You now have a basic form to work with. By default, a form starts with E-Mail Address, Subject and Comments. These are fields you get automatically, every time you create a new form. It should look a lot like the example to the right.

Adding Text to the Form

Before you learn how to add new fields, or change existing ones, let's look at how you can add some simple text above and below the form.

You may want to include instructions to your site visitor about how to fill out your form, or what the purpose of the form is supposed to be. You can add that descriptive text as follows:

1. Edit the Form Folder by clicking on Edit in the taskbar
2. Now you'll see two Body Text areas called Form Prologue and Form Epilogue (which means before and after). Use the text editor to format your content, include links, and even pictures. Push Save when you're all done.

Overrides

When in the Edit mode on the Form Folder, notice the Overrides tab on the right-hand side of the page properties tabs. Form submission behaviors can be customized in this tab.

Read the on-screen help to give you an idea what sort of customizations are possible here. Depending on what you need to do, you may need to learn how to write some basic TALES or Python code. Don't be afraid though!

Read this tutorial on Plone.Org for more information on how to use the Overrides tab.