What is it?
A form asks for information in labeled boxes.
Why would I need this?
Applications and appointment requests often use forms.
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- Read the page and note which fields are required.
- Check that the site is the right organization.
- Work through one section at a time.
- Before Submit, review the information and note what the confirmation says. Save a receipt only when appropriate.
Try it.
Use the fictional application below. It sends nothing and asks for no private information.
Watch out for this.
Save and Submit may do different things. Leaving the page can lose unsaved work.
Explain this another way
Each box has a question. A required box needs an answer before the form can go ahead.
Show me an example
An optional second phone number can be left blank when you have none to provide.
What does that word mean?
Application: A request to be considered for a job, housing, service, or another opportunity.
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