Category: GoFormz Tips & Tricks
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Your Inspection Records Are Evidence. The Only Question Is Whose Case They Help.
Every inspection record your team fills out is a routine operational document, right up until the moment it isn’t. A…
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Why GPS Data Belongs Inside Field Workflows
Pull last month’s field records and ask one question of each: could you place this work on a map within…
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Create and Export Reports in GoFormz
Learn how to easily create, customize easily, and export reports in GoFormz to turn your form data into powerful, actionable…
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ProTip: 3 Easy Steps to Create the Perfect Table for your Form
Learn how to easily create the perfect table for your digital form using GoFormz. Follow these three simple steps and…
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How to Automatically Add Form Data to Google Sheets
Learn how to automatically send form data to Google Sheets using GoFormz Workflows. Instantly organize, share, and collaborate on captured…
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Organize Efficiently: Setting Up a Default Form Name
Learn how to automatically name your forms with static text, as well as text pulled from form data, such as…
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Simplify User Input: Setting Up Checkbox Groups
Learn how to set up checkbox groups to make your digital forms more user-friendly, accurate, and efficient across industries like…
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Form Collection Made Easy: Creating Template-Based Public Forms
Learn how to create template-based Public Forms to share with anyone, even people outside your GoFormz account.
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ProTip: How To Include Images In A Form
Discover how easy it is to include image fields within your digital form template and learn how other GoFormz users…
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Building Smarter Forms with Dynamic Field Properties
Discover how Dynamic Field Properties in GoFormz digital forms can streamline field data capture, eliminate errors, and boost enterprise productivity.
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Instantly Generate Forms Pre-Filled with Data from Another Document
Learn how to create a form pre-populated with information from another form using GoFormz Workflows!
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Single-Use Forms: Creating Form-Based Public Forms
Learn how to create a single-use style Public Form to share with anyone, even people outside your GoFormz account.
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From Paper to Digital: Creating Fillable Forms for Field Teams
Learn how to set up your online fillable form for your field teams with GoFormz.
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Mastering DataSources: A Comprehensive Guide
In this comprehensive guide, learn how to leverage GoFormz DataSources to streamline your form-filling experience and elevate your digital data…
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Streamline Communication With Instant Audio Transcription and Translation
Instantly transcribe and translate audio recordings to over 130 languages. Learn how you can utilize this feature to streamline communication…
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Seamless Integration: Automatically Upload Forms to Google Drive
Learn how easy it is to seamlessly integrate GoFormz with your Google Workspace account and automatically route completed forms to…
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Customize Your Form: Managing Template Backgrounds
Learn how to make quick changes to the background of your Template without needing to upload an entirely new form…
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Automate Your Workflow: Email Completed Forms Instantly
Learn how to automatically email completed forms using the power of GoFormz Automated Workflows.
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How to Create Forms on iPhone: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to create forms on iPhone using the GoFormz app, a mobile form builder with offline access and customizable…
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Mobile Forms Allow You to Capture New Types of Data, Like GPS and Photos
Learn how using new types of data in your digital forms empowers users to capture more accurate, real-time data.
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Get Started with GoFormz: Four Helpful Video Guides
Get started with GoFormz using these four quick video tutorials.
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Spotlight Feature: Calculated Fields in Your Mobile Forms
Calculated Fields provide accurate results and help you avoid the simple errors that occur with pen & paper calculations. These…
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[Video] GoFormz Office Hours: Discover the Latest Updates (Aug 2024)
Join the GoFormz VP of Product, Kelsey Griswold, and Marketing Manager, Victoria Horn, for a demonstration of the latest product…
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3 Times Our Box Integration Helped Customers Win Big
Our integration with Box empowers teams to complete, store, and find forms faster – leading to amazing savings and operational…
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[Webinar] GoFormz Office Hours: Discover the Latest Updates (August 2024)
Join the latest GoFormz Office Hours webinar, walking you through the latest product releases and updates for August, 2024.
