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Jotform for Beginners

Get more done with powerful, easy-to-use online forms. Learn how in this helpful, free guide from Jotform.

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What’s Inside the Book?

Chapter 1

Why online forms?

Chapter 2

Creating your first form

Chapter 3

Emails

Chapter 4

Distributing your forms

Chapter 5

Viewing submissions

Chapter 6

Going further with your forms

Chapter 7

How to secure your forms

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Chapter 1

Why online forms?

Not only can online forms save you valuable time, but they can also unlock your creativity. Let’s explore how you can think differently about getting things done and make a positive impact on your business or service in the process.

  • How online forms unlock your creative potential

  • Online forms: A move toward sustainability

  • The most popular uses for online forms

  • How different industries benefit from online

Chapter 2

Creating your first form

On average, nearly 28,000 forms are created with Jotform every day.

  • Create a form from scratch (Cards or Classic)

  • Form Elements (Basic, Signature, File Upload, Payments, Widgets)

  • Customization (Colors, Styles, Themes, Layout, Advanced Designer, Thank you page)

Chapter 3

Emails

On average, 1.5 million notification emails and 84,000 autoresponder emails are sent through Jotform on a daily basis.

  • Autoresponders

  • Notifications

  • Reminders

Chapter 4

Distributing your forms

Share your form with one person or millions of people.

  • Share link or invite

  • Share to social media

  • QR code

  • Embed in your website

Chapter 5

Viewing submissions

Jotform offers a myriad of ways to view your data. Most users have been able to find a method that fits their existing workflows.

  • Accessing and collaborating on submission data in Jotform Inbox

  • Organizing and managing your data in Jotform Tables

Chapter 6

Going further with your forms

We’ve been able to build a more responsive product. The result is a productivity solution that helps you manage, communicate, and collaborate on information as easily as you gather it.

  • Productivity meets efficiency

  • Widgets

  • Connect your form with other apps

  • Advanced functionality

Chapter 7

How to secure your forms

Jotform now averages more than 1.2 billion form submissions a day. With the amount of data and information transmitted through forms, security has to be at the forefront of what we do.

  • What kind of data needs to be secured?

  • Ways Jotform helps you secure your forms

  • Data and privacy regulations and what they mean

  • Securing form distribution

Not only can online forms save you valuable time, but they can also unlock your creativity. Let’s explore how you can think differently about getting things done and make a positive impact on your business or service in the process.

  • How online forms unlock your creative potential

  • Online forms: A move toward sustainability

  • The most popular uses for online forms

  • How different industries benefit from online

On average, nearly 28,000 forms are created with Jotform every day.

  • Create a form from scratch (Cards or Classic)

  • Form Elements (Basic, Signature, File Upload, Payments, Widgets)

  • Customization (Colors, Styles, Themes, Layout, Advanced Designer, Thank you page)

On average, 1.5 million notification emails and 84,000 autoresponder emails are sent through Jotform on a daily basis.

  • Autoresponders

  • Notifications

  • Reminders

Share your form with one person or millions of people.

  • Share link or invite

  • Share to social media

  • QR code

  • Embed in your website

Jotform offers a myriad of ways to view your data. Most users have been able to find a method that fits their existing workflows.

  • Accessing and collaborating on submission data in Jotform Inbox

  • Organizing and managing your data in Jotform Tables

We’ve been able to build a more responsive product. The result is a productivity solution that helps you manage, communicate, and collaborate on information as easily as you gather it.

  • Productivity meets efficiency

  • Widgets

  • Connect your form with other apps

  • Advanced functionality

Jotform now averages more than 1.2 billion form submissions a day. With the amount of data and information transmitted through forms, security has to be at the forefront of what we do.

  • What kind of data needs to be secured?

  • Ways Jotform helps you secure your forms

  • Data and privacy regulations and what they mean

  • Securing form distribution

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About the Book

In Jotform for Beginners we take a deep dive into the many powerful features Jotform has to offer — showing you how online forms can help you save time and boost productivity.

