Make a Form Field Required

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How to Make a Form Field Required

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In Microsoft Word, you can make form fields mandatory to ensure users fill them in. By using legacy tool form fields, you can create a benefit election form. To make a field mandatory, double-click on the text form field and adjust the options in the properties window. Check out the accompanying tutorial on enabling the Developer tab if needed. This will help guide you through creating fillable forms in Word.

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How to make fields required in form?

If you want to make an input mandatory to be entered by the user, you can use the required attribute. This attribute can be used with any input type such as email, URL, text, file, password, checkbox, radio, etc. This can help to make any input field mandatory.

How do you indicate required fields in a form?

Visibly indicate the required fields only, typically with an asterisk or the word required in the label. Visibly indicate the optional fields only, typically with the word optional in the label.

How do I make a field mandatory in Microsoft Forms?

By selecting this check box, you make the field for the control a required field. Note: If you are unable to select the Cannot be blank check box, or if the check box does not appear, you must create a custom error message. Click the control that you want to make required. On the Format menu, click Control Properties.

How do you make a field required in access form?

In the Navigation Pane, right-click the table and then click Design View. Select the field that you want to require always has a value. In the Field Properties pane, on the General tab, set the Required property to Yes.

How do you specify required fields?

How to indicate a required field Provide the required text in the label. Provide a graphic * image in the label with appropriate alt text. Providing star (asterisk) symbol. Use of color to identify if a form control is required. Providing HTML5 ARIA required attributes.

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