Mandatory and Optional Fields

By Sara Greenwood
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    The City standard is that all fields are mandatory unless they are marked as optional. This is because most fields in a form are mandatory, so it less cluttered if only optional are identified.

    The top of the form must have a statement, either:

    • All fields are required.

    • All fields are required unless marked (Optional).

    The text should be at the top of the page, above the first section of questions. On a multi-step form, the text appears between the stepper and the questions and appears on every step.

    Placement of required text

    Optional fields are marked with the word (optional) after the label, in brackets, with a font of #737373

    Example of an optional field

     

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