Create a web form Part 3

Create a web form Part 3

Reactivate a web form

Disabled web forms can be reactivated at any time and resume function.

  1. 1. Navigate to the Home or Documents tab.

  2. 2. Select Web Forms in the left navigation pane.

  3. 3. Single-click the Disabled web form you want to reactivate.

    • This opens the Actions menu on the right side of the window

  4. 4. Click the Enable button next to where you see Status: Disabled.

    Reactivate a Web Form

  5. 5. A small panel pops out to verify that you want to enable the web form:

    Enable verification

  6. 6. Click Enable.

    • The web form Status becomes Enabled.
    • A success message displays at the bottom of the window:
    Enable success

Hide a web form

If you would like to remove a web form from the Home or Documents tab view, you can hide it.

Hiding a web form only hides it in your users' view. Other users that have access to the web form (via share) will still be able to see it.

Caution

If you are the owner of the web form, best practices suggest that you should Disable the web form before you hide it from your view.

  1. 1. Navigate to the Home or Documents tab.

  2. 2. Select Web Forms in the left navigation pane.

  3. 3. Single-click the web form you want to hide from view.

    • This opens the Actions menu on the right side of the window

  4. 4. Click the Hide Web Form action in the left menu.

    • You may need to click the See More link to extend the menu and see the action.
    Hide a Web Form

  5. 5. A small panel pops open to verify that you want to hide the web form:

    Hide verification

    Note

    If you are the owner of the web form, and it is still in an active status, a confirmation page is triggered to inform you that the web form is still enabled.

    You can then cancel the Hide action, or complete it.

    Hide warning for active web form

    Caution

    Hidden web forms that have not been disabled are still active and can be signed if someone visits the URL.

  6. 6. Click Hide.

    • The web form is removed from view.
    • A success message is displayed:
    Hide success message

Unhide a web form

Sometimes you need to unhide a web form.

  1. 1. Navigate to the Home or Documents tab.

  2. 2. Select Web Forms in the left navigation pane.

  3. 3. Click the Filters button.

    • This opens the filter menu.

  4. 4. Check the Display hidden content option and click Apply.

    • You may want to set a date range filter to limit the number of returned records. The Modified Date is when the web form was disabled. Configure the date range to find that value.
    Unhide filter

  5. 5. The page refreshes to show the filtered for content.

    • Any filters applied will be shown as a tag next to the Filter button
      • Click the x on any filter to remove it

  6. 6. Single-click the web form you want to unhide.

    • This opens the Actions menu on the right side of the window

  7. 7. Click the Unhide Web Form action in the left menu.

    • You may need to click the See More link to extend the menu and see the action.
    Unhide a Web Form

  8. Unhide verification

    8. A small panel pops out to verify that you want to unhide the web form:

  9. 9. Click Unhide.

    • The web form is removed from view (because you are still viewing the filtered list).
    • A success message is displayed:
    Unhide success message

  10. 10. Click the X on the Hidden content filter to remove the filter.

    • This exposes the web forms that are in your normal (unfiltered) view.

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