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PropertyDescription
TitleThe text that appears next to the text input field in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Required fieldSpecifies whether the field is required.
Show titleSpecifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Design templateSpecifies the design template to use to render the form element on the front-end. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element.
Identifier

The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier.

 

Note

GX Software highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique.

PreconditionThe precondition decides in what situations the form element will be visible to the website visitor.
Help textIn this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation.
Extra textThis is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what the expected input is. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template.
PrefillingPrefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element.
ValidationsSelect one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations for complete information on using the validators.
CSS classnameSpecifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation.
Fragment TagA unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic.
Maximum lengthSpecifies the maximum number of characters that will be accepted for the Text, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements.
WidthSpecifies the width of the input box for the Text, Number, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements. What the value represents (pixels, characters, etc.) is determined by your presentation.

 

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Number Form Element

The Number form element is a field in a form where numbers can be entered. As its name suggests, only integers are valid in this field. A decimal point is accepted but commas are not. If a website visitor enters text in a number field, an error message will appear indicating that the field contains invalid input. The Number form element contains the following properties:

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PropertyDescription
TitleThe text that appears next to the date field in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Required fieldSpecifies whether the field is required.
Show titleSpecifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Design templateSpecifies the design template to use to render the form element on the front-end. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element.
Identifier

The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier.


Note

GX Software highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique.

PreconditionThe precondition decides in what situations the form element will be visible to the website visitor.
Help textIn this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation.
Extra textThis is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what the expected input is. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template.
PrefillingPrefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element.
ValidationsSelect one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations for complete information on using the validators.
CSS classnameSpecifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation.
Fragment TagA unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic.

 

 

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Password Form Element

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PropertyDescription
TitleThe text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Required fieldSpecifies whether the field is required.
Show titleSpecifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Design templateSpecifies the design template to use to render the form element on the front-end. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element.
Identifier

The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier.

 

Note

GX Software highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique.


PreconditionThe precondition decides in what situations the form element will be visible to the website visitor.
Help textIn this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation.
Extra textThis is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what the expected input is. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template.
PrefillingPrefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element.
ValidationsSelect one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations for complete information on using the validators.
CSS classnameSpecifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation.
Fragment TagA unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic.
Maximum lengthSpecifies the maximum number of characters that will be accepted for the Text, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements.
WidthSpecifies the width of the input box for the Text, Number, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements. What the value represents (pixels, characters, etc.) is determined by your presentation.

 

 

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Text Area Form Element

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PropertyDescription
TitleThe text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Required fieldSpecifies whether the field is required.
Show titleSpecifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Design templateSpecifies the design template to use to render the form element on the front-end. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element.
Identifier

The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier.


Note

GX Software highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique.

PreconditionThe precondition decides in what situations the form element will be visible to the website visitor.
Help textIn this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation.
Extra textThis is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what the expected input is. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template.
PrefillingPrefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element.
ValidationsSelect one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations for complete information on using the validators.
CSS classnameSpecifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation.
Fragment TagA unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic.
Maximum lengthSpecifies the maximum number of characters that will be accepted for the Text, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements.
WidthSpecifies the width of the input box for the Text, Number, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements. What the value represents (pixels, characters, etc.) is determined by your presentation.
HeightSpecifies the height of the input box for the Textarea element. What the value represents (pixels, characters, etc.) is determined by your presentation.

 

 

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Radio Form Element

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PropertyDescription
TitleThe text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Required fieldSpecifies whether the field is required.
IdentifiersSpecial identifiers that can be saved to the form session and in form logic (JavaScript). See Scripting in Forms for complete information on using identifiers.
Choice 1The text that will appear next to the first radio button choice.
Choice 2The text that will appear next to the second radio button choice.
Add itemAllows you to add additional items to the list presented to the website visitor.
Show titleSpecifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Design templateSpecifies the design template to use to render the form element on the front-end. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element.
Identifier

The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier.


Note

GX Software highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique.


PreconditionThe precondition decides in what situations the form element will be visible to the website visitor.
Help textIn this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation.
Extra textThis is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what the expected input is. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template.
PrefillingPrefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element.
ValidationsSelect one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations for complete information on using the validators.
CSS classnameSpecifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation.
Fragment TagA unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic.

 

 

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Checkbox Form Element

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PropertyDescription
TitleThe text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Required fieldSpecifies whether the field is required.
IdentifiersSpecial identifiers that can be saved to the form session and in form logic (JavaScript). See Scripting in Forms for complete information on using identifiers.
Option 1The text that will appear next to the first checkbox choice.
Option 2The text that will appear next to the checkbox radio button choice.
Add itemAllows you to add additional items to the list presented to the website visitor.
Show titleSpecifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Design templateSpecifies the design template to use to render the form element on the front-end. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element.
Identifier

The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier.


Note

GX Software highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique.

PreconditionThe precondition decides in what situations the form element will be visible to the website visitor.
Help textIn this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation.
Extra textThis is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what the expected input is. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template.
PrefillingPrefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element.
ValidationsSelect one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations for complete information on using the validators.
CSS classnameSpecifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation.
Fragment TagA unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic.

