Styles

Styles is where we can make and implement subtle design choices into your forms. Examples would include putting a logo or image above the form, or changing the color of the form fields or button. 

All forms are responsive, that means no matter what device a person is viewing the form on, it displays nicely for them to fill out. 

The options you have for styles are many: 

  1. Give the style a name
  2. Choose between default layout and 60/40 split layout
  3. Change the colors:
    1. Background — background of the entire form page
    2. Text — the labels above forms, the help text you add, etc.
    3. Form background — background of just the form element, not the entire page
    4. Field background
    5. Field text — the text inside of form fields
    6. Field border
    7. Field border (focus) — whether the color changes when the person's cursor is in the field
    8. Button background
    9. Button text
    10. Button background (hover) — when the person's mouse is hovered over the submit button
    11. Button text (hover)
    12. Error message — when the user types the wrong kind of information into a specific field

To make it easy for users to quickly get through your form, I usually recommend only the slightest tweaks. For instance, adding a relevant image if you're using the 60/40 split layout and/or changing the color of your form buttons, and that's it. 

Here's a simple example of a 60/40 layout form with default colors applied:

 


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