# Build your form

The **Build** tab is a canvas. Add fields, arrange them in rows and set what each one asks for. There is no save button: changes save as you make them.

![The Build tab with field types across the top and fields arranged in rows](https://thenotemaker.com/help/form-build.webp)

## Add fields

Click a field type to add it at the end, or drag it onto the canvas where you want it.

-   Short text, Long text
-   Email, Link, Number
-   Dropdown, Checkboxes (several answers), Single checkbox
-   Date, Rating

## Arrange them

Each row is four units wide, and each field takes one to four of them.

-   **Drag** a field by its handle to move it. Drop it on the left or right half of another field to place it beside that one.
-   Drop it **between rows** to start a new row.
-   Drag a field's **right edge** to make it wider or narrower.

On a phone, and in a narrow embed, every field is full width.

## Set up a field

Click a field to open its details: label, type, width, whether it starts a new row, whether it is required, placeholder, help text, and the options for a dropdown or checkboxes. You can also duplicate, delete or move it from there.

> [!warning] ⚠️
> Placeholder and help text are shown to the people filling in the form. Do not use them for notes to yourself.

## Related

-   [➕ Create a form](https://docs.thenotemaker.com/forms/create-a-form)
-   [🌍 Publish, share and embed a form](https://docs.thenotemaker.com/forms/publish-share-and-embed-a-form)