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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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Most of our field types can support default answers for your forms. Here's how you can set them up:

  1. Navigate to the form editor.
  2. Locate the field you'd like to add a default answer for.
  3. Hover over the field, and click on the cogwheel icon appearing on the right.
  4. A popup will appear containing configuration options for your field. Scroll until you find one labelled "Default Answer".
  5. Depending on the field type, you may be able to select or manually enter your default answer.

Unsupported Field Types

The following field types do not support default answers:

Although we don't support default answers for these field types, you can still use the alternatives listed below:

  • 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.

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