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Can I select a default answer for my questions?

Help Making Forms Using the Editor Configuring Behavior

Configuring Behavior

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You can select a default answer for many question fields. Default answers are great for saving your customers time when filling out forms.

To set a default answer:

  1. Go to “Configure” to the right of the question.
  2. Scroll down to “Default answer”, and choose or type your answer.
  3. You’re done!

The only fields that you can’t select a default answer for are some qualitative or open-ended fields (but even email and URL can have a default answer!). However, for these we also offer:

  • Pre-filling forms with personal information.
  • Adding placeholder text to hint or suggest an answer before users start typing an answer.
  • Use answer piping to pipe/insert answers into other parts of the form.
    The following question types do not support default answers: number, address, appointments, image upload, file upload, and signature.