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The toggle field allows the user to enable or disable the field by switching between two states, like on and off. Toggle Field

Standard field options

A Toggle field has the following standard options:

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Field-specific options

In addition to the standard field options, a Toggle field has a few field specific options.

Show Toggle label

Select the Show Labels checkbox to display the ON/OFF label that appears with the Toggle buton.

Active and Inactive labels

Set the Active and Inactive values for the toggle field by entering your preferred labels in the ON and OFF boxes.

Please note that if you don't provide values for the ON/OFF labels, no labels will be shown even if the Show Labels checkbox is selected.

Set the default value

You can set the default value by selecting from the following dropdown options: Toggle Default Value

  • Inactive. This is the default option. It sets the toggle field inactive and stores the Inactive value.
  • Active. This set the toggle field to active and store the Active value.
  • Custom. Selecting this option will display a text field like it currently operates for very advanced users.

Field styling

Some toggle field styling is available in Formidable → Styles → Toggle Fields. Toggle Field Styling

To learn more about styling your form, see the visual form styler page.

Display Toggle

By default, only active toggle fields are included in email notifications. If you want to display the value for both active and inactive toggle fields, follow the steps below.

  1. You will first need to customize your email message.
  2. To create your conditional, use the insert value box by clicking the (...) icon in the field and selecting the Conditionals tab. Toggle Field Display Email
  3. Set your conditional for each toggle field to show No or another message if the field is blank.
    [if 1682 equals=No]No[/if 1682]

    Replace 1682 with the ID or key of the Toggle field.

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