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ProTip: How to Include Uneditable Text in Your Forms
Learn two ways to include uneditable text in your digital form templates with GoFormz.
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Better Project Tracking with GoFormz Digital Forms
Discover how digital forms improve project tracking, streamline workflows, enhance collaboration, and ensure accuracy for project managers in any industry.
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Using GoFormz for Efficient Event Planning and Management
Discover how digital forms streamline event planning and management, from registration to post-event analysis, enhancing efficiency for all types of…
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How to Set Up DataSources to Streamline Your Form-Filling Experience
DataSources are a powerful feature that can streamline data capture and strengthen your data integrity.
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Three Awesome Things You Can Do With GoFormz and Your Cloud Storage
Integrate GoFormz and your Cloud storage account to automate processes commonly associated with paperwork, like form delivery and record-keeping, and…
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[Video] Key Takeaways From the April 2024 Office Hours Webinar
The April 2024 Office Hours webinar covers the latest feature releases and a sneak preview of some of the features…
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ProTip: Features To Quickly Format Your Digital Form Templates
Efficiently build dynamic, powerful digital forms with these four Template Editor tools.
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ProTip: Creating Calculations and Totals
Uncover how digital forms can automatically calculate totals with Automatic Calculations.
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ProTip: Mastering the GoFormz Properties Panel
Discover the many ways you can enhance your digital forms with the GoFormz Properties Panel.
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ProTip: Mastering GoFormz Audit Logs Before Tax Season
With tax season upon us, it’s imperative to make sure you have your audit records fine-tuned. What better way than…
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ProTip: Best Practices for GPS Fields on Your Forms
Uncover the various methods for leveraging GPS fields in your GoFormz digital forms.
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The 2023 GoFormz Blog Roundup
Join us as we revisit and celebrate our top 5 most-read blogs of 2023. Spoiler alert: They’re not just about…
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ProTip: Checkboxes and Checkbox Groups
Learn the differences between Checkboxes and Checkbox Groups, how to add them to your forms, and when to use one…
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Add Page Elements to Your Form Template
With Page Elements, you can easily add basic design updates to your digital form Template, including branding, disclaimer text, and…
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[Video] FAQ: How do I build a Form Template?
Looking to build your first Form Template? Click here to watch our quick, step-by-step, video guide to building your first, mobile…
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5 Ways GoFormz Can Support Your Retail Staff this Holiday Season
From better inventory management to digital timesheets, GoFormz can help your retail operations during the busiest time of the year.
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ProTip: Using the Improved Sketch Field
Recent updates were made to the GoFormz Sketch field to elevate data capture in the field and simplify the form-filling…
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ProTip: Optimizing Signature Fields
Learn about the various Signature field options offered by GoFormz along with best practices and common use cases.
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ProTip: Deciding When to Use the File Attachment Field
Learn when to use the File Attachment field along with best practices for capturing thorough, accurate data.
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ProTip: Setting a CheckBox Field to Default as “Checked”
Setting your Checkbox field to automatically be ‘checked’ when a new form is generated saves users time and eliminates the…
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ProTip: Best Practices for Using the AutoNumber Field
Streamline paper audits, invoicing, employee onboarding, and more, with the AutoNumber Field in GoFormz.
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ProTip: Best Practices for Naming Your Form Fields
Naming your digital form fields streamlines form completion processes, simplifies template builds, and so much more.
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ProTip: Request an eSignature From Someone Outside Of Your Business
Accelerate approvals and authorizations with eSignatures and online form sharing. Learn to request an eSignature from your clients, patients, and…
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ProTip: Add an eSignature Field to Your Digital Form
Using the eSignature fields, collect an E-SIGN Act-compliant digital signature on your electronic documents with these easy steps.
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GoFormz Joins the Construction Executive Top Tech Firms List
GoFormz was selected as one of the Construction Executive Top Tech Firms for the September/October 2022 issue.
