What happens to the output of the form when the Submit button is pressed?

  • Dick Knuth
    Asked on November 11, 2019 at 4:29 PM

    Hi. I have read a few postings that suggest using a JotForm form inside a SquareSpace form block. If I do this, what happens to the output of the form when the Submit button is pressed? More specifically, when the form's output comes back to JotForm:

    1 - Does the form's output come back to JotForm for processing?

    2 - If it does, can I use the output to create a PDF and have that PDF attached to an email that is sent to me?

    3 - If I can do this, can i control the format of the PDF file? I do not want a simple listing of "field = value" pairings.

    Thank you.


  • Girish JotForm Support
    Replied on November 11, 2019 at 7:31 PM

    1 - Does the form's output come back to JotForm for processing?

    Yes, the output/response can be viewed from the Form Submission page of your JotForm account.

    2 - If it does, can I use the output to create a PDF and have that PDF attached to an email that is sent to me?

    Yes, you can do that from the PDF Editor - https://www.jotform.com/products/pdf-editor/ 

    You can send the PDF via email also - How-To-Include-Submissions-As-PDF-Attachment-In-The-Email-Notifications 

    3 - If I can do this, can i control the format of the PDF file? I do not want a simple listing of "field = value" pairings.

    You have the option to customize the PDF from the PDF Editor itself - How-to-Customize-PDF-Submissions-Report 

    Additional guide for reference: https://www.jotform.com/blog/jotform-pdf-editor/ 

    Do review and let us know if you need any further info from our end.

  • Dick Knuth
    Replied on November 11, 2019 at 8:50 PM
    Gerard, thanks for the good news. I created an account and will build a form to embed on my website, as a test.
    Have a great day.
    Dick -
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