| 2023-08-14 - Two Factor Authentication |
| What: | An extra layer of security is
now available with our new
`Two Factor Authentication`. | | Why: |
In addition to entering the correct userid and password during login (factor 1), you will be prompted to enter a special (randomly generated) security code we send to you via email or sms (factor 2). | | How: |
Click the User Accounts tab located on the menu bar. Next, check
the `Enhanced Security Mode ` at the bottom of the page. Then, select a `Send sms` or `Send email` option. If a `Send sms option is selectd, select a carrier option. |
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| 2022-06-20 - Auto Pop |
| What: | Function designed to automatically
populate forms with data from previous submissions. | | Why: |
Saves your clients lots of typing by providing access to data, they have submitted through this form in the past. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click Form Editor under the same menu. Next, click the menu icon next to the `Add New Items` button, choose `Auto Pop` then follow instruction. |
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| 2022-05-28 - Split Entry |
| What: | Function designed to allow multiple
remote clients the ability to enter data, on the same form, before the final submission. | | Why: |
Allows you to create forms where several different parties
are required to provide input. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click Form Editor under the same menu. Next, click the menu icon next to the `Add New Items` button, choose `Split Entry` then follow instruction. |
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| 2019-12-15 - Trash Folder |
| What: | The long overdue `Trash Folder` is now available
on the `Form Responses Inbox` page. | | Why: |
Prevents you from accidentally deleting important transactions from
your inbox. After deleting a transaction from your inbox, you are
given a chance to restore the transaction. When you go
to the `Trash Folder`, you have the option to purge(permanently remove)
the transaction or restore it by moving it back to the inbox. | | How: |
NO ACTION NECESSARY! This upgrade has already been implemented. |
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| 2019-11-18 - Increased Storage Limits |
| What: | The number of transactions you`re able to
store on Elbowspace.com has increased 4 fold. | | Why: |
Allows you to use the Elbowspace.com cloud to store, process and search
more of your form responses data. For example: The basic package storage limit
has increased from 1000 to 4000 transactions per form. The file upload
storage limit has also increased 4 fold.
See All Package Limits
This is a free upgrade, no additional charges will be incurred. | | How: |
NO ACTION NECESSARY! This upgrade has already been implemented. |
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| 2019-11-07 - Increase Form Item Limit |
| What: | The `Form Item Limit` is the maximum number
of fields & other items allowed on any one
form. Increase that limit from 300 to 700. | | Why: |
Allows you to create larger more comprehensive forms for selling
items, taking appplications and/or collecting the info you
require of your clients. When you click the `Item Limit Upgrade`
link, the `Form Item Limit` will increase from 300 to 700 along
with the `Self-Totaling Line Limit` increasing from 70 to 175.
This is a free upgrade, no additional charges will be incurred. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Miscellaneous Form Settings under the same menu. Next, scroll
to the bottom of the page and click the `Item Limit Upgrade 700`. |
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| 2019-10-27 - Product Import |
| What: | Import your list of products & prices,
from a csv or text file, that will show
as self-totaling lines on your form. | | Why: |
Allows you to start selling products immediately by
having the ability to load products for sale onto your
form from an existing spreadsheet, or copy and paste from
any document you have available. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Editor under the same menu. Next, click the menu icon next to the
`Add New Items` button, choose `Product Import` then import your file. |
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| 2019-10-08 - Stripe Payment Interface |
| What: | In addition to Authorize.net & PayPal
you may now interface your Elbowspace
forms with Stripe online payments. | | Why: |
Stripe allows the automation of payment processing in a very seemless, transparent
and PCI compliant way. Your customer will be redirected to a Stripe page
(to enter credit card info), without realizing they have left your site.