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How Automations Can Streamline Your Business
Set up Automated Workflows to automatically route critical information to collaborating team members, colleagues, integrated operating systems, and more!
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[Now Available] Free GoFormz Training and Certification Course
Take the first GoFormz University course: GoFormz Fundamentals to get GoFormz Certified.
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ProTip: Auto-Fill Form Fields with Database Information
Automatically fill out fields in seconds. Database fields can instantly populate any text lines, like names, addresses, emails, phone numbers,…
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Make Your Voice Heard with the New GoFormz Feature Request Portal
Make your voice heard and help guide the future functionality of GoFormz with our new Feature Request Portal.
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FAQ: How do I apply Sales Tax and Discounts to a calculated total?
Remove manual math and opportunities for human error by leveraging Automated Calculations to instantly calculate sales tax and discounts.
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FAQ: How do I make fields Visible based on a Checkbox selection?
Make your digital forms interactive with Dynamic Field Properties and Automatic Calculations.
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ProTip: Instantly Email Completed Forms to Desired Recipients
Get instant email copies of completed online forms with Template Events from GoFormz.
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ProTip: Dynamically Generate Additional Image Fields
Dynamically generate additional image fields as soon as user needs them.
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ProTip: Use Image Fields to Document Job Site Hazards
Job site hazards require detailed documentation, and sometimes words aren’t enough. Use image fields in your GoFormz digital forms to…
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ProTip: Show Or Hide Fields Based On Form Ownership
Leverage Calculations with Dynamic Field Properties to make specific fields Hidden/Visible and easily guide user data entry.
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[NEW] Use Workflow Versioning To Create a Comprehensive Audit Trail of Automated Tasks
Workflow Versioning is a powerful new feature enhancement that allows users to create comprehensive audit trails by automatically saving a…
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ProTip: Use Logic To Move Documents In A Process-Oriented Flow
Implement Logic within existing workflows to streamline the completion of common tasks and critical business processes.
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ProTip: Use GoFormz To Automate Tasks
Utilize GoFormz to easily automate actions like Tagging a form, emailing a completed form, or Transferring a form to other…
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3 Reasons Smart Mobile Forms are Better Than Fillable PDFs
Mobile forms are more flexible, professional, and accurate than traditional, fillable PDFs.
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FAQ: What is a Public Form?
Share editable online forms with users outside of your account using our form sharing feature, Public Forms.
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3 Workflows Your Business Can Automate In Minutes
Transform your business operations with these three automated workflows.
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FAQ: How do I add an expiration date to my Public Form?
Adding an expiration date to a Public Form is easy, and only takes a couple of steps to configure a…
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FAQ: What is a Template?
Learn what differentiates a Template from a form in the GoFormz platform.
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ProTip: Instantly Upload GoFormz Digital Forms to Acumatica
Integrate GoFormz with Acumatica to streamline record-keeping, accelerate data collection, and automate processing.
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ProTip: Streamline Warranty Claims with Online Form Sharing
Utilize online forms for your warranty claims to significantly reduce response time and improve overall customer satisfaction.
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ProTip: Dynamically Route Completed Forms to Contacts Based On A User’s Group Membership
Utilize dynamic digital form routing to automate and streamline your team’s communication and collaboration
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ProTip: Add Instant Calculations To Your Budget Modifications
Streamline the completion of budget modifications and improve data accuracy with instant calculations and digital data capture.
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ProTip: Leverage This Form Sharing Feature to Simplify HR Documentation
Easily create and share digital forms with new hires and current employees through the GoFormz form sharing feature.
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FAQ: Can I Use List View In The GoFormz Web App?
Your form’s List View can be used in both the GoFormz Web App, as well as the Mobile App, granting…
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ProTip: Gather Client Event Information and Requests with Online Form Sharing
Seamlessly share editable digital form drafts with users outside of your GoFormz account to capture event details and collect requests.
