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src/layer/form-widgets/index.md

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description: Our Widget Gallery provides an overview of QGIS form widgets supported by the Mergin Maps mobile app. Find the best widget for your survey form!
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# Form Widgets
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# Form Widgets Gallery
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Form widgets define the way you can enter values in the form, both in QGIS and in the <MobileAppNameShort />. The configuration of form widgets in your <MainPlatformNameLink /> project is done in QGIS.
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## Setting up form widgets
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Attributes forms can be configured using <QGISHelp ver="latest" link="user_manual/working_with_vector/vector_properties.html#edit-widgets" text="QGIS widget types" /> in the **Attributes Form** tab in the **Layer Properties**. Note that the widget has to be compatible with the field data type.
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Each data type has a default widget: for instance, text fields use *Text edit* widget by default and are filled in by manually typing the value, while date fields use *Date/Time* widget and the value is selected using a calendar pop-up.
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![QGIS Layer Properties Attributes Form tab](./qgis-attributes-form.gif "QGIS Layer Properties Attributes Form tab")
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## Widget gallery
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Here is an overview of widgets that are commonly used both in QGIS and the <MobileAppNameShort />.
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# Configure Forms Overview
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Capturing field data includes recording some information about surveyed points, lines, polygons or non-spatial features by filling in attributes form. This section will guide you through various settings of attributes forms for spatial and non-spatial layers.
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There are various widgets available to use in the attributes form depending on the field data type and preferred type of data input. [Widgets](../form-widgets/) provide a comprehensive overview of <QGISHelp ver="latest" link="user_manual/working_with_vector/vector_properties.html#attributes-form-properties" text="QGIS widgets" /> and their use in <MainPlatformNameLink />.
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There are various widgets available to use in the attributes form depending on the field data type and preferred type of data input. <MainPlatformNameLink /> supports the use of the majority of <QGISHelp ver="latest" link="user_manual/working_with_vector/vector_properties.html#attributes-form-properties" text="QGIS widgets" />.
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Do you prefer a video? Check out this tutorial on how to configure QGIS widgets for survey forms.
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- designing the [attributes forms layout](../form-layout/) so that the forms are easy to work with
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In [Use Cases](../use-cases), you can find step-by-step guides to deal with specific scenarios, such as [opening files](../open-file/) from within the form, [using hyperlinks](../external-link/), [displaying instructions](../display-instructions/) in the form and much more.
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## Setting up form widgets
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Attributes forms can be configured using <QGISHelp ver="latest" link="user_manual/working_with_vector/vector_properties.html#edit-widgets" text="QGIS widget types" /> in the **Attributes Form** tab in the **Layer Properties**. Note that the widget has to be compatible with the field data type.
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Each data type has a default widget: for instance, text fields use *Text edit* widget by default and are filled in by manually typing the value, while date fields use *Date/Time* widget and the value is selected using a calendar pop-up.
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![QGIS Layer Properties Attributes Form tab](./qgis-attributes-form.gif "QGIS Layer Properties Attributes Form tab")

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