Short Answer Fields are intended for simple single-line responses like first name, company name, favorite band, etc. Short Answer Fields can also be used to do calculations. It is not possible to send text from one Short Answer Field to another on the form, only numbers for calculations.
To add a Short Answer Field to your form, click on the Short Answer Field in the Form Builder Tools section on the left-hand side of the screen and drag it to the appropriate place on your form.
After adding your field to your Form, you can select it and see a variety of changes You can make to the field on the left hand side. Changes like making the field required, adding supporting text and placeholder text, or hiding the label after the field is added to the form.
This is how the Short Answer Field will appear on your form.
Adding Options
You can add Options to the Short Answer Field to allow autofill options for your end user. This allows you to set values for the field so a user does not have to fill in the entire field but can select suggestions you've provided.
There are a few different ways to add your options for your Short Answer Field under the Field-Specific section:
1) You can click on the plus sign to add more Options one by one
2) You can click the Autocomplete Editor to manage your list of Options.
3) You can link to a Smart list that can be used across all Forms on your account. Any time a smart list is updated, it will automatically update on all forms that are linked.
Min/Max Characters
It is possible to limit the text that a user can put into the field, you can do so by setting the minimum or maximum number of characters. You cannot set a limit by the number of words.
Unique IDs and Short Answer Fields
Every form submission in the database is given a unique ID number. These unique IDs are stored in the database. You can see the unique ID for a submission by clicking on that submission in the database and viewing the detailed info page for that submission.
Please note: Since unique ID numbers apply to a form submission as a whole, you cannot assign a separate unique ID to a Short Answer Field. Instead, Short Answer Fields are automatically assigned their own special ID numbers. For example, if you want to include info from a Short Answer Field in a confirmation email, the field will automatically be available on the "Insert Field" list. When you click on the field in the list, it will appear in the body of the email with a special number unique to that field.