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How to incorporate a field with text to read in a form

  • October 21, 2022
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Hello,

I want to send a form to users to sign up to an activity so the user can provide their contact information and their acknowledgement to have read certain conditions.

I know how to configure the basic personal information, but what’s the best way to do the section for reading and acknowledging the conditions?

I don’t have a place on the web to put the text to read so I can’t send the reader to an external link. Is there a way to link to a separate field in a base, with very long text ? I would have to do this for three conditions.

I was thinking:
One of the field has to be a long text “X” to read.
The next field would be a single check box “I have read X”

Any suggestions?
Thank you

Best answer by ScottWorld

Hi Adam
Yes, it’s exactly what I need to do! Thank you!
Now, what is “help text area”? I looked it up, and I didn’t see anything. I’m still learning this app.
Thank you kindly.


@Compagnie_de_danse_M

The help text appears on the form view above each field.

Since you’re brand new to Airtable, you would probably greatly benefit from my free Airtable training course, where I cover forms & help text in significant detail:

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TheTimeSavingCo
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Hm, what if you used the help text area of the form?

Example form


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  • October 22, 2022

Hm, what if you used the help text area of the form?

Example form


Hi Adam
Yes, it’s exactly what I need to do! Thank you!
Now, what is “help text area”? I looked it up, and I didn’t see anything. I’m still learning this app.
Thank you kindly.


ScottWorld
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  • October 22, 2022

Hi Adam
Yes, it’s exactly what I need to do! Thank you!
Now, what is “help text area”? I looked it up, and I didn’t see anything. I’m still learning this app.
Thank you kindly.


@Compagnie_de_danse_M

The help text appears on the form view above each field.

Since you’re brand new to Airtable, you would probably greatly benefit from my free Airtable training course, where I cover forms & help text in significant detail:


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  • October 23, 2022

@Compagnie_de_danse_M

The help text appears on the form view above each field.

Since you’re brand new to Airtable, you would probably greatly benefit from my free Airtable training course, where I cover forms & help text in significant detail:


Thank you. I found it! Had to click around a few places.


CristianCG
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  • October 26, 2024

Hi there!

At miniExtensions, we've created a third-party form that integrates seamlessly with Airtable and offers a variety of tools to customize each field’s description. In addition to text, you can add images, links, formatted text, and more. The description can also be displayed as a tooltip or be positioned at the top or bottom of the field to best suit your needs:

 

 

Feel free to explore these features and many more on our site.