Only Stripe will have access to this credit card info, keeping your process
PCI compliant. | | How: |
Click the External Interface tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Stripe Interface Settings under the same menu. Next, go to Stripe.com
and register a business account. Form the Dashboard page copy the `Publishable key` & `Secret key`
and paste them both into the Elbowspace.com `Stripe Interface Settings` page respectively. |
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| 2019-07-31 - Page Min/Max Limits |
| What: | Will restrict a form from being submitted:
if the amount entered/chosen does not
fall between the minimum and/or maximum
amount, for a field, defined by you. | | Why: |
Allows forms to specify an upper and/or lower limit on any field
that: a) has a numeric edit b) is a calculated field or c) is one of
the following self-totaling components: 1) line qty 2) line amount
3) sub total 4) grand total. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Editor under the same menu. Next, edit any self-totaling line, numeric
or calculated field. Click the Edit Limit button. |
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| 2018-05-27 - Date Calcs-No. of Days |
| What: | Calculate the number of
days between 2 dates. | | Why: |
Use our spreadsheet style calcs to find the difference (in days) between 2 dates. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Editor under the same menu. Next, edit any text field and click
the `Calculations` tab. If the minus sign is used (substraction) and the
two fields on both sides of the minus sign are text fields (with `valid date` or
`date/time` edits), then that portion of the calculation will yield the answer in days. |
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| 2017-07-25 - Max Quantity Fix |
| What: | Max Quantity, related to self-totaling lines, now
applies to forms that specify `quantity text box`
along with `quantity selection box`. | | Why: |
Allows forms that specify `quantity text box`
to provide an upper limit on the number of items pruchased. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Editor under the same menu. Next, edit any self-totaling product line on the
form and change max quantity. Blank out max quantity for unlimited purchases. |
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| 2017-06-15 - Field Size |
| What: | Change the size of all of the fields on your
form, without changing their font size. | | Why: |
Use the `Page Format` level `Field Size` function
to add padding to all fields on the page. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Editor under the same menu. Next, click the `Page Format` button.
Then: `Fields & Labels` and `Field Size(padding)`. Select the
appropriate number of pixels for top, right, left & bottom
padding. The standard is to keep these parms symmetrical. |
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| 2017-04-27 - Client Email Reminder |
| What: | Send your clients email reminders 24 hours, 48 hours
and/or 1 week prior to an appointment/event. | | Why: |
When you have scheduled events, appointments and/or
reservations, you can now automatically remind your
clients in advance. This courtesy will help minimize
missed appointments/events/reservations. | | How: |
Click the Notifications tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Client Email Reminder under the same menu. Fill in the page
and click update at the bottom. |
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| 2017-03-11 - Appointment Scheduling |
| What: | Define appointment time slots that become
unavailable as your clients make selections. | | Why: |
Eliminate the need for the manual scheduling of appointments.
When your client selects an appointment date & time, they know,
with confidence, that you will be available because the time slot
was defined by you. There will be no need to contact your clients to confirm appointments. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Editor under the same menu. Next, click `Appointment Time Slots`
located on the top-right portion of the page. |
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| 2017-01-20 - Bulk Conditions |
| What: | Apply conditional field logic to more
than one field at a time. | | Why: |
Conditional logic allows fields to appear & disappear
based on the answer to another field (trigger).
Bulk conditions allows the assignment of that trigger
to multiple fields at one time. Removal of multiple
conditions is also allowed. This is a great time
saving function. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Editor under the same menu. Next, edit any field on the
form and click the `Conditional` tab. Then click the `Bulk Conditions` button. |
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| 2016-11-27 - New Form Responses Option |
| What: | Receive your form responses by email
and simultaneously store that info on
our databases. | | Why: |
Allows for second way to receive your form responses,
along with creating a backup copy. This option is only available to
forms with a standard subscription & above.
| | How: |
Click the My Form Responses tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Responses Settings under the same menu. Next, check
4. I would like all of my client data sent to me via e-mail and stored on the databases.. |
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| 2016-11-13 - Full Page Options |
| What: | You now have a choice of full page
formats for form responses. Same
format as the `thank you page`. | | Why: |
This allows you a choice of viewing your form responses
in the original form that was submitted. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Miscellaneous Form Settings under the same menu. Next, check
the button labeled `Form Results using Original Form` under the
`Full Page Options` section. |
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| 2016-11-10 - Form Responses Images |
| What: | This function allows you to
remove images, comments and/or
subheadings from the `Full Page`
form responses page. | | Why: |
This allows for a more compressed & readable
form responses `Full Page` report. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Miscellaneous Form Settings under the same menu. Next, check
the box labeled `Skip Imbedded Images`, `Skip Comments`, and/or `Skip Subtitles` as needed. |
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| 2016-10-08 - Date/Time Edit Calendar/Clock |
| What: | This function forces the user to
enter a valid date/time in the standard
format of mm/dd/yyyy hh:mmAM (e.g. 11/11/2016 12:00AM).
