Short-codes

Short-codes can also be used as a default value in a form field to prefill information from another field or multiple fields.

When a default value is set, this field will automatically populate with the same response value entered in the field(s) represented by the short-code.

To find the short-codes for a specific form field, navigate to Form Settings  Notifications  Auto-Reply Email and click the Insert form answers button.

The complete list of available shortcodes for the given form presents.

To ensure short-codes work as expected, copying short-codes directly from this list is recommended.

There is also a range of unique codes that you can use to insert database information that a form user does not enter.

Modifying a field name automatically updates its corresponding short-code.

However, short-codes already in use are not updated to match the changed field name.

If a field name is changed, all instances where the previous short-code is referenced must be manually updated to reflect the field name change

Short-codes have a consistent form.

If the field name is A Field Name, the short-code will be {{a field name.

That is, short-codes are always entirely lowercase and otherwise match the question field names in your form.

For example, if the question is First Name, the short-code format will be {{first name}}

The short-code will not be {{First Name}}.

Despite their consistent form, for the avoidance of typos, copying and pasting — ⌘/Ctrl+C, ⌘/Ctrl+V — short-codes directly from the short-codes list is recommended.