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Smart field: Email

The Email smart field is designed for surveys where you want to keep in contact with participants, send results, identify participants, or send rewards after completion.

The field helps prevent low-quality entries and catches common email typos. For example, if someone types my-email@gmailcom, the survey can give clear visual feedback.

What email address should we use to send your results?

Email fields help respondents enter an address in a valid format before the response is submitted.

Settings

After adding an Email smart field to your survey or form, click or tap on it to activate edit mode and access the settings panel.

You can customize an Email smart field with the settings below.

Answer is required

Answer is required

Require respondents to complete this field before they can continue or submit the survey.

Read more about when you should or should not require respondents to answer questions .

Enable picture for question
Add redirect link for picture

Enable picture for question

Add a picture under the question when a visual explanation helps respondents provide the right information.

Instructions for respondents
Always visible instructions

Instructions for respondents

Add tips or instructions when respondents need extra guidance before filling in the field.