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title: How to Create a New Custom Form
description: Step-by-step guide for admins on creating a new custom form in Calira, including adding fields, setting requirements, and linking to equipment.
---
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# How to Create a New Custom Form
### Steps
1. Go to **Custom Forms** from the sidebar
2. Click **Create New Form**
3. Configure the basic settings:
- **Form name**
- **Booking types** (standard, maintenance, or all)
- **Equipment scope** (specific or all equipment)
4. Set behaviour options:
- Allow users to **edit responses**
- Set form as **optional or required**
5. Choose when the form must be completed:
- During booking creation
- Once per user per equipment
- After booking (within a time window)
6. Build your form using available fields:
- Text (short/long)
- Numbers (with validation)
- Dates and times
- Dropdowns, checkboxes, radio buttons
- File/image uploads
- Headings and helper text
7. Save the form
### Important
- New forms are **inactive by default**
- Activate the form when ready so it appears in bookings
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