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FAQ: Do I Need To Use The Same Fields In Both My Form View and List View?
No, you do not need to display the same fields within both Form View and List View – check out our…
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ProTip: Use Online Forms to Collect School Activity Registrations
Leverage online forms to collect school activity registration forms to efficiently capture student data.
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[New] Template Editor Update: Create a Form From Scratch In Our List View Form Builder
Our updated Template Editor experience presents users with two ways to create a mobile form template: by uploading an existing…
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[New] Improvements to Our List View Form Builder
We have just released an exciting new update to our Template Editor, making it easier than ever to configure your…
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ProTip: Collect New Client Information Using This Feature
The Public Forms feature enables users to share links to their online forms with others for them to fill out…
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ProTip: Use This Feature to Collect Lien Waiver Signatures From Anyone
Digital forms and the Public Forms feature allow teams to significantly streamline the sharing, collection, and processing of lien waivers.
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FAQ: How do I add a new user to my account?
Adding new users to your GoFormz account is quick and easy, follow along with our instructional guide here.
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ProTip: Capture Electronic Signatures with HIPAA-Secure Online Forms
HIPAA-secure online forms make it easy to collect information and authorizations from patients, healthcare providers, insurance professionals, and more.
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ProTip: Clear Signature Fields When a Digital Form is Edited
Use this electronic signature ProTip to eliminate miscommunication, avoid oversight, and minimize disputes regarding approvals and authorizations.
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ProTip: Instantly Populate a User’s Location When A New Form is Generated
Location fields improve transparency into your team’s activities across job sites, franchise locations, offices, and more.
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ProTip: Use the Calculation Builder to Configure Default Form Names
Learn how to configure your form’s Default Form Name to display unique identifiers, using the Calculation Builder.
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ProTip: Make Your Inspection Criteria Dynamic
Make your team’s digital inspection form criteria dynamic to streamline data entry, eliminate data redundancies, and simplify collaboration.
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ProTip: Use Barcode Scanning to Populate Your Mobile Form Fields
Barcode Scanning can be used to streamline data entry, especially when completing documents like digital inventory forms and digital equipment…
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[New] Template Versioning: Update Your Templates While Maintaining Historical Data
We are proud to announce the release of our newest feature, Template Versioning, which is now enabled across all GoFormz…
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ProTip: Fill Multiple Form Fields with the Same Information
Replicated Fields allow users to drag-and-drop several instances of the same field onto their digital form. Learn how to add…
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ProTip: Dynamically Change the Background Color of Form Fields Based On A User’s Group Membership
Configure your form fields to change color in response to input data or even which user has generated a form.
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[New] Template Versioning: Update Your Templates While Preserving Captured Data
Template Versioning allows users to save, Preview, and Publish updates to their form Templates, without impacting forms created from the…
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FAQ: How Do I Manage A User’s Account Permissions?
User permissions are set at the Group level, allowing your account administrators to seamlessly configure access management, user management, and…
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ProTip: Dynamically Change What Form Fields Are Required Based On Group Membership
Using Dynamic Field Properties (DFP) and the ISINGROUP function, different form fields can be made Required when a user generates…
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![[Video] ProTip: Add An Image Field to Your Mobile Form](https://goformzcom.wpcomstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/free-trial-banner-155.png)
[Video] ProTip: Add An Image Field to Your Mobile Form
Discover how leveraging your device’s native camera feature your teams can capture and input photos into their mobile forms from…
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ProTip: Make Additional Form Pages Dynamically Visible
Learn how to make additional form pages dynamically available, based on a field value or calculation.
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ProTip: Use A Single Table Field Across Multiple Pages
A single Table field can be used across multiple pages of your mobile or online form, allowing users to enter…
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ProTip: Customize your Template Events with Template Variables
Your Template Events can be easily customized via Template Variables to further streamline your workflow.


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