5 Features to Look For In Your Form Builder

Look for these features and benefits when selecting your form builder

Ready to start your digital transformation? Selecting your digital form builder may feel daunting, but searching for these key features can help.

1. No code required
   When selecting your form builder it is important to keep in mind that your account administrators (those most often tasked with creating digital form Templates) may have varying experience with code. Rather than tasking an employee comfortable with coding to build out each of your digital forms, select a form builder that empowers any of your users to start building out your form Templates. For example, when using GoFormz, your users can simply drag-and-drop ‘smart’ digital fields onto their uploaded form – making it easy for anyone to get started!

2. The ability to maintain formatting
   For many teams, the ability to maintain the original look, feel, and branding of their forms is essential. For example, government officials, contractors, educators, inspectors, and so many others, are often required to fill out and complete forms with highly specific formatting. Selecting a form builder that allows you to maintain the original look and feel of your existing work forms enables your team to leverage the digital features they need while using the form they know. This not only allows your operation to maintain mandatory formatting but also to streamline and accelerate onboarding, even for the most tech-averse users. GoFormz is the only mobile forms platform that allows users to create digital versions of their existing work forms.

3. Small-screen viewing mode
   Completing digital forms on mobile devices is made far easier with small-screen optimized viewing modes. Some digital form providers force users to work within one viewing mode, with few options to optimize data entry when for smaller screens and devices (like phones). GoFormz provides two viewing modes for your form: Form View and List View. While Form View looks just like your original form, List View displays form fields in an app-like index, making it even easier to enter data when using a smaller device. You can toggle between the viewing modes as often as you need, making it easy to fill out forms from any device.

4. Seamless ways to leverage and update your database
   One of the most powerful reasons to leverage digital forms is the ability to do more with your data. While paper forms and archaic PDF fillers can help users capture information, data is often left siloed within individual forms. By selecting the right form builder for your business, your digital forms can do more with your data. When searching for a form builder, look for opportunities to leverage your existing database.
   With GoFormz, your database can be used to instantly populate form fields with information based on Drop Down menu selections, scanned Barcodes, a user’s Group membership, and so much more. Your digital forms can even be seamlessly connected to spreadsheets and systems of record (like Salesforce, Procore, Autodesk, and more) allowing your operation to move data between its forms and integrated systems, in real-time.

5. Dynamic Field Properties & Conditional Logic
   One of the advantages of leveraging digital forms is the ability to make your documents dynamic and interactive, allowing your operation to easily guide data entry, make certain fields change color or become Required, and so much more. This is made possible by utilizing Dynamic Field Properties and Conditional Logic when creating your digital form in your form builder. Learn more about adding Conditional Logic to your digital form fields here >

Getting started with GoFormz
Digitizing your first form with GoFormz is easy. Simply sign up for a free trial of the GoFormz platform, login to your account from a computer, and upload a PDF or JPG to our online form builder (or create one from scratch). To learn more about getting started with GoFormz, check out our Quickstart Guide.