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Creating save for later buttons

You can create a save for later button to allow users to save their progress and submit at a later date.

Form (Save for later button highlighted)

To create a save for later button:

  1. Click Controls button (Editing mode).
  2. Add a button element to the form, if not already done. See Adding elements.
  3. Update the button text, if not already done. See Updating element text.
  4. Select the button.

    The element editing controls are displayed.

    Save for later button (selected)

  5. Click Online Form Editor (Events button).

    The Event Manager window is displayed.

    Event Manager window (initial)

  6. Select the On click event option from the event drop-down list.

    Event Manager window (On click event selected)

    The Event action section is displayed.

    Event Manager window (Event action drop-down list active)

  7. Select On save for later from the drop-down list.

    Event action drop-down list (On save for later selected)

    The Action properties section is displayed.

    Events Manager window (Action properties, save for later)

  8. Type the message displayed to users when the form is saved for later completion in the Save message field.

    Save message field (populated)

  9. Click Online form editor (Close button).
  10. Click Online form editor (Save button).

Last modified: 19/05/2017 10:26:05 AM

See Also

Creating events

Understanding element events

Creating submit buttons

Creating duplicate parent panel buttons

Creating enable control on value events

Creating enable control on selected value events

Creating toggle events

© 2017 Synergetic Management Systems. Published 29 June 2017.

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