formula that will populate the contents of this field. Learn more
    • Under Currency format, specify the type of currency being captured. This setting will determine the currency symbol and decimal format that are displayed with the field.
    • Under Answer limit, Enable answer limit to specify the minimum and maximum accepted values.
    • Under Display, select the checkbox to separate every three digits with a comma, as in "1,000" and "1,000,000".
    • Under Tooltip, specify the help text that will appear when users hover over the field.
    • Under CSS classes, specify one or more CSS classes to assign this field. Learn more about using CSS.
  8. Select the Rules tab to create field rules specific to this field. Learn more about using rules.
  9. Your field changes will be applied to the form automatically.
  1. Select the field on the canvas and click Edit.
  2. Under Field label, enter the field label that will appear next to the field on the form.
  3. Under Variable, specify a name for the field variable associated with this field. If you do not specify a variable name, Forms will automatically assign the field one based on its label.
  4. Under Field options, select Required if users must fill in this field before submitting the form. Select Read-only if users should not be allowed to modify this field.

    5. Note: If a required field is hidden with a field rule, it is no longer required. A required field is only required when it appears on the form.

  5. Under Text above field and Text below field, you can enter any additional text that should appear with the field. Click the Insert variable button to include a variable with this text.
  6. Under Field width, select whether the field should be small, medium, large, or x-large in width.
  7. Under Currency display, select the checkbox to include a comma between every three digits in the field. For example, the value "1000" will be displayed as "1,000".
  8. Under Default value, enter the value that will appear in the field by default. If this option is blank, the field will appear empty by default.
  9. Under Currency format, specify the type of currency being captured. This setting will determine the currency symbol and decimal format that are displayed with the field.
  10. To configure advanced options, click the Advanced tab.
    • Under Calculation, specify a formula that will populate the contents of this field. Learn more
    • Under Tooltip, specify the help text that will appear when users hover over the field.
    • Under CSS class, specify a CSS class to assign this field. Learn more about using CSS.
  11. When you are finished editing the field settings, click Done. Your changes will be applied to the form automatically.