# Forms settings

Forms is configured from the shared Capable settings surfaces rather than a tab of its own in every case. This is the complete list.

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## Every setting

| **Setting**                                  | **Level**                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | **What it does**                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| -------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Capabilities → Forms (Visible / Hidden)      | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Hides the Forms nav item and the Forms page byline item for everyone on the site.                                                                                                                                            |
| Space Capability Settings → Forms (Auto / Al | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Per-space visibility of the Forms byline entry. Space Admin only - others see "You must be a Space Admin to change these settings.".                                                                                         |
| \-                                           | In the Suite, unlocks the Forms nav item AND the Forms search panel. On any app, unlocks every input type beyond single-line text. If the feature-flag service is slow or fails, the gate treats "not ready" as "not allowed |                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Advanced edition                             | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Unlocks every input type beyond single-line text, and unlocks the Forms nav item in the Suite regardless of the flag. It does NOT unlock the Forms search panel - that is flag-only.                                         |
| Capable Forms admin settings page (standalon | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | The standalone Forms app ships an admin settings screen carrying the shared Capable tabs (Introduction, Features, Indexing, Migration and, where applicable, Permissions/Egress). Shown to signed-in users. There is NO Form |

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## A few things worth knowing

* Settings changes can take a minute to reach other people.
* Hiding a capability removes it from the navigation; macros already on pages keep rendering.
* Some settings are per space and need only a space administrator.

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## Related

[ReferenceLimits and gaps.](https://help.gocapable.com/forms/reference.html)

[Capable for ConfluenceSuite-level settings.](https://staging.dev.capable-sites.com/wiki/pages/1412890864)

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_The complete list, in one table._