Also, an option to use a calendar & digital clock
(to help choose a valid date/time) will appear
to the right of the time text field. | | Why: |
Date/time fields are perfect for appointment
scheduling, allowing the date & time to reside in one field.
This addition also allows for the standardization of date/time entries
in your form responses data, and ease of entry
using the calendar & digital clock.
| | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Editor under the same menu. Next, add or edit a `Text Field`.
Under `Edits` (the right-most column of the dialog box), choose Date/Time`. |
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| 2016-09-26 - Time Edit/Digital Clock |
| What: | This function forces the user to
enter a valid time in the standard
time format of hh:mmAM (e.g. 12:00AM).
Also, an option to use a digital clock
(to help choose a valid time) will appear
to the right of the time text field. | | Why: |
Allows for standardization of time entires
in your form responses data and ease of entry
using the digital clock.
| | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Editor under the same menu. Next, add or edit a `Text Field`.
Under `Edits` (the right-most column of the dialog box), choose Valid Time`. |
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| 2016-02-27 - Inbox Mobile Format |
| What: | Automatically detect a mobile device
and format the inbox & full page to fit | | Why: |
Allows for more readability of your form responses,
on your small screen mobile devices.
| | How: |
Click the My Form Responses tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Responses Settings under the same menu. Next, check
Form Responses Mobile Format Auto-Detect. |
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| 2016-02-13 - Inbox Folders |
| What: | Separate and/or categorize your
form responses, into folders of
your choosing. | | Why: |
Allows for faster/easier retrieval of your
form responses data.
| | How: |
Click the My Form Responses tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Responses Inbox under the same menu. Next, click on the
Create/Delete a folder link. |
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| 2016-02-03 - Landing Page Choice |
| What: | will allow you to choose the page
that will display immediately after
login. | | Why: |
Going directly to your global inbox or to
the inbox of a specific form, immediately
after login, will save time.
| | How: |
Click the User Accounts tab located on the menu bar. Next, choose
the `Landing Page` at the bottom of the page. |
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| 2015-11-29 - Add Link Directory |
| What: | will allow you to incorporate a
personal directory into the web
address of the form link. | | Why: |
Add a directory to indentify your company,
product, service or anything you desire, from the
web address of your form.
| | How: |
Click the Integration tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Hosting/Link Options under the same menu. Next, add your directory
to the `Directory:` field and click `Add/Change Directory`. |
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| 2015-09-02 - Highlighted Box Radio Buttons |
| What: | Select an item by clicking and
highlighting it`s entire description,
instead of having to click on a
small radio button circle. | | Why: |
Gives the customer a much larger selection target,
while enhancing the readability of the form. Because
fingers have a hard time selecting small radio button
circles, this option is perfect for mobile processing.
| | How: |
Click `Edit` or `Add New Items` for any `Radio Button`
on the `Form Editor`; then select either
`Highlighted Box` or `Highlighted Oval` in the
`Button Type` section and click `Apply`. |
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| 2015-07-11 - On-page Shopping Cart |
| What: | When Page Cart is chosen, the
self-totaling function happens
within an interactive pop-up
box displayed right on top of
the page. | | Why: |
Gives the customer the ability to choose unlimted products from one
drop-down box, eliminating the need for duplicate product lines.
Also gives the customer greater visualization of
their entire order. All self-totaling product fields now have
`Add to Cart` buttons and all totals, taxes, coupons & discounts
are displayed inside the pop-up shopping cart. | | How: |
Click the `Add New Items` button on the `Form Editor`;
then choose `Yes` next to `Page Cart` and click `Update`. |
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| 2015-06-27 - Coupon Codes |
| What: | Define coupon codes, along
with their corresponding
price/rate, to allow select
customers a discount. | | Why: |
Greater incentive flexibility in marketing
products, using your Self-totaling forms. | | How: |
Click the `Add New Items` button on the `Form Editor`;
then click `Coupon Codes`. |
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| 2015-04-25 - Columns To Display |
| What: | You now have the ability to
select exactly which columns
will display on the Form
Responses Inbox and the
Form Responses Download. | | Why: |
Greater flexibility in creating reports
with information customized to your needs. | | How: |
Go to the `Form Responses Inbox` or the `Form Responses
download` page and click the green `Columns To Display` button. |
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| 2015-04-08 - Side by side Images |
| What: | Multiple columns of imbedded
images are now allowed.
