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Linked Records FieldThis field has the most advanced features in miniExtensions and it what makes Airtable powerful!29 articles
Linked Records Filter Fields6 articles
Lookup Field2 articles
Single & Multiple Select Field3 articles
Attachment Field/Signature16 articles
Formula Field7 articles
Barcode/QR Code6 articles
Date4 articles
Text, Email & Checkbox Fields4 articles
Phone1 article
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How to change the width of the form?
How to set a default value for a field?I want the dropdown to always be auto-populated with a certain option. Preselected without putting the data as a URL parameter.
How to add an image on the form?
How to set a field as required?
How to reposition the field description?
How to add a description for a section in the form?I want to add additional text under each header's title.
How to show the fields side-by-side?My form has lots of fields and I want to make it look shorter by having a multi-column layout.
How to add a custom footer to my form?
How to add a section header in the form?I need to group questions together and show a section divider.
How to customize the label of the form's save button?I need to change the "Submit" button.
How to set up a multi-page form?My form is too long. I need to create a multi-step survey (like Google Docs) instead of a single page.
How to hide an entire section or page conditionally?
How to update a record with just 1 click? or a webhook URL?I want a field's value to change with the click of a button. I want the form to be prefilled and submitted automatically when opening a URL.
How to prefill a checkbox as unchecked?I want to uncheck a validation box via the URL I send my users, so they must always re-check it.
How to prefill hidden fields?When I submit the form, the prefilled field is not saved to Airtable.
How to prefill a value in the form when it's embedded?I'm trying to pass a prefill value through the page url to embedded form
How to troubleshoot prefilling issues in miniExtensions Form?I need to prefill multiple fields in a form. When I submit it, the prefilled fields are not saved to Airtable.
How to prefill a form from another form after redirecting?
Can I prefill a number field with zero?I'm trying to set the field value to 0, but it comes up null.
Can I prefill a lookup or formula field?I'm trying to filter a linked record selection, but can't get the filter to prefill.
How to prefill date field?
How to set up a field to show up only when certain conditions are met?
Can I have a condition that includes the operators "OR" & "AND" simultaneously?A condition like this: or(and(x,y),and(x,z)).
Which field types are supported for conditions?
How to hide a form field when it's empty?
How to use a formula field as a conditional field in the form?
Can conditionally hidden fields be saved?
How to set some conditions be "and" and some "or" in one field?When I change the and/or condition, it changes all of them.
How to use regular expressions for conditions?I want to validate the format of an ID number entered by a user.
How to password-protect my form or portal?
How to disable the form conditionally?I want to prevent the user from accessing the form if they've already submitted it before or a specific date has passed.
How to limit the form to create one record only?
How to allow the field to submit only if certain conditions are met?I want the field to submit only if meeting certain criteria. (e.g. barcode value should always be 9 digits)
How to hide/display the delete button conditionally?
How to customize the message shown when a form is disabled?
How to ensure that only humans can submit the form?
How does the add-only mode work?I want to allow users to create new records, but not see their previously submitted records.
How to show "Comments History" as you do in your example?
How can I disable/enable creating or editing records on the form?
How to prevent records with duplicate values on the form?I want to limit users from creating duplicate submissions.
How to enable Comments in miniExtensions Form & Portal?
How to change the placeholder text in the fields?
How to save a form as PDF?
How to choose where to open the link contained by a button field?
How to log the user out after saving the record?After updating & closing the form, the link is still opening the previous record instead of the login page (until clearing my browser cache)
My unique URLs per record are not working when I click on different URLs.Each URL should populate a unique URL to open a form with that specific record.
How to customize what happens after the form is submitted?I want to show a custom message or redirect users to a conditional page URL based on an Airtable field.
How to forward Airtable record parameters after form submission redirection?We need to pass the {record_id} and other variables that were filled inside the form.
How to trigger a webhook after form submission?After I submit my form, I want to trigger a webhook but it requires a POST request.
How to make a copy of a submitted form?
How can I configure the form to close automatically after it has been submitted?
How to send an email after the form is submitted?
How to redirect users to different pages based on their answers?I want to send each user to their unique URL after submitting the form.
How to show the user the record they created after they submit the form?
How to collect users' locations and IP addresses?
How to reopen a new form after submitting it?
How to let users review the form before or after submission?I want the form users to review the details that they filled up in the form before the submit it.
How to show fields as read-only after form submission?
What is a success message delay?The value for the success message is showing incorrect.
How to pass a value using webhook?
How can I use a URL generated by Airtable Automation when redirecting a form?Airtable Automation is set to generate a URL for the form to redirect after submission but it does not work.
Why does a required field allow blank value during form submission?The field is required so it should not accept a blank value.
Why some Airtable users are missing in the dropdown form user (collaborator) field?There are new Airtable users that got access to my base by they are not available in the user field.
I added a field to my form, but it's not showing up.I see it under Form Fields and I've synced the base, but it's still not there.
Error "Invalid conditional fields"The fields have error, even if they don't have conditions
Error "Unable to open popup"I get this in the Airtable desktop app when trying to sign in the miniExtensions Form app.
"Insufficient permissions to create new select option"
How to set a custom title for form fields?
How to use the form to edit non-synced fields in a synced table?
Error: "Could not find a record that matches the provided record ID"
A field on my form is not showing the existing attachments. Why?
Can I set some fields to not be editable after the first submission, but still visible in the "update" form?
What are the possible factors contributing to the decreased speed of my form?
The form shows a different value compared to the record in the Airtable.
Error "Token type `checkbox_list_close` not supported by Markdown parser."
Error "Invalid permissions, or the requested model was not found."
How to show the full text of a linked records or a selection field?When the linked records or selection field has a long text, the value is trimmed in the display.
Can I have the same form show a different set of fields when editing records vs creating?I want a field to be in the editing form but hidden when creating. And make its title show differently depending on the creating vs editing.
How to make a form that pulls fields from multiple tables?
Do the form users need to have editing access in Airtable?
Can I track who made the edits in the record's history?Edits made through miniExtensions show up as "You edited via API." Can I get a more accurate history in the record "activity"?
I need the "submitter" field to be auto-filled for the person that I send the form to.Do I need a new form for each person like with Airtable's forms or is there a different flow for miniExtensions?
How to configure a field to provide automatic address suggestions?My users input wrong syntax because it is long text. I would love to auto-populate the address which shows address as you type it
How can my clients look up their records using the form?I want a simple way for our team to update records. I want them to look up the contact by Client Name and then add/update fields.
How to fill out fields from multiple tables within one form?
How to set up a form to edit records?I want to email each user a personalized link. When they click on it, the form is automatically attached to the entry related to the user.
How do you use the form to work with Calendly?I can't find the calendar integration on the form. Is a specific field necessary to be included for that setting to show?
Where can I find my form URL?
How to add a consent checkbox on the form?Users who have not clicked on the checkbox should not be able to submit the form.
How to add fields in form based on an Airtable view?I have already filtered the necessary fields in an Airtable view. Can I use that Airtable view when building my form?