Dennis Davis asked 5 months ago
Hello all.
Very new to Formidable forms and need some help.
I create a test form and want the style of the form to look like the same in the pdf that I download.
Searched and have not found anything that really helps me make this happen.
Please help.
Any advice or help will be greatly appricated.
Thank you
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replied 5 months ago
I would think someone would know how to do this. Please help
replied 5 months ago
Anyone? I'm sorry I just don't understand and am spending way to much looking for an answer. Really need this to work.
Staff replied 5 months ago
Specifically how are you creating the PDF? Are you using the frm-pdf shortcode or are you using the "Attach PDF of entry to email" option in the email notification? As far as I know, Formidable doesn't automagically format the PDFs with anything if you're using the option. If you're using frm-pdf you can, in general, format the PDF however you want.
replied 5 months ago
Hello and thank you very much for the info. I'm all very new to Formidable and it to me is a lot trial and error, LOL.
When I submit the form and get an email back that has the fields with color and the text is very easy to read.
When I look a the Entries view it's just black and white. Guess I was expecting the Entries view to look like the email I received.
Is there some magic to the frm-pdf? Would you point me to a guide on how to use it please?
Really, really, appreciate the help.
Staff replied 5 months ago
If by "Entries" you mean the Formidable back-end, then, you should expect no formatting with that. I choose never to allow users to edit in the backend. I always do that via the front end.
Editing in Front End: https://formidableforms.com/knowledgebase/set-up-front-end-editing/
PDF: https://formidableforms.com/knowledgebase-category/forms-to-pdf/
replied 5 months ago
Really thank you for the help. I will start reading the links you sent as I think that will help.