Define your own columns and/or
horizontal space for images. | | Why: |
Greater flexibility in creating different
forms styles. | | How: |
Make sure the Field Positioning
is either `Side-by-Side Label Free Style` or
`Top-to-Bottom Label`. Go to the `Form Editor`
page. The `Form Editor` is located under
the `My Forms` tab. Next simply Cut
one image and Paste it next to another. |
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| 2015-03-20 - Side Label Free Style |
| What: | Multiple columns with the label
on the side(left), are now allowed.
Define your own columns and/or
horizontal space. | | Why: |
Greater flexibility in creating different
forms styles quickly and efficiently. | | How: |
Click the Field Positioning
button located in the center/top portion
of the `Form Editor` page. The `Form Editor`
is located under the `My Forms` tab. Select
option `Side-by-Side Label Free Style`. |
| 2015-03-12 - Form Converter Calcs | | What: | Add calculations that compute
values, in realtime, to any text
field on your `Form Converter` form. | | Why: |
Finally `Form Converter` forms now
have the same `spreadsheet style calcs`
function that it`s `Form Creator`
cousin has had for some time. | | How: |
Click the No Calculation Manage
link located under the `Field Edits`
column of the `Batch Field Edits` page.
`Batch Field Edits` is located under the
`My Forms` tab. No need to reconvert the form. |
| | 2014-11-21 - Date/Time Form Inactivation | | What: | Date/Time Form Inactivation,
will allow you to inactivate or activate,
any form, at a specific date & time of
your choosing. | | Why: |
Save time by automatically turning forms on and off. | | How: |
Click the Manage link located under the
`Active/Inactive Status` column of the `All My Forms` page. |
| | 2014-11-14 - Global Advanced Search | | What: | Global Advanced Search,
will allow you to qualify records (across
different forms), to be displayed,
with your own search criteria. | | Why: |
More flexibility in producing custom global
(multiple form) form responses. | | How: |
Click the My Form Responses tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Global Form Responses Inbox under the same menu. Next, click on the
Advanced Global Search link. |
| | 2014-10-20 - Self-Totaling Fixed Shipping Amount | | What: | In addtion to percentages, this change will
allow a fixed amount addtion. | | Why: |
Allows more flexibility in the creation of
you Self-Totaling shopping carts. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Editor under the same menu. Click the `Add New Item`
button, then click the `Misc Addtion` button. Make sure to select
`Fixed Value` vs `Percentage Rate` when creating this new item.
The `Fixed Value` can also be selected while editing an existing
item. |
| | 2014-10-13 - Self-Totaling Calc Verification | | What: | Self-Totaling calculations are now verified on
the server side in addition to Javascript verifications. | | Why: |
Prevention of any html tampering and/or any
mismatch in calculations, after submission. | | How: |
No action necessary. This change is automatic and
transparent to the user. |
| | 2014-07-16 - Conditional Self-Totaling Fields | | What: | Self-Totaling fields can now appear or disappear based
on the field/entry (question/answer) of your choice. | | Why: |
Allows for the display of information
that is relevant to each individual
client. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Editor under the same menu. Edit/Add any self-totaling
field, then click the Conditional tab. |
| | 2014-06-21 - New WYSIWYG Form Editor | | What: | Our form editor has been rewritten
for ease of use; better looking forms;
and more functionality. | | Why: |
Allows for the quick & easy development of forms along with a multitude of new and improved looks & functions. | | How: |
Click the My Forms tab located on the menu bar. Then click
Form Editor under the same menu. |
| | 2014-04-12 - Heart Bleed Bug | | What: | Since Elbowspace.com has always
used JSSE, it is not vulnerable
to the Heart Bleed Bug. | | Why: |
JSSE does not use Open SSL,
which is the technology that
can be breached by the bug. | | How: |
No action required. |
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