Adding a Link Input to a Form

How to add a Link input to a form

The link input provides a hyperlink to a website or another app that appears as a button on your form. This can be useful if you want to include a link on a form to your company's website or perhaps a weather site.

1. From the Actions/Container menu in the Form Designer, click Link.
2. The Link input is added to your form. 
3. Click it to view the Edit Link input slider.
   
4. In the Label field, enter a label for the link.
5. Select the column span size for the link field.
6. Expand Input Options. In the Tooltip field, enter the tip/hint you may want to include for the link.
7. Type or paste the URL for the site or app that opens from the link. For opening an app, you’ll need to know the URL for the app. Be sure to include the “://” in the link URL. For a link to a website, if no text appears in front of “www” FormsPro automatically inserts “HTTP://” or “HTTPS://” so that the link works.
8. Click (Insert Merge Field) if you want to add a merge field to the link. For example, maybe you need a manual for a piece of equipment. The link's merge field would contain the model number as part of the URL to open the manual for the model number entered.
9. Specify if you want to open the link in the app or in a browser. The App option is typical functionality. The browser option is used if the app contains pop-ups or doesn’t open or perform as expected.
10. Expand Style to specify the style settings for the link input. See Using the Styles Tab for more information. 
11. Save your entries.
12. Click (Preview) to view the link added. In Preview, you can test links to websites, but links to mobile apps do not work in most circumstances.