Form Building 101: Content, Usability, Design
Summary
You’ll learn content, usability, and design tips to inspire better forms that your website visitors will actually want to fill out. Here are a few common field types that FormAssembly’s Form Builder supports: • Text entry: Best for short-answer questions and pieces of information like name and email address. Too many large text boxes can be taxing on the user • Checkboxes and radio buttons: Some people confuse these two question types, but here’s the main difference: Multiple checkboxes support one or more selections from a group of options, whereas radio buttons support only one selection. Any additional information can become a security risk, not to mention make respondents feel wary about why you’re asking irrelevant questions. Hints, popup boxes showing how to fill out a field, are often a better option to reduce confusion and extra work.