Paragraph

A Paragraph shows formatted text in the form, such as instructions or terms. It is available in HTML templates only.

A paragraph has no Validation tab, and it can’t be used in conditions. On the Conditional Values tab, you can set a different text for different cases. See Dependent values. For the settings that all fields share, such as the label, permissions, dependencies and style, see Field settings.

Write the text in the editor on the Values & Display tab.

The editor toolbar

Buttons	What they do
Raw	Shows the HTML source of the text, so you can edit the HTML and CSS directly. Click it again to return to the editor.
Undo, Redo	Undo or redo the last change.
Bold, Italic, Underline, Code Block	Format the selected text.
Bullet, Insert/Remove Numbered List	Start or end a list.
Increase Indent, Decrease Indent	Indent text. In a numbered list, indenting an item creates a sub-level, for example 1, 1.1, 1.2.
Line	Inserts a horizontal line.
Link, Unlink	Add or remove a link to a web page or an email address.
Align Left, Align Center, Align Right, Justify	Align the text.
Left-to-Right, Right-to-Left	Set the direction of the text.
Clear	Removes the formatting of the selected text.
Custom columns spread	Shows the selected text in columns, like a newspaper. See Columns.
Insert table	Inserts a table. Right-click a cell to add or delete rows and columns, or to delete the table.
Styles	Strike, Code, Blockquote, Subscript or Superscript.
Block format	Normal text or Heading 1 to Heading 6.
Font, Size	The font and the font size of the selected text.
Text color, Background Color	The color of the text and of its highlight.
Placeholder	Inserts the value of another field. See Placeholders.

To change the numbering style of a list, right-click the list. You can choose 1 / 1.1, a / a.b, A / A.B, i / i.ii or I / I.II, and set the list’s top and right padding.

Tip: text that you paste from another program or website keeps its formatting, which can change how the form looks. Paste plain text and format it in the editor. Check the form as the client sees it, not only in the editor.

Columns

To show text in columns, select the text and click Custom columns spread. Set the Number of columns, the Columns gap (px), the Text align and the rule between the columns (Columns rule width (px), Columns rule style and Columns rule color), and click Save. To change or remove the columns, right-click them and click Edit style or Clear style.

Placeholders

A placeholder shows the value of another field in the text, for example the client’s name in the terms.

1. Click Placeholder in the toolbar.
2. In Select field, select the field. You can select Text, Email, Telephone, Number, Date, Radio, List Of Values and Paragraph fields. Auto Date fields are also listed when editor placeholders are included in your organization’s plan.
3. Set the options:
   • Show underline if has value: underlines the value.
   • Show underline if has no value: shows an empty underline of the width you enter (10 to 500 px) when the field has no value.
   • Show label on radio | select: for Radio and List Of Values fields, shows the text of the selected option instead of its value.
4. Click Insert.

To change a placeholder, double-click it in the text, change the options and click Update.

The placeholder shows the value the field has when the transaction is created, for example its default value or a value sent through the API. The client can’t edit the placeholder. While a field is used in a placeholder, you can’t delete the field.

Input elements

When Data Tables are included in your organization’s plan, you can add small inputs inside the text, for example a blank to fill in within a sentence. Turn on Parse input elements. The toolbar then shows Input, Checkbox and Select instead of Placeholder.

Button	Settings
Input	ID, Value (the default text), Type (text, email or phone), Character Width and Maximum characters.
Checkbox	ID and Is Checked.
Select	ID, Default Value, Allow Multiple and the options. Add at least 2 options. Drag the options to change their order.

The ID is optional. Use it to set the value of the input through the API. It can contain letters, digits, hyphens and underscores.

Turn on Bottom border for inputs to show the inputs as a line instead of a box.

The client can fill in the inputs only when they are allowed to edit the paragraph. Set this in the paragraph’s permissions, as for any field.

Style

Setting	What it does
Info mode	Shows the paragraph as a button with the field’s Question as its text. The client clicks the button to read the text in a window. Choose Right or Left to set the position of the button.
Paragraph height on screen	Shown when Info mode is off. Limits the height of the paragraph, as a percentage of the screen height (up to 70). The client scrolls to read the rest of the text. Values of 10 or less have no effect.