Adding New Form

Go to a required list in your SharePoint and switch to “Library” or “List” tab. Click on Forms Designer icon on the ribbon. SharePoint Forms for SharePoint 2013 will be opened in the new window.

Forms Designer icon on the SharePoint list ribbon Library or List tab

On Virto SharePoint Forms for SharePoint 2013 page use dropdown “Select form for edit” to create a new form.

3 form types are available:

Default edit form
Default new form
Default display form

Select form for edit dropdown showing default edit, new, and display form types

For example, you can open edit form to start creating a new form for list items editing. Actually, you can use any other default form view to start working with Virto SharePoint Forms for SharePoint 2013.

All existing fields of the corresponding list are displayed on the top. Basic controls for SharePoint form creating are located below.

Form designer showing list fields at the top and basic form controls below

Now you can design a SharePoint form, using drag and drop function. New section will appear on the form.

New section added to a SharePoint form using drag and drop in the designer

In the right part you can define additional parameters of chosen controls.

For example, you can type titles for both tabs and press “Save” button to save changes.

Control properties panel for typing tab titles before saving the form changes

Also, you can change text color, style and size or add JavaScript link and CSS styles to chosen control to change its appearance.

Control settings for text color, style, size, and custom JavaScript and CSS links

SharePoint Forms Designer allows you to define label text appearance of the list fields, using css class and custom styles. Also, you can hide label text by unchecking box “Visibility”.

You can add any amount of sections and fields from the current list and place them in several rows under each other or locate 3 elements in a single row.

You are able to locate in one row no more than 3 controls. But you can place only one control in a row inside Tabs and Accordions.

Form row holding up to three controls placed side by side in the designer

Remove chosen controls from your form by clicking “Remove” button or using drag and drop feature.

Remove button used to delete a selected control from the SharePoint form

***Note:***You can`t put accordion form in any tab, as well as it is forbidden to place a tab in accordion form.

Note*: you can add any fields from the current list with no Read-only rights.*

Note*: it is impossible to add fields of “Attachment” type.*

Note*: fields from lists of “Document Library” types are not supported.*

Note*: “Recurrence” and “All day event” fields from lists of “Calendar” type are not supported.*