ProTip: Customize Your Table Fields with These 3 Powerful Fields & Properties

Level-up your Table fields with easy-to-use form logic, instant calculations, and more

Table fields provide form fillers with a simple, intuitive, and organized space to enter data. With GoFormz, your Table fields can be easily equipped with a variety of field types, logic, and properties, to further streamline the entry of data and ensure highly accurate, complete information is entered before a form can be completed. 

To help you optimize your Table fields, we’ve outlines three powerful features and how to add them. Or, to learn more about the basics of adding, editing, and optimizing your digital form’s Table fields, check out this instructional guide.

Feature One: Add instant calculations to your Table fields

Adding Automatic Calculations to your Table fields is quick and easy, allowing your form builders to eliminate opportunities for human error resulting from manual mathematics. To add calculations: 

1. Click the Columns property, and select the [...] button.

2. The Columns window will appear. Click on the column you would like to display your Calculation total and scroll to the bottom of its properties. 

3. Locate the Default Value for your desired Column row. Paste the appropriate Calculation string within each row. Be sure to adjust the column and row numbers to reference the next row of cells you wish to reference in your Calculation. 

4. Click Done (and be sure to save your draft!). 

To learn more, visit our guide to adding instant calulations to your digital form Tables >

Feature Two: Span a single Table field across multiple form pages

Did you know you can leverage a single Table field across multiple form pages? This functionality adds flexibility and versatility to your digital forms, allowing form builders to tailor their user’s unique digital form experience. To reference a Table field across multiple form pages: 

1. Select your Table field and navigate to the Properties panel. 

2. Locate and configure your Max Rows property if desired. Then, adjust your Starting Row and Number of Rows properties accordingly. For example, if you wanted to split a 10 row table into two instances (on two separate pages) your properties would display as: 
   Table Instance #1:
   Max Rows: 8
   Starting Row: 1
   Number of Rows: 5
   
   Table Instance #1:
   Max Rows: 8
   Starting Row: 6
   Number of Rows: 5

3. Test your Table field in Preview (click the Preview button in the top-right corner of the Template Editor) and save your draft. 

Feature Three: Make Table columns Locked, Hidden, or Transparent

You can also further customize your Table fields to make certain fields uneditable, hidden from form fillers, or transparent so unique formatting options are visible. 

• The Locked property allows users to view a column, without the ability to edit it. 

• The Hidden property hides the entire column, while still allowing the column to be referenced in calculations and reporting. 

• The Transparent property includes the column in the Table, but will not display or allow for the input of data. This is especially useful when an uploaded form includes a Table with pre-filled data, images, or other permanent information.

To enable these properties to your Table field, log in to the GoFormz Template Editor, open your Template and select a Column of your Table field. Then, navigate to the Properties panel and select ‘Yes’ from the dropdown menu options for each property, as desired. 

Looking for more information on adding and editing your digital form’s Table fields? Check out this instructional guide for more information on getting started with Table fields.