{"id":59,"date":"2022-09-13T11:16:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T11:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/blog\/?p=59"},"modified":"2022-11-15T10:40:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T10:40:39","slug":"file-uploads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.formbot.com\/blog\/form-builder\/file-uploads\/","title":{"rendered":"File Uploads in Online Form Builders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Online form builders help businesses collect vital information to boost sales and improve customer service. They also come with easy-to-use features, allowing enterprises to build forms suited for their campaign without paying a developer.<\/p>\n

One of the most helpful features of online forms is their support for file uploads. With this, businesses can collect valuable files or documents from their target audience through the internet. It also allows the collection of files of any type, such as PDF, jpg, png, recorded videos, and more, from users.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Simply put, it allows customers to send a file and the businesses to receive it for a seamless transaction.<\/p>\n

It is groundbreaking as it no longer requires people submitting forms to send confidential files physically. Moreover, it enables businesses to save costs and spend their resources on their core services and products.<\/p>\n

How to Use File Uploads?<\/h2>\n

To assist you, here’s a quick step-by-step guide that will help add file uploads to your form.<\/p>\n

Add a field to your form<\/h3>\n

Integrating a file upload field into your online form is easy. You have to click on the File Upload button or drag and drop it to your desired location in the preview area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Select supported files types<\/h3>\n

To ensure security in your form, only allow uploads of safe file types, whether images, documents, audio, or video. Here are the ideal file types to allow:<\/p>\n