 

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Drop-down Form Element

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PropertyDescription
TitleThe text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Required fieldSpecifies whether the field is required.
IdentifiersSpecial identifiers that can be saved to the form session and in form logic (JavaScript). See Scripting in Forms for complete information on using identifiers.
Choice 1The text that will appear next to the first checkbox choice.
Choice 2The text that will appear next to the checkbox radio button choice.
Add itemAllows you to add additional items to the list presented to the website visitor.
Show titleSpecifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Design templateSpecifies the design template to use to render the form element on the front-end. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element.
Identifier

The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier.


Note

GX Software highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique.

PreconditionThe precondition decides in what situations the form element will be visible to the website visitor.
Help textIn this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation.
Extra textThis is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what the expected input is. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template.
PrefillingPrefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element.
ValidationsSelect one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations for complete information on using the validators.
CSS classnameSpecifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation.
Fragment TagA unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic.

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Note

Application Managers

  • The directories where uploads may be stored must first be configured in the Setup Tool. By default, no valid file upload directories are configured. See file_upload_valid_directories for more information.
  • By default, the Upload File element has the Check File Type and Check File Extension validations assigned to it. These cannot be removed and for security reasons, GX strongly recommends that you fill in the valid fields for these validations.

 


 

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E-mail Form Element

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PropertyDescription
TitleThe text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Required fieldSpecifies whether the field is required.
Show titleSpecifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Design templateSpecifies the design template to use to render the form element on the front-end. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element.
Identifier

The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier.


Note

GX Software highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique.

PreconditionThe precondition decides in what situations the form element will be visible to the website visitor.
Help textIn this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation.
Extra textThis is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what the expected input is. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template.
PrefillingPrefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element.
ValidationsSelect one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations for complete information on using the validators.
CSS classnameSpecifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation.
Fragment TagA unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic.
Maximum LengthSpecifies the maximum number of characters that will be accepted for the Text, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements.
WidthSpecifies the width of the input box for the Text, Number, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements. What the value represents (pixels, characters, etc.) is determined by your presentation.

 

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Columns Form Element

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To add form elements to a column, you must first add the elements to the form and the use drag and drop to place them in the Columns form element.

 

 

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Section Form Element

The Section form element is a container into which you can place two or more elements. This makes it possible to create groupings of form elements that you can easily move from one part of a step to another in one action. The idea is similar to a Form Section except that it cannot be reused in more than one step or form.


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The Section form element contains the following properties:

 

 

PropertyDescription
TitleThe text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.

Show title

Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Identifier

The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier.

 

Note

GX Software highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique.

PreconditionThe precondition decides in what situations the form element will be visible to the website visitor.
CSS classnameSpecifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation.
Fragment TagA unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic.

 

 

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Form Section Element

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PropertyDescription
TitleThe text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Show titleSpecifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Design templateSpecifies the design template to use to render the form element on the front-end. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element.
Identifier

The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier.


Note

GX Software highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique.

PreconditionThe precondition decides in what situations the form element will be visible to the website visitor.
CSS classnameSpecifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation.
Fragment TagA unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic.

 

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Repeat Form Element

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PropertyDescription
TitleThe text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Show titleSpecifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Design templateSpecifies the design template to use to render the form element on the front-end. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element.
Identifier

The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier.


Note

GX Software highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique.

PreconditionThe precondition decides in what situations the form element will be visible to the website visitor.
CSS classnameSpecifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation.
Fragment TagA unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic.

 

 

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Back Button Form Element

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PropertyDescription
TitleThe text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Show titleSpecifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Design templateSpecifies the design template to use to render the form element on the front-end. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element.
Identifier

The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier.


Note

GX Software highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique.

PreconditionThe precondition decides in what situations the form element will be visible to the website visitor.
CSS classnameSpecifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation.
Fragment TagA unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic.

 

 

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Paragraph Form Element

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PropertyDescription
TitleThe text that appears next to the text input field in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Required fieldSpecifies whether the field is required.
Show titleSpecifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end.
Design templateSpecifies the design template to use to render the form element on the front-end. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element.
Identifier

The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier.


Note

GX Software highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique.

PreconditionThe precondition decides in what situations the form element will be visible to the website visitor.
Help textIn this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation.
Extra textThis is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what the expected input is. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template.
PrefillingPrefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element.
ValidationsSelect one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations for complete information on using the validators.
CSS classnameSpecifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation.
Fragment TagA unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic.

 

 

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  1. Hover the mouse over the "copy" icon in the upper right corner of a form element:
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  2. Click the ‘Copy to Clipboard’ icon. In Internet Explorer, the Clipboard icon will fade out and in and will be presented in an ‘enabled’ state. In Firefox, an animation showing a copy of the form element being moved to the Clipboard plays. For example:
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    A copy of the form element is now stored in the Clipboard.

  3. To place a form element from the Clipboard in a step in a form, click the Clipboard icon. Notice that as you hover the mouse over the Clipboard icon, a tool tip appears that informs you how many elements are currently on the Clipboard:
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    After you click the Clipboard icon, the contents of the Clipboard and the Clipboard menu display. For example:
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  4. Select the form element from the menu that you want to paste in the form. The form element will be placed after the last form element in the current step.
  5. To paste all elements, select Place all elements from the menu.
  6. To empty the Clipboard, select Empty clipboard from the menu.

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