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How to create a multi-step form in Adalo?

Discover how to build a multi-step form in Adalo through our detailed guide. Make data collection simpler and more dynamic using multi-screen forms, enhancing the user experience.

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Overview

Crafting a multi-step form in Adalo brings life to user experience by simplifying big tasks into bite-sized steps. It's all about using Adalo's sleek interface to create multiple screens, where each acts like a step in the journey. Key things to think about include how users move between steps, checking inputs at every stage, and making sure the data sticks around as they go. With Adalo's handy tools like forms, buttons, and custom actions, a smooth and user-friendly multi-step form can be built to fit diverse needs.

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How to create a multi-step form in Adalo?

Step 1: Set Up a New Adalo App

  1. Head over to your Adalo dashboard and click on "Create New App".
  2. Pick a blank template, whether you need a mobile app or a web app.
  3. Give your app a name, then click "Create" to get rolling.

Step 2: Design Form Screens

  1. Hit the "+ Add Screen" button to whip up a new screen for each step of your form.
  2. Name each screen something like "Step 1", "Step 2", and so on.
  3. Add as many screens as you need for your multi-step form.

Step 3: Add Form Components

  1. Drag and drop form components onto each screen. You can use text inputs, dropdowns, date pickers, etc.
  2. Customize each form field by clicking on it and tweaking its properties in the right-hand pane.
  3. Name each field logically so you can keep track of them later.

Step 4: Create a Database Collection

  1. Go to the "Database" tab in the left-hand sidebar.
  2. Click “Add Collection” to create a new database collection, like "FormResponses".
  3. Add properties to this collection for each form field that will store user input across steps.

Step 5: Connect Form Fields to Database

  1. Head back to the screens you made.
  2. Click on each form field and link it to the right property in your "FormResponses" collection.

Step 6: Add Navigation Buttons

  1. On each form screen, add a button to move to the next step.
  2. Set the button's action to link to the next screen in the sequence. For the last form step, set the button to submit the form data.
  3. If you want, add a "Back" button on each screen except the first one so users can go back to previous steps.

Step 7: Handle Form Submission

  1. On the last step screen, set up the "Submit" button.
  2. Make the button's action create a new record in the "FormResponses" collection using all the data collected in the previous steps.

Step 8: Preview and Test

  1. Use the preview feature in Adalo to test your multi-step form.
  2. Go through each step to make sure the navigation and data collection are working right.
  3. Make any necessary tweaks based on your testing.

By following these steps, a multi-step form can be effectively created in Adalo.

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