Creating Your First Surface Form

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1. Login to Surface Labs

Navigate to the Surface Dashboard and log in with your credentials.

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2. Create a New Form

Go to the Forms tab and press Create New Form in the navigation bar.

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Start from Scratch or Choose a Template

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3. Select a Layout

Choose a layout for your form from the following options:

• Single Pane: A simple form layout with a single column
• Dual Pane: A form layout with two columns, ideal for marketing purposes

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4. Build the Form

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Overview

Surface Forms provides an initial template to start from. You can either edit the existing template or create a new one.

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Form Steps

Form steps are listed on the left side of the form builder under the Steps section.

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Add New Steps

To add a new step, click on the + Add step button or copy an existing step by clicking on the Copy step button.

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Edit the Step

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Add New Components

To add a new component, click on the + Add component button or copy an existing component from the form by clicking on the Copy existing component button.

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Question Pane and Marketing Pane

Each step is divided into two tabs: Questions and Marketing.

• The Questions tab is used to add questions such as text fields, dropdowns, multiple choice questions, etc to the form.
• The Marketing tab is for adding marketing components such as a logo, background image, etc to the form.

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Customize Layout

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Question Pane Layout Customization

Both the Questions and Marketing panels have layout customization options. Some of the customization options include:

• Horizontal Padding
• Maximum Width of the Pane

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Marketing Pane Layout Customization

The marketing pane offers additional customization options:

1. Customize the Marketing Pane width
2. Add a Background Image
3. Add a Logo in the header:
   • Expand the Add Component dropdown and select the Image component to add a logo in the marketing header

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Edit a Component

To edit a component, either click on the component directly from the form preview or click on the component from the components list in the right side panel.

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Style a Component

Each component has a Style panel for customization. Different components have different style options. Some of the available style options include:

• Background Color
• Text Color
• Border Color
• Border Width
• Border Radius
• Box Shadow

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Advanced Features

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Customize Marketing Pane globally

To customize the marketing pane globally, go to the Marketing under Design section. Some of the customization options include:

• Fill: Choose from a range of options like gradient, solid color, image, etc for the background of the marketing pane.
• Corner Radius: Control the corner radius of the marketing pane.
• Logo: Add a logo to the marketing pane.

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Delete Marketing Pane for a particular step

To delete the marketing pane for a particular step, go to the Marketing under Layout section and click on the Delete Marketing Section button.

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5. Save and Share

Change the form name in the navigation bar and save the form by clicking on the Save button. Share the form using the Share button in the navigation bar.

• You can share the form using the Share Link or Embed Code to embed the form on your website.
  

Read more about how to embed a Surface Form on your site.