Simple Form Action

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Simple Form Action

This dialog displays when you select Form Action from the Simple Form Element Tool icon for an existing Simple Form on a page. Use this to view or change what happens on form submit. Display an acknowledgment or confirmation, or route users to a specific page. Optionally, notify other CommonSpot users. This dialog displays New Simple Form fields in edit mode.

The Simple Form Action dialog includes the following settings:

Name- The current form name.
Form Action - Select whether to display a message or redirect to another page on form submit.

Display message upon submissionrequires that you click the Edit Message button to display the Form Submission Results Text dialog for creating a confirmation or acknowledgment message.
Submit to a specified page requires that you choose a page for redirection.
Email Notification - Checking this option displays the following additional fields:
Recipients - List one or more email addresses of CommonSpot users to receive submitted form information. Separate multiple recipients with commas.
Sender's Email Address - The sender’s email address is customizable.
You can default to the current user by checking Use the email address of the user submitting the form. Only use this option to capture registered (logged in) user email addresses. Anonymous user information will not be captured.
Use specified email address give you the option of standardizing the "from" address for forms routed within your organization.

Note that an Email Field type defined on the Simple Form overrides settings here.

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