VauForms Documentation

VauForms Overview

Start here to understand what VauForms does and how it helps you create forms, share them and collect responses in one place.

Vau Account & Sign In

Learn how your Vau Account gives you access to your VauForms workspace and keeps your own forms together.

VauForms Dashboard

Understand the dashboard where you create, open, share and manage your forms.

Create Your First Form

Create a new form from the dashboard and begin editing it in a few simple steps.

Draft, Published & Closed Forms

Understand the different form states and when people can access a form.

Form Editor Workspace

Learn the main areas of the VauForms editor and how to move between building, previewing and responses.

Complete Field Catalog

See every current VauForms field type and choose the right question or layout element for your form.

Short Answer & Long Answer

Use text fields for names, short details, comments, explanations and longer written responses.

Email, Phone, Number & Date Fields

Collect contact details, numeric values and dates using purpose-specific fields.

Dropdown, Multiple Choice & Checkboxes

Create option-based questions when you want respondents to choose from a prepared list.

Rating Field

Collect quick feedback using a five-point rating shown as stars or numbers.

File Upload Field

Allow respondents to attach supported images, documents, media and office files to a form response.

Signature Field

Understand the current Signature field and when to use it while building or testing a form.

Section & Divider

Use Sections and Dividers to organize long forms into cleaner, easier-to-understand groups.

Field Settings

Customize the selected field with labels, help text, placeholder, required state, width and field-specific options.

Move, Duplicate & Delete Fields

Keep your form organized by moving questions, duplicating similar fields and removing unnecessary ones.

Form Design & Appearance

Choose a clean visual style and primary color so your form feels consistent and easy to complete.

Title, Description & Confirmation Message

Set the form's identity and the message respondents see after a successful submission.

Preview & Test Mode

Interact with your form before publishing so you can catch confusing questions and layout issues.

Saving Form Changes

Understand how to work safely while editing and confirm that your latest changes are saved before leaving.

Publish, Unpublish & Share

Make a form available to respondents and share its public link from VauForms.

Public Form Experience

Understand what respondents see when they open your published VauForms link.

Require a Vau Account

Restrict a form so only respondents signed in with a Vau Account can open and submit it.

Required Questions

Make important questions mandatory and understand what happens when a respondent leaves one empty.

After a Response Is Submitted

Control the confirmation experience shown after a successful form response.

Using VauForms on Mobile

Design forms that remain simple and comfortable for respondents using phones and smaller screens.

Responses Workspace

Open the Responses screen to review every submission received for a form.

Read a Response in Detail

Understand the submission detail view, timestamps and field-by-field answers.

Anonymous vs Vau Account Responses

Understand when a response is shown as anonymous and when Vau Account identity can be associated with it.

View Files in Responses

Review attachments submitted through File Upload questions, including previews where supported.

Response Count on the Dashboard

Use the dashboard response count as a quick way to see which forms are receiving submissions.

Manage Multiple Forms

Keep a growing VauForms workspace organized as you create forms for different teams, campaigns and workflows.

Delete a Form

Remove a form you no longer need and understand why deletion should be used carefully.

Business Use Cases

Explore practical ways businesses can use VauForms for everyday information collection.

Form Naming & Question Writing

Write clearer form titles, question labels and option text so respondents understand the form quickly.

Current Feature Notes

Understand a few current VauForms areas that should be tested carefully before using them in important live workflows.

Why a Public Form May Not Open

Check the most common user-level reasons a shared form says it is unavailable or cannot be found.

File Upload Problems

Resolve common respondent problems when a file cannot be attached or uploaded to a VauForms response.

Response Submission Problems

Fix common issues when a respondent cannot submit a completed form.

Common VauForms Problems

A user-focused troubleshooting guide for common dashboard, publishing, sharing, form opening and response issues.