What is information recall and how does it work?

Information recall lets you use the @ sign to pull a respondent's earlier answers into later fields, labels, endings, or emails. Type @ followed by a field name wherever you want that answer to appear, and Formester fills in the value automatically as the form is filled out.

Can I recall information into multiple fields or emails?

Yes. Use the @ sign to recall an answer into any number of fields, question labels, ending screens, or email notifications — making it easy to create personalised messages and forms that reuse relevant data from earlier responses.

Is the recalled information always accurate and up to date?

Yes. Recall retrieves the most recent answer the respondent submitted for that field, so the value always reflects their latest input and stays consistent everywhere it appears.

Do I need to set anything up to use information recall?

No special setup is needed. Simply type the @ sign followed by the field name wherever you want to recall an answer, and Formester fetches the matching response automatically when the form is filled out.

What can I recall besides answers?

Alongside answers you can recall variables, hidden field values, quiz scores, and calculated prices. That lets you show a personalised result on an ending screen, segment respondents by a hidden source, or display a price that updates from earlier answers.

Is information recall free to use?

Yes. Build a form, reference earlier answers with the @ sign, and collect personalised responses for free — no code and no extra setup.

Information Recall

Bring earlier answers back into the conversation

Reuse a respondent's earlier answers later in the same form. Type @ followed by a field name and Formester pulls that answer into any later question, label, ending, or email — so the form greets people by name and never asks twice.

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Answered earlier

Full name

Jordan Reyes

Work email

jordan@acme.com

recalled automatically with @

Confirmation screen

Thanks @Full name — your demo is booked. A copy is on its way to @Work email.

Thanks Jordan Reyes — your demo is booked. A copy is on its way to jordan@acme.com.

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Anatomy

How an answer travels through your form

Capture an answer once, then reference it anywhere later with the @ sign. Formester links the token to that field and renders the respondent's own value live as they fill the form.

1The source fieldAn earlier question collects the answer once — here a Name field where the respondent typed "Jordan".

2The @ tokenWherever you want that answer back, type @ followed by the field name — @Full name. No setup, no formulas.

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Field · Full name

Jordan Reyes

@Full name→recalls the answer above

Ending

Thanks, Jordan Reyes! Your spot is saved.

3Where it appearsDrop the token into a later question, a label, an ending screen, or an email notification — as many places as you like.

4Personalised outputWhen the form is filled, the token renders the respondent's own value — "Thanks, Jordan!" — always matching their latest input.

Why use it

Forms that feel like a conversation

Referencing earlier answers makes a form personal, accurate, and short — so more people finish and the data you collect is cleaner.

Personalise

Greet people by name

Reference a respondent's name or earlier choices later in the form, in endings, or in emails. People feel recognised and stay engaged to the finish.

Welcome back, Jordan — a few questions about Acme Co.

No repeats

Never ask twice

Once an answer is captured, recall it anywhere it's needed instead of asking again. Less typing for respondents, fewer fields for you to manage.

Email asked onceCaptured

Reused in confirmation@Work email

Accuracy

Shorter forms, fewer mistakes

Pulling values forward keeps data consistent and removes re-entry, so submissions stay accurate and completion rates climb.

One source of truth — no re-typing

Where it shines

Put recall to work in every kind of form

Anywhere a later step depends on something a respondent already told you, recall keeps the experience smooth and personal.

Multi-step applications

Carry details across steps

Collect a name, company, or role early and surface it in later sections, review screens, and the final confirmation — no copy-pasting between pages.

Personalised surveys

Tailor follow-up questions

Reference an earlier answer right in the next question's wording, so each respondent gets a survey that reads as if it was written just for them.

Confirmations & results

Echo answers on the ending

Show a respondent their own choices, a quiz score, or a calculated price on the ending screen and in the email they receive — recalled with the @ sign.

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FAQ

Information recall FAQs

Find answers to common questions below, or reach out to our team for more help.

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Capture an answer once and reference it anywhere later with the @ sign — for forms that greet people by name and never ask twice.

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