---
title: "Build a form with the simple editor"
url: "https://docs.4hse.com/forms/simple-editor"
description: "How to add, order and set up the fields of a form in the simple editor, and how to set its appearance."
---

# Build a form with the simple editor

The simple editor builds a form as a list of fields, one below the other. See [Forms](/forms/) for how it differs from the advanced editor, and [Create a form](/forms/create-a-form) to open the editor, set the launch points and save.

## Build the fields

[Section titled “Build the fields”](#build-the-fields)

1.  Add a field with the buttons below the list of fields: **\+ Checkbox**, **\+ Text input**, **\+ Text area**, **\+ Dropdown**, **\+ Single choice**, **\+ Multiple choice**, **\+ Signature**. The field is added at the end of the list. The types are described in [Field types](/forms/form-types-and-fields#field-types-in-the-simple-editor).
2.  In the field, type the **question** that the person filling in will read and, if needed, a **description** to guide them.
3.  In **Dropdown**, **Single choice** and **Multiple choice** fields, enter the answers the person filling in can choose from: in the **Options** section, click **Add** for each answer.
4.  Order the fields with the up and down arrows next to each one. The bin deletes the field.
5.  Save the form.

![The simple editor with three fields and, below them, the buttons to add more](/_astro/simple-editor-1.D2_iVEWR_1qUkzd.webp)

## Set the form’s appearance

[Section titled “Set the form’s appearance”](#set-the-forms-appearance)

Click the **Configuration** icon (a gear) and open the **Appearance** tab.

-   **Header** sets what appears at the top of the filled-in form:
    -   **Standard**: the project’s logo and name, and the office details;
    -   **Custom title**: a **Title** and a **Subtitle** of your choice;
    -   **None**.
-   **Show entity descriptor** adds a short description of the item the form is filled in from, for example the person or the session date.
-   **Completion date and time** adds the date and time the form was filled in:
    -   **Show date** and **Show time** set which of the two fields appear;
    -   **Prefill with current date/time** fills them in when the form opens;
    -   **Read-only** stops the person filling in from changing them.

![The form as the person filling it in sees it](/_astro/related-forms-1-b.D_m8sFK8_Z1s765y.webp)

## Add a script to a form

[Section titled “Add a script to a form”](#add-a-script-to-a-form)

Click the **Configuration** icon (a gear) and open the **Script** tab.

A script is JavaScript code that the form runs while it is being filled in. It can, for example, prefill a field with data from the item the form was opened from, as the attendance register does with the list of participants. How to write a script is explained in [Add a script to a form](/forms/add-a-script).

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