Tally forms work like a text document — you can simply start typing and insert blocks without touching your mouse. And with shortcuts, you can build forms with Tally even faster and easier.
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Slash commandsInput blocksLayout blocksEmbed blocksAdvanced blocksQuestions
Create & style your contentEdit & move blocksBlock optionsMarkdown style@ mentionsCommand menu
Slash commands
Typing
/
in Tally will open a menu of the form blocks you can insert into your form. You can expand this shortcut by adding a specific search term — for example, type /email
to insert an email input block. See all slash commands below.
Input blocks
/short
inserts a short answer
/long
inserts a long answer
/multiple
inserts a multiple choice
/check
inserts a checkbox
/drop
inserts a dropdown
/multi-select
inserts a multi-select
/number
inserts a number block
/email
inserts an email block
/phone
inserts a phone number block
/link
inserts a URL block
/date
inserts a date picker
/time
inserts a time picker
/file
inserts a file upload block
/payment
inserts a payment block
/rating
inserts a rating block
/ranking
inserts a ranking block
/linear
inserts a linear scale
/signature
inserts a signature block
/matrix
inserts a matrix block
Layout blocks
/h1
inserts a large heading
/h2
inserts a medium-sized heading
/h3
inserts a small heading
/label
inserts a label
/text
inserts a text block
/div
inserts a divider
/page
inserts a new page
/thank
inserts a ‘Thank you’ page
Embed blocks
/image
lets you insert an image
/video
lets you embed a video from YouTube, Vimeo, etc.
/audio
lets you upload an audio file
/embed
shows an overview of the available embed options
Advanced blocks
/logic
inserts a conditional logic block
/calc
inserts a calculated field
/hidden
inserts a hidden field
/captcha
inserts a reCAPTCHA block
Questions
/question
opens a list with pre-made combinations of questions and input blocks
/q
followed by any input block will insert question + input combinations. For example,/q email
will add a question with email input.
Create & style your content
- Press
enter
to insert a line of text
- Press
shift
+enter
to create a line break within a block of text
- Select text and press
cmd/ctrl
+B
to bold text.
- Select text and press
cmd/ctrl
+I
to italicize text
- Select text and press
cmd/ctrl
+U
to underline text
- Select text and press
cmd/ctrl
+K
to add a link. You can also paste a URL over selected text and turn it into a link usingcmd/ctrl
+V
Edit & move blocks
- Press
esc
to select the block you're currently in
- Press
enter
to edit any text inside a selected block
- Press
up/down arrow keys
to select a different block
- Hold
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+up/down arrow keys
to move selected blocks around
- Press
backspace
ordelete
to delete selected blocks
- Press
cmd/ctrl
+C
to copy selected blocks
- Press
cmd/ctrl
+V
to paste selected blocks
- Press
cmd/ctrl
+D
to duplicate the current block or selected blocks
- Press
cmd/ctrl
+Z
to undo the latest changes
- Press
cmd
+shift
+Z
to redo changes on Mac
- Press
ctrl
+Y
to redo changes on Windows
Block options
- Press
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+R
to toggle an input’s required option
- Press
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+H
to toggle a block’s or selected blocks’ hidden option
- Press
cmd/ctrl
+shift
+L
to insert conditional logic below the current block
Markdown style
At the beginning of a new line or block, try these:
- Type
#
followed byspace
to create an H1 heading
- Type
##
followed byspace
to create an H2 sub-heading
- Type
###
followed byspace
to create an H3 sub-heading
- Type
[]
to create a checkbox
- Type
[a]
to create a multiple-choice
- Type
[v]
to create a dropdown
- Type
---
to create a divider
@ mentions
- Type
@
to open a list of answers that can be mentioned in your form
Command menu
- Type
cmd/ctrl
+K
to enable the command menu and quick search in your Tally dashboard or when building forms