How to I use Save and Continue Forms later feature in my Form?

  • Monica White
    Asked on June 13, 2019 at 9:47 PM

    4) This is a long online form. How do users save their progress if they need to save and resume completing a form later on. I've seen several different advice threads which are quite old and the interface has changed. Could you please advise which is the current method?

  • roneet
    Replied on June 13, 2019 at 10:08 PM

    There are two ways to do so:

    1. Auto Fill feature:  You can enable the "Auto Fill" feature of your form which will save the input data every few seconds. Please be noted that the auto-fill feature saves the input data in a browser cookie. That means if the user accesses the form again from another browser, other systems or clear the browser cache, the saved data will not be accessible.

    The following guide should help you:  http://www.jotform.com/help/227-How-to-Enable-Auto-Fill-Feature-Save-Form-Entries-to-Continue-Later

    2. Save input data in session: User can save the input data in the session that is stored in our server. Please be noted that this feature requires should have the "Page Break" field. The data is saved only on the click of the next button.

    The following guide should help you:  http://www.jotform.com/features/save-and-continue/

    You can allow users to return to edit their submission in an email autoresponder.  Here is our guide on how to do so:

    https://www.jotform.com/help/40-How-to-Let-Users-Update-Their-Form-Submissions-at-a-Later-Date

    The emailed link will allow users to return to their specific submission at any time to update their data.  Once the submission is updated, it will be replaced with the new data, rather than creating a new submission.

    Hope this helps.

    Do try it out and get back to us if you have any questions.

    Thanks.