# Form fields and layout reference You'll find the fields you can add to a form, how to arrange them, and which settings control required answers and syncing. Available on the Grow, Scale, and Pro plans. Use this reference to choose what your form collects and how its fields fit together. The **Fields** tab includes built-in form controls and questions linked from your shared library. Every new form includes Email and Submit, and you can't delete either. ![Form Fields panel with email and submit fields and the Add field button highlighted](https://rightmessage.com/help/screens/builders-form-fields.light.webp) ## Fields you can add **Add field** opens a searchable picker. Arrow keys move through choices, Enter selects, and Escape closes it. Search matches question names, wording, types, and keywords. ![Form field picker with contact, answer, scale, choice, layout, and question library categories](https://rightmessage.com/help/screens/widgets-field-picker.light.webp) | If you'd like to add… | Look in this picker group | | -------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Name, Phone number, Address, Country, or Website | Contact. | | Short text, Long text, Number, Currency, or Date | Answers. | | Rating, NPS, or Slider | Scales. | | Multiple choice | Choices. | | Checkbox, Hidden field, Spacer, Rich text, or HTML | Layout & advanced. These are built-in fields, not library questions. | | A question you've already created | From your question library. It shows eligible questions that aren't already on this form. Email questions aren't included because the form has its own Email control. | Choosing a question type creates a library question and links it to the form. Choosing a question from your library reuses it. You can't add the same question twice to one form. ## Linked question types A linked field uses the validation, answer choices, and mappings in its shared [question settings](https://rightmessage.com/help/question-settings-reference). | Type | Collected value or control | Form width | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | | Name | Structured name fields. | Always Full. | | Phone number | Phone input using the question's country and validation settings. | Half or Full. | | Address | Structured address fields. | Always Full. | | Country | Country selection. | Half or Full. | | Website | URL input. | Half or Full. | | Short text | Single-line answer. | Half or Full. | | Long text | Multiline answer. | Half or Full. | | Number | Numeric input. | Half or Full. | | Currency | Numeric amount with the question's currency settings. | Half or Full. | | Date | Date input. | Half or Full. | | Rating | Rating control. | Always Full. | | NPS | Numeric recommendation scale. | Always Full. | | Slider | Value selected along a configured range. | Always Full. | | Multiple choice | Answer choices tied to the question's segments. | Half or Full. | Linked fields start at full width, with the question wording as their label. They use the question's required setting when it has one. Otherwise, they start as optional. ### Field inspector Selecting a field opens its inspector. - **Label** changes the wording on this form. - **Placeholder** appears for supported text-like inputs. A question's placeholder supplies the fallback. - **Question** selects or edits the linked library question. - **Required** controls supported field validation. Native Email remains required regardless of this switch. - **Width** selects **Half** or **Full** where the field can resize. - **Show answers as** offers **Dropdown** or **Radio** for choice questions. Fields default to Dropdown, which accepts one answer. For a multiple-answer question, Radio displays checkboxes so the visitor can select several answers, despite the editor's label. - **Delete field** removes a deletable field from this form. ![Does Work With Team field inspector showing its current label, mapping and field options](https://rightmessage.com/help/screens/builders-form-question-field.light.webp) Changing the label on this form doesn't rename the shared question. Editing the question itself changes its settings everywhere you use it. **Create and link question** in the question drawer creates a new library question and adds it to the form. If you close an unsaved question draft, RightMessage asks whether to discard it. **This question isn't synced to a field** means an input question has no sync mapping. Visitors can still select and submit it. Choose **Edit question to set up syncing** if you want the answer saved to your email platform. Deleting a library question removes its linked controls. A field can't display fully if its question is missing. ## Built-in fields | Field | Inspector controls and limits | | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Email | Label and placeholder. Always required. Cannot be deleted. Can use Half or Full width. | | Submit | **Button text** edits the form's button wording. Always