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Defining the " * "

• jasonjmp August 2007 Permalink

  Where does the survey does it tell you what the red asterisks do? Do I have to add that?
• Chris Campbell August 2007 Permalink

  The asterisks mean that a field is required. Sorry, but that is the default behavior built into Wufoo right now and there isn't a way to remove them on the required fields.
• jasonjmp August 2007 Permalink

  No mean, I dont see the foot note that *explains" what the " * " means on each field. I know it is that it is a required field, but it would be good to let other folks know that the " * " means it is a required field. So usually there is a note at the bottom of the form
• Ryan Campbell August 2007 Permalink

  The best way to approach this would be to use a section break field, and place any custom instructions you would like at the bottom. We did it this way so that we're not forcing instructions on users who don't want them on their forms, but you can still add any text you would like in the section break field.
• ryanleigh August 2008 Permalink

  Is there a way to add color to the asterisk in the decription I type in? Can I use CSS styles or any html tags in the descriptions to color the * ?
  
  EDIT: Nevermind, experimentation shows that
  
  <span style="color:red">*</span>
  works!
• FreeD December 2008 Permalink

  Hi.
  
  I am trying to add a wufoo form to my site using iweb 8.0
  My site address is www.aaroncarsonbuilding.co.uk the form is on the contact page.
  I've put a section break at the bottom and added '*Field is required' to the 'instructions for user' box. Then i entered the above code * as written to the 'Advanced CSS Layout options' box. I hoped this would make the star go red but it hasn't. Please someone walk me through turning the star red.
  
  Thanks
• FreeD December 2008 Permalink

  Any help guys? its really annoying me now tried iweb enhancer also didn't work...all i want to do is have the * which is displayed at the bottom on my contact form red instead of black.
  
  u can see form at www.aaroncarsonbuilding.co.uk
  
  thanks
• Tim Sabat December 2008 Permalink

  Hello, I've created an example you can look at here:
• FreeD December 2008 Permalink

  Tim you are an absolute legend!! Thankyou for taking the time to put that screenshot together.
  
  cheers
  
  Aaron
• double3 August 2009 Permalink

  Is there a way to change the color of the asterisk using CSS? Anyone know the style tag Wufoo uses to make it bright red? I want to tone that color down a bit. Thanks!
• Alex Vazquez August 2009 Permalink

  The CSS we use to make the asterisk red is below
  
  form span.req {
  color:red !important;
  display:inline;
  font-weight:bold;
  }
  
  The HTML we use for an asterisk will look similar to this:
  
  *
  
  The ID of the span is created by adding the req_ prefix to the field ID. You'll have to look at the CSS to override these rules for your specific form.
• double3 August 2009 Permalink

  awesome. thanks!
• kimnelson December 2012 Permalink

  *Edited. Sorry, answered my own question!