Partial Submissions

Capture unfinished form entries with Partial Submissions. Improve form completion rates.

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Why Use Partial Submissions?

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Recover Lost Data

Save and view unfinished form entries to gather data from incomplete submissions, improving decision-making.

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Improve Completion Rates

Identify drop-off points in your forms and fix issues to increase the number of completed submissions.

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Improve User Engagement

Contact users with incomplete forms, send reminders and offer help to boost engagement rates.

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Gain Deeper Insights

Review partial submissions to understand user needs and troubleshoot issues, improving your service quality.

How to Use this Feature?

Step 1: Turn on Partial submission

After building your online form, go to “Advanced” and toggle “Partial Submission” on.

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Step 2: Publish the form

Then “Save” and “Publish your form”. Share your online form with your target audience and start collecting data.

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Step 3: View Partial Submissions

To view partial entries, go to “Results”, then “Submission”, and select the “dropdown menu” on the left to view Partial submissions.

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Step 4: Export & Analyze

Export the partial submission to your storage as an Excel sheet and analyze the data to find drop-off points and areas to improve.

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Scenarios Where This Feature Shines

Event Registration

Capture incomplete event registration forms to follow up with users. This allows you to provide assistance or send reminders, increasing the likelihood of completing their registration and improving overall event attendance.

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Surveys and Feedback

Track partial survey submissions to identify where participants lose interest. This insight helps you refine your surveys, making them more engaging and improving overall response rates for better feedback.

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E-commerce Checkout

Capture data on abandoned carts to follow up with targeted emails. Offer incentives or reminders to motivate customers to complete their purchase, boosting conversion rates and recovering potentially lost sales.

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Client Onboarding

Collect partially submitted intake forms to use as leads. This helps improve your lead generation efforts by allowing you to reach out and convert these incomplete submissions into potential clients or customers.

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FAQs

Partial submission is when a user begins filling out a form but doesn't finish or send it. The form builder saves the information entered by the user until they stop, preventing any data loss.

    This feature saves information entered in a form automatically, even if the user doesn't complete it. You can view and examine incomplete-form responses. This helps you recover lost data. It also allows you to see where users are having difficulties.

      Yes, you can access partial submissions in real time. When a user starts filling out a form, their answers are saved and can be seen, even if they don’t finish the form. This ensures you don’t miss out on any data as it’s being entered.

        If a user returns to the form after abandoning their form, the Formester will update the saved entry. It will replace it with the final data they submit. This means you should replace a partially submitted form with a fully completed one. This will ensure that you have the most accurate and current information.

          No, there’s no limit on the number of incomplete forms you can view. You can view all partial submissions. It doesn't matter how many there are. This gives you a complete view of how users interact with your forms.

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