Toolbar actions in Plumsail Forms web editor (public forms)¶
What do the buttons in the ribbon of the web editor do? Find more about layouts for mobile devices, export and import functionality, and other buttons.
Note
If you’re using the desktop application, please, refer to the Ribbon actions article instead.
Save button¶
Use this button to save current layout of the form. Make sure that you give your form a name, before saving.
Once the form has been saved, you have an option to save it as new, effectively creating a copy of the form or creating a new version without overwriting an existing form.
Mode buttons¶
Design mode¶
This button activates the design mode - the main mode in which you drag and drop fields and controls onto the form, and configure their layout and properties. It’s on by default.
Theme settings¶
This button allows you to configure theme settings - such as the colors used on the form, font settings, field borders, etc. Use one of existing premade themes or create your own.
JavaScript editor¶
This button allows you to customize JavaScript for the whole form - please, refer to our JavaScript documentation to learn about events, properties and methods available in our API
CSS editor¶
This button allows you to customize CSS for the whole form - if theme settings aren’t enough, and you want to utilize CSS for further customization of the form, you have this option. Can also be used to hide certain elements on the form.
Settings¶
This button opens General settings menu. Only usable after the form has been saved.
General Settings will allow you to configure if the form is active, if submissions need to be stored, and if you need to receive email notifications on submissions.
Additionally, you can select what Thank you message will be displayed after the form is submitted, whether the user needs to be redirected, and if the form needs to be hidden after submission. If you decide to hide the form after submission, you can also add a delay until the same user can submit the form again.
You can also open Sharing settings to copy link to form or a widget for your site:
Layouts - PC, Tablet or Phone¶
Modern Plumsail Forms are built to be responsive. On top of utilizing Bootstrap 4 for its elements, Forms can also be specifically designed for different devices.
Plumsail Forms do not simply rely on the screen size, instead the appropriate Form is chosen based on browser’s user agent and then displayed. Phone forms are displayed for smartphones, Tablet forms are displayed for tablets and other devices utilize PC Form which is the default one.
Designing Forms¶
Designing forms for different devices has never been easier. All you need to do, is click the icon of the device you want to design form for, customize the form and click Save.
If you want to delete the layout after it has been customized, simply select the layout and click the icon again (it will turn white again when deleted).
Testing Forms¶
For testing purposes, you can just change user agent in your browser to see a different form. For example, when using Google Chrome you can open Developers tools and click Toggle device toolbar icon next to Inspector which will allow you to change the device and see how the form is displayed on other devices.
Similar functionality is present in almost all modern browsers.