Full width and cannot be deleted. | | Checkbox | Rich-text **Label**, **Save answers to**, and **Value** sent when checked. No Required control. | | Hidden field | **Save answers to** and a fixed value. No visible label or placeholder editor, and no width control. | | Rich text | **Content** and **Text Size**. Choose **Extra Small**, **Small**, **Medium**, or **Large**. Medium is the default. Does not collect a response. | | HTML | **HTML Code** edits a content block. Configure response fields and their mappings separately. | | Spacer | A blank layout field with no extra content settings. | Checkbox, Rich text, HTML, and Spacer can use Half or Full width. New layout fields start Full. Hidden fields have no width control. ![Hidden field inspector with blog-newsletter saved to the UTM Campaign field](https://rightmessage.com/help/screens/builders-form-hidden-field.light.webp) A hidden field in [WorkForge](https://workforge.rightmessage.com) could send `blog-newsletter` to a campaign field. Hidden means visitors don't see it on the form, not that it's secret. Don't put credentials or sensitive internal data in it. A built-in checkbox can't enforce required consent through this inspector. Asking visitors to agree in its wording doesn't make it required. ## Older fields you can still edit You can still edit saved native **Text**, **Text Area**, **Phone**, and **Radio Buttons** fields. They aren't in the current add menu. For new fields, use the matching linked question type. | Existing type | Editable settings | | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Text | Label, placeholder, required state, width, and email-platform field mapping. | | Text Area | Label, placeholder, required state, width, and mapping. | | Phone | Label, placeholder, fallback country, invalid-number message, required state, width, and mapping. Detected visitor location takes precedence over the fallback country. | | Radio Buttons | Rich-text label, available options, required state, width, and mapping. Options can be added, edited, or deleted. | The old native Number placeholder isn't a field you can add. The linked **Number** question in the current picker is a separate, available control. ## Field order and layout You can insert fields where you want them and reorder them by dragging the preview controls or inspector list. Half uses half the form's width, and Full uses all of it. Inserting or moving fields keeps Submit last. Opening the Fields tab alone doesn't reorder an older saved form. The widget controls fonts, colors, spacing, and label placement. For **Inside** labels, the preview can show label text where a placeholder would normally appear. Changing the widget's label style is separate from changing field values or validation. ## What happens when someone submits Linked answers go with the form submission. They don't identify the visitor on their own. The form's email and selected action handle that. RightMessage saves validated answers in the browser before the destination finishes processing them, so a saved local answer doesn't mean your email platform received it. The form follows its dedicated post-submit path. That editor doesn't let you insert offers, exit nodes, or questions that ask the visitor for an answer. **Fields** and **Actions** are locked while the form has a draft or running A/B test. A completed test doesn't keep them locked. See the [form actions reference](https://rightmessage.com/help/form-actions-reference) for destination requirements. ## Other ways to create a form Alongside **Blank**, the creation screen offers **Copy a form** and **Draft with Righty**. For a copy, select the source form. For Righty, describe what you want the form to do. A copy includes personalized content but starts with fresh reporting data. **Cancel** leaves the creation screen without adding a form. ## Find and manage your forms **List** and **Grid** change how you browse forms. **All**, **In use**, and **Unused** filter by whether a flow uses the form, not whether it's enabled. You can filter by flow or submission action. **Search forms** matches form and flow names. **Clear filters** removes the selected filters. Sort by most or fewest shown, most or fewest conversions, highest or lowest rate, or name. The date selector changes the reporting period. [Widget and offer reporting](https://rightmessage.com/help/widget-and-offer-results) explains those numbers. The full editor has **Results**, **Content**, **Fields**, **Actions**, **A/B test**, and **Uses**. The flow drawer leaves out reporting and test tabs. The header's **Enabled** toggle pauses the form. **More actions** has **Duplicate** and **Delete**, each with confirmation. Publish a pause or deletion to apply it to your website. Running tests lock content editing. Draft and running tests lock **Fields** and **Actions**, but completed tests don't. For the setup steps, see [create a form](https://rightmessage.com/help/setting-up-forms).