Selecting or dragging the Email option onto your form in the form builder places an input area where end users can insert email information.
- Label
- The field label should typically be the information you want to gather or the question you're wanting to have answered.
- Description
- Provides a more detailed explanation of the field, including additional context for end users or instructions about how to complete the field.
- Required?
- Determine if the field should be required for end users to submit the form. Select the box to require all fields of this type. Leave the box clear if fields of this type should not be required.
- Placeholder text
- Includes a hint that describes the expected value of the input to help guide end users (for example, user@example.com). The placeholder appears in the input field initially and disappears when the end user begins typing in the field.
- Describes primary applicant
- Select this box if these field options describe the person filling out the form.
Validation
The Email field has built-in validation to help prevent invalid responses. When an end user submits information into an Email field, the form checks that the following requirements are met before the form is submitted.
- Contains at least five characters
- Contains @
- Contains a period
- @ appears before the period
If any of these requirements are not met, this error message appears: Value's minimum format must match x@x.x.