In this Tips & Tricks, we will teach you how to display checkboxes in your automatic reports when filling out a list, choice or checkbox element in your digital form.
When you use one of these four elements (list, choice, slider or checkbox) in your digital form, it is possible to generate a custom-made report including a checked or unchecked box in front of each word. Let's take for instance the example of a list of colors:
In your custom-made report, you must insert your tags as follows:
##list-Yellow:☑:☐## If you select 'Yellow' in your digital form, then a checked box like this one ☑︎ will appear right before the word 'Yellow' in your custom-made report. If you don't select it, an unchecked box ☐ will appear. ##list-Purple:☑:☐## If you select 'Purple' in your digital form, then a checked box like this one ☑︎ will appear right before the word 'Purple' in your custom-made report. If you don't select it, an unchecked box ☐ will appear. ##list-Red:☑:☐## If you select 'Red' in your digital form, then a checked box like this one ☑︎ will appear right before the word 'Red' in your custom-made report. If you don't select it, an unchecked box ☐ will appear. ##list-Green:☑:☐## If you select 'Green' in your digital form, then a checked box like this one ☑︎ will appear right before the word 'Green' in your custom-made report. If you don't select it, an unchecked box ☐ will appear.
If the elements of your list, slider or choice field are groups of words, then it will be mandatory to define a code for each one of them. Otherwise, your tags won't work.
Here is our color list in the (Code:Label) format:
In your custom-made report, put the following tag:
For instance, this tag ##list-YE:☑:☐## will allow to display this checkbox ☑︎ if you select the « Yellow car » element in your digital form. Otherwise, the checkbox will remain unchecked ☐.
Tip: It is also possible to display a certain colored word or a colored checkbox instead of a plain one. For instance, if you use the following tag ##list-YE:☑:## when you select 'Yellow car', a green checked box will appear, otherwise, a blank space will appear.
Tip: you can also display a word in a specific color in you custom-made report:
##checkbox_name:positive:## : If you check the box, the word positive will be displayed in your report. Otherwise, it will remain blank.##checkbox_name::Negative## : If you do not check the box, the word Negative will be displayed in your report. If you check it, it will remain blank.