Jadu Central: Create Online Forms

This self-help guide takes you through the process of creating a form in Jadu Central, setting up the page elements (such as text fields, drop downs check boxes) and the corresponding properties, and managing the submitted forms

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Getting Started

Choose the Right Forms Tool

Compare Tools for Building an Online Form

There are a few UMN-supported tools you can use to create online form (Google Forms, Jadu Forms, ServiceNow and Workflow Gen). Choose the best one for your needs.

Compare Tools for Building an Online Form

Learn about Access and Support

Access Jadu Central

New User - I Need Jadu Central (Forms) Only

I need both Jadu Central and Jadu Connect

Submit a Subcategory or Storage Request

Login to Jadu Central with your UMN Credentials

Sign in Links

Get Help

Technology Help

To get help with Jadu Forms contact Technology Help at 612-301-4357 or [email protected]

Attend a Working Lab

A time to ask questions and to work on your own project. Members of the Jadu support team are available for one-on-one help.

Learn about Accessibility and Usability

Create Accessible Forms

Accessible U

Learn about the core skills for making your content accessible.

Jadu Forms: Accessibility

Learn about how Jadu supports the accessibility of your forms.

Use an Accessibility Checker

Design for Usability

Form Design Recommendations

Design guidelines to ensure users can successfully complete your online forms.

Create a Jadu Central Form

Create a Basic Form

Create a New Form

Understand Jadu Terminology and Form Structure

UMN Form Requirements

Create a Form (video 3m 55s)

Assign Categories

Note: UMN Jadu users will be assigned a single category to use for all their forms. You will still need to select that category.

Assign Metadata

Require Login (optional)

Note: If you want to restrict your form to only those with a UMN Internet ID, turn on this setting.

Add ReCAPTCHA

Note: ReCAPTCHA should be used if you are not requiring a login for your form.

Set Form Reentry Settings (optional)

Set Progress Bar Display (optional)

Create Form Instructions Page (optional)

Create and Add Pages to a Form

Pages enable you to arrange your form so that the user only sees one section of the form at a time. You can add an instructions page at the beginning of the form, as well as page instructions at the beginning of each page.

Create a Page and Add it to a Form (video 6m 10s)

Create a New Page

Set Page Title

Note: UMN standard is to name new pages with your category prefix.

Add Page to Form

Add Page Instructions (optional)