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Getting Started with FormVox

This guide will help you create your first form in FormVox in just a few minutes.

Prerequisites

Creating Your First Form

Step 1: Open FormVox

Click on the FormVox icon in your Nextcloud navigation bar to open the app.

FormVox Homepage

Step 2: Choose a Template

You'll see a template gallery with several options:

  • Blank - Start from scratch
  • Survey - Pre-configured survey template
  • Poll - Quick voting form
  • Registration - Event registration form
  • Demo - Example form with various question types

Click on any template card to get started.

Step 3: Configure Your Form

New Form Dialog

  1. Enter a title for your form
  2. Choose a location where the form file will be saved
  3. Click Create to open the form editor

Step 4: Add Questions

Form Editor

The form editor has three sections:

  1. Left sidebar - Add new questions by clicking the + button
  2. Center - Edit your questions and options
  3. Right sidebar - Configure question settings

Add questions by: 1. Click Add question or the + button 2. Choose a question type (text, multiple choice, rating, etc.) 3. Enter your question text 4. Configure options if needed

Step 5: Share Your Form

Once your form is ready:

There are two routes, and they do different things:

  • Public link - click Share in the toolbar and create a response link. Anyone with the link can respond; you can add a password, an expiry, or restrict it to specific users and groups.
  • Nextcloud users - share the form's .fvform file (or its folder) from the Files app. The recipient then has the form in their own FormVox, with the rights your file share grants them.

Step 6: View Responses

After people submit responses:

  1. Open your form
  2. Click Results in the toolbar
  3. View summary statistics, charts, and individual responses

Public Form

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