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Jotform Users from the Education Industry

We see a trend of staff adopting Jotform. More and more staff are using the templates and forms for their classes and events, and we’re looking forward to using Jotform more extensively.

Denicio Hilman

Program Manager and Team Lead, Hogeschool van Amsterdam

Previously, to make one little change in a form would take days, weeks, or months. With Jotform it takes literally five minutes and boom, I have a HIPAA-compliant registration form that patients can return to me, and the process moves forward so much quicker. Being able to implement an idea in minutes is super important for entrepreneurs and creatives…and that’s why Jotform is so critical for us.

Dr. Michael Salzhauer

Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Miami

Jotform has certainly increased productivity. Everything is electronic. We don’t have to deal with paper, faxes, or even PDFs sent via email. It helped us grow the business because there’s only so much you can grow as a fiscal sponsor if you’re dealing with a paper dump. Jotform provided this one uniform place for all of that.

International Documentary Association

We’re meeting our customers where they are to do bike demos. The offline capability of the Jotform app allows us to have our digital test ride form out on the trail. Since we rolled out Jotform we’ve seen an increase in sales by gathering that customer info through the form, putting it into our CRM, and allowing staff to have accurate follow-ups with their customers.

Tom Casson

Chief Commercial Officer, Mike’s Bikes

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Getting Started with Jotform

Jotform makes it easy to generate leads, distribute surveys, collect payments, and more. Learn how!

Create Forms

Create professional forms for any occasion and learn more about Jotform’s easy-to-use form fields.

Share Forms

Embed your form into any web page, website, or social media platform with Jotform.

Form Emails

Set up automated email notifications and autoresponders for your online forms.

Manage Forms

Learn how to manage your forms and form responses.

Jotform Teams

Create and customize a shared workspace for your forms and data. Build apps, assign roles, and more.

Jotform Sign

Learn how to create and automate professional e-sign documents online.

Jotform Store Builder

Learn more about how to create your own online marketplace with Jotform.

How to Create Better Forms

Try out these best practices for creating more effective forms.

Email Problems

Learn about some helpful solutions and instructions for common email problems.

Custom Domains

Follow these tips on how to use your brand name on your forms.

Reports

Analyze your form data by generating visual or text based reports.

Payment Forms

Create payment forms to collect donations, sell products, or process subscriptions.

Advanced Features

Check out these advanced features that can take your forms to the next level.

Billing

Learn more about billing through your forms.

Form Calculations

Add helpful calculations and conditions to your forms.

Assign Forms

Learn how to eliminate back-and-forth emails and long waits by assigning forms to team members.

Mobile Forms

Learn how to use Jotform Mobile Forms. Create forms on the go, collect data offline, and more.

HIPAA Compliance

Enable HIPAA Compliance and collect sensitive healthcare data securely via Jotform.

Card Forms

Create accessible and friendly forms with Jotform Cards.

Create PDFs Automatically

Create, customize, and automate powerful PDFs from your submission data with Jotform PDF Editor.

Maximizing Donations for Nonprofits

Learn about guidelines for maximizing your nonprofit’s donations.

Jotform Enterprise

Learn how to get unlimited access to the tools you need to improve your online forms and data collection.

Creating Accessible Forms

Make your online forms accessible for all. Collect data from anyone, on any device.

Jotform Tables

Everything you need to know about Jotform Tables. Manage data and collaborate with others.

Jotform Approvals

Learn how to turn form submissions into automated approval flows — enjoy a faster approval process!

Jotform Apps

Learn how to create powerful mobile apps for your business — no coding knowledge required.

Jotform Inbox

Learn how to track, search, and manage all of your form submissions with Jotform Inbox.

Jotform Prefill

Create prefilled forms with existing form data. Pre-populate fields to collect submissions faster.

Jotform Widgets

Learn how to set up and use Jotform’s 300+ widgets. Power up your forms with advanced tools.