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Setup your submission form

Choose your applicant settings, categories, and build your submission form

Applicant settings

Limit the number of submissions per applicant

Allow applicants to copy their submissions to multiple categories

Customize the save and finalize pop up message on submission

Validate submission form fields on each page or only on final submission

Allow multiple people to work on a submission together

Allow guests and anonymous users to submit a form

Allow applicants to edit previous round fields when submitting details in a later round

Use best practices for categories and sub-categories

Configure and setup your categories

Configure the submission form

Change an existing field to be dependent on another field

Learn how Field Aliases work and why they are important

Access the public submission form URL, also known as the Direct To Program link

Build your submission form

Show or hide submission fields depending on which category is selected by the applicant

Allow applicants to edit prior submission data in a later round

The different types of submission form fields

Use best practices for the application field and category field

Submission form field type: Single Line Text

Submission form field type: Multiline Text

Submission form field type: Checkboxes

Submission form field type: Radio List

Submission form field type: Drop Down

Submission form field type: Separator

Submission form field type: User Profile

Submission form field type: Date

Submission form field type: Email

Submission form field type: Number

Submission form field type: File Upload

Submission form field type: Url or Website

Submission form field type: Phone Number

Submission form field type: Address

Submission form field type: Letter of Recommendation

Submission form field type: Table of Items

Submission form field type: Charity Check

Submission form field type: Digital Signatures

Setup confirmation email and page

Send a confirmation email after applicant completes submission

Customize the confirmation page text displayed to the applicant after submission

Submission form best practices

Require applicants to agree to terms and conditions on their submission

Create reusable form field templates

Create an admin only field for internal notes on an application

Export a blank submission form to Word to use as a sample

Advanced applicant settings and options

Set custom PDF output for applicants

Limitations of merged PDFs for custom PDF layout settings

Automatically block submissions if they violate eligibility rules

Limit the total number of submissions allowed for a program

Configure the template for the Application Field

Limit a backend admin user to a specific program

Automatically apply points to a submission