> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.stage.systems/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Forms

> Build a form in place, publish it, and read every response in the Inbox with what the person read before writing.

A **form** is built like an article: a title and a body of questions, with page breaks so people see one page at a time.

## Building

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a form">
    It starts with one question already in it: **Your email**, required. Every form has it. It is how a response reaches your Inbox, so it cannot be removed or made optional.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add questions">
    Type `/` to insert a question.

    | Question   | Notes                                           |
    | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
    | Short text | One line                                        |
    | Long text  | A paragraph                                     |
    | Choice     | Pick one                                        |
    | Checkboxes | Pick any                                        |
    | Dropdown   | Pick one from a list                            |
    | Page break | Invisible. Everything after it is the next page |

    Add headings and text between questions for instructions.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Adjust each question">
    Hover it for its controls: delete, add after, drag, and a cog for **required** and **placeholder**. Options on a choice or checkbox question are edited in place and reordered by dragging. A dropdown's options are edited from its cog.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Arrange pages">
    Use the form's tab on the right edge to add, reorder and step through pages.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish">
    Forms save as you go. Publish makes the form available. It needs at least one question besides the email one.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Where the form appears

That is part of your site's design. Usually any link on the site can open it, and a link that names the form opens it on arrival, so a campaign link or a QR code can land with the form open.

## Responses

Every response lands in the [Inbox](/analytics/inbox-and-people), with each answer under the question as it was worded at the time. An email goes to the addresses set under Settings, then Forms, with the answers in it and the respondent as reply-to.

## Spam

Forms are protected without a captcha. Bots are caught by a hidden field and a timing check, and email addresses are checked for real mail servers and throwaway domains.

<Note>
  If a burst of spam gets through, the notification emails pause for the day. Every response is still stored.
</Note>

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Inbox and people" href="/analytics/inbox-and-people">
    Where responses land.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Setting up a tracking funnel" href="/campaigns/setting-up-a-funnel">
    Forms are the last stage of the funnel.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>