Forms
Types of form fields
There are 41 component types in total, 36 available in the classic builder and 25 in the conversational one. This is the reference: what each group is for, and which fields only exist on one side.
Layout blocks
Heading, subheading, paragraph, divider and space. They collect nothing and they carry the structure. A form with no headings is a list of questions; a form with headings is a set of asks, and people fill in the second one more often. Subheadings can be drawn plain, as a solid accent band or as a soft tinted band, which is enough to mark a section without a rule.
Input fields
Short text, long text, number, full name, address, inline text with blanks, and table. Plus profile in the conversational builder. Full name and address are worth reaching for instead of a pile of text boxes: they collect the parts separately, so nothing goes missing and every response reads back the same way.
Choice and scale
Dropdown, radio buttons, checkboxes and rating matrix. All four take an Allow Other toggle for the answer that is not on your list, and radio and checkbox groups lay out in one, two or three columns. Use a dropdown when the list is long and radio buttons when it is short enough to read at a glance, because a visible list gets more considered answers.
Date, time, media and evidence
Date picker and time picker, image and video blocks to show things, photo upload and file upload to collect them, inline signing for the person filling the form in, e-signature for a party who signs afterwards, and recording for a spoken or filmed answer in a conversational form.
Design blocks, classic only
Banner, card, badge, stat, chart, shape, list, quote, detail list, key values, data table and signature block. Twelve blocks that make a classic form look like a document rather than a questionnaire, which matters when the form is also a contract, a quote or a report that gets printed.
What is exclusive to each builder
Conversational has profile and recording, which suit a format where every question owns the screen. Classic has e-signature and all twelve design blocks, which suit a format that has a page to lay out. Everything else is in both.
How it works, in three steps
Step 1
Pick the field that matches the answer
A date question wants a date picker, a choice wants a choice field. Text boxes for everything is the most common and most expensive shortcut.
Step 2
Use the composite fields
Full name, address and profile collect their parts separately, so nothing is missed and everything reads back consistently.
Step 3
Add structure blocks
Headings and dividers cost nothing to fill in and change how long the form feels.
The full walkthrough with screenshots is in the guide Every form field and when to use it.
Limits worth knowing
- The classic builder offers 36 components, the conversational one 25.
- Profile and recording are conversational only. E-signature and the twelve design blocks are classic only.
- The photo field takes one image. The file upload field allows images and PDFs only.
See it on a finished piece
Questions people ask
How many field types are there?
Forty one in total. Thirty six are available in the classic builder and twenty five in the conversational one, with a small number exclusive to each.
Which fields can I only use in a conversational form?
Profile, which collects name, email, phone and address on one screen, and recording, which takes an audio or video answer.
Which fields can I only use in a classic form?
E-signature and the twelve design blocks: banner, card, badge, stat, chart, shape, list, quote, detail list, key values, data table and signature block.
Make your own form
The button opens the generator with this use case already described. Change the wording to match yours, generate, then edit anything you like.
Create a form with OneCraftRelated pages
Forms with a table for line items
Some answers repeat. Three work references, five line items, two vehicles. A table field asks for them in named columns instead of you copying the same field five times down the page.
Rating matrix questions
A matrix asks six statements against the same five point scale in one field instead of six. It is the densest question type there is, which makes it efficient for the person reading the results and demanding for the person answering.
Images and video inside a form
Some questions cannot be asked in words. Which of these three finishes do you want, does this match the damage you are reporting, did you watch the briefing. Image and video blocks put the thing itself on the page.
More finished work of this kind is on the form examples hub.