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Another common approach seen in forms is to mark the mandatory fields with an asterisk and not mark the optional fields.

Require or Unrequire Fields through Element Properties Select the element in the Form Builder. Click the Settings (gear) icon. Under the General tab, toggle Required to “On” to make the field mandatory.

Required attribute: 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.

Most designers use asterisks to indicate the required fields. But it is necessary to stop, the research on the subject is clear, and it is already the case for quite some time, used asterisks for the required field is a common mistake.

Field level requirements Click on Setup. Go to Quick Find and enter Object. Choose the object. Under the Custom Fields & Relationships, select the custom field that you will make required. Click on Edit and under the General Options section select Required. Click on Save.

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 a star (asterisk) symbol.

Fields marked with * are mandatory Using an asterisk (*) symbol content authors notify mandatory field. This is said to be one of the accessible modes of identifying a mandatory field, however this method also will be a problem with screen readers in certain times.

Summary: Using an asterisk to mark required fields is an easy way to improve the usability of your forms. Only marking optional fields makes it difficult for people to fill out the form.

Another common approach seen in forms is to mark the mandatory fields with an asterisk and not mark the optional fields.

Require or Unrequire Fields through Element Properties Select the element in the Form Builder. Click the Settings (gear) icon. Under the General tab, toggle Required to “On” to make the field mandatory.

Required attribute: 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.

Most designers use asterisks to indicate the required fields. But it is necessary to stop, the research on the subject is clear, and it is already the case for quite some time, used asterisks for the required field is a common mistake.

Field level requirements Click on Setup. Go to Quick Find and enter Object. Choose the object. Under the Custom Fields & Relationships, select the custom field that you will make required. Click on Edit and under the General Options section select Required. Click on Save.

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 a star (asterisk) symbol.

Fields marked with * are mandatory Using an asterisk (*) symbol content authors notify mandatory field. This is said to be one of the accessible modes of identifying a mandatory field, however this method also will be a problem with screen readers in certain times.

Summary: Using an asterisk to mark required fields is an easy way to improve the usability of your forms. Only marking optional fields makes it difficult for people to fill out the form.