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Overview

Placeholders are often used to show a sample answer or give instructions on how to respond. You can also use them to type your question directly into the field, making the form shorter and neater.

How to add placeholders to text fields

Click the text field followed by its settings icon to open the right-hand panel. Then, type your Placeholder. Email input settings with Your email as the placeholder

Add placeholders to choice fields

Similar to the step above, click the field followed by its settings icon to show the right-hand panel. Then, type your Placeholder. Dropdown settings with How you heard about us as the placeholder
Placeholders disappear once a respondent starts typing in the field or selects an option. These aren’t intended to pre-fill an answer for respondents.

Reference previous answers as placeholders

You can use a respondent’s previous answer to remind them or guide a question or field. This is especially useful in forms with multiple related questions, so respondents don’t have to scroll back. Under Placeholder, click the plus icon or type @ to reference a field with the previous answer. Placeholder with the How you heard about us answer referenced from the @ menu In our example, we first asked how they heard about us, and then added a follow-up field to ask which specific platform. Mailing list form where the platform field placeholder shows the previous answer, Social media

Answer piping

Insert previous answers into upcoming questions or fields.

Field types

Customize or change over 50 field types, add captions, and more.