Form Editor Element: Attachments and Accepted File Types

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Introduction

Allow users to update document files as part of a form submission using the Attachment element.  Each Attachment element allows users to upload 1 document.  Use in conjunction with Item Collections to add any number of documents.  

Adding an attachment element to a form

• Select Attachment from the list of question elements and drag this into the central pane.

• Add some wording to the label to explain how you would like the user to use this attachment element.

FAQs

File Type Restrictions

• The following file types are accepted:
  • doc
  • docx
  • jpeg
  • jpg
  • mp3
  • mp4
  • msg
  • pdf
  • png
  • ppt
  • pptx
  • txt
  • wav
  • xls
  • xlsm
  • xlsx
  • xml
• The size limit is set to 20MB

For further information on File Name Restrictions, please click here. 

Adding multiple attachments

• Sometimes you might not know how many attachments are going to be needed.  Using Item Collection in conjunction with the Attachment element will allow your users to add any number of attachments are part of their form submission.

• Find out more about Item Collections here Form Editor Elements: Item Collections