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Sometimes its just easier to have a complete control over how our forms will look like. Thanks to the free form builder of FeedbackServer we have all the tools to build freely and without any limitation the forms we need.
Form Builder Functions
Reload will reload the latest saved version on the server of our form.
Save will save the form on the server. Note that redo/undo features are reset after saving to the server and previous forms cannot be recovered once a new version is saved.
Background color allows us to change the background color of the form elements which support it. Current elements support background color are table, cells and html zone elements.
Hide table editing borders allows us to preview our form without the editing borders of the tables.

Enable / Disable Undo us step disable the undo / redo features of the editor as undo can currently be a resource intensive operation and can slow down the browser. Note that Internet Explorer is currently not supported by the undo / redo functions.
Undo let us step back in our editing process. Currently the form builder supports up to 5 history undo.
Redo let us go forward in the editing process once we used the undo feature.
Reset form will reset the form to its Feedback Server initial state which is a single empty table.
Form Elements
FeedbackServer forms can be created using any answer type provided by FeedbackServer or any type created either using the answer type editor or the SDK.
Each type can be drag/dropped on the interface and maybe re sized. Using the right mouse button we may also change the properties of the form item which have been dropped on the designer zone.
Custom form elements are also available, out of the box current elements are available :
Text / Html let us drag/drop and edit a text zone within the form. We can use and show any HTML we want.
Table let us drag/drop and edit a table. Tables can be placed anywhere within the designer screen including within other tables. Nested tables are fully supported by Feedback Server.
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Image allows us to drag/drop and edit an image from the Feedback Server image library.
Note that its very easy to create and add new elements using the client side form builder framework of Feedback Server.
Form Behaviors
Form behaviors are components within FeedbackServer that control the flow of the form or allow complex interactions between the respondent and the forms. We can for example add progress based behaviors to display the current respondent progress or we can also add custom buttons to let the respondents save their progress, submit their answers.
Current limitations / Known Issues
- Undo / Redo features are only available under Firefox.
- Changing properties on existing answer elements can not be undone using the undo/redo features.
- Form builder is not fully working when running administration in right to left languages eg: Arabic, Hebrew.