# Make Confluence form fields required and set limits

To make a Confluence form field required, edit the page, open the field's **Configure Input** panel and turn on **Required**. For text fields, turn on **Limit character length** and set the minimum and maximum. For number fields, set **Minimum** and **Maximum**. Readers then cannot save the form until those rules are met.

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## Before you start

| **You need**                      | **Why**                                                                                        |
| --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Capable Forms installed           | Forms is part of Capable Forms for Confluence and the Capable Suite.                           |
| Edit permission on the page       | You add and change forms in the Confluence editor.                                             |
| The field inside a Form container | Rules are only checked when the form is saved. A field placed on its own saves without checks. |

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## Steps

1. Open the page and select **Edit**.
2. Select the field's **Input (Capable)** macro and open its settings, **Configure Input**.
3. Turn on **Required**.
4. For a Text or Textarea field, turn on **Limit character length** and fill in **Minimum characters** and **Maximum characters**.
5. For a Number field, fill in **Minimum** and **Maximum**, and turn on **Allow decimal values** if needed. Leave a box empty for no limit.
6. Publish the page.

![The Configuring Form field dialog for Your name with Limit character length on, minimum 2 and maximum 60 characters, and Required switched on](https://help.gocapable.com/images/243bacd8-36d8-42d2-987b-ce95c0478b8a.webp)

Switch on Required so the form cannot be saved without an answer. Switch on Limit character length to set a minimum and maximum.

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## What happens next

Required fields show a red asterisk. When a reader selects **Save** with a rule broken, the problem shows in red under the field and the message **Fix validation errors before saving** appears.

If people seem to save anything, check the field is inside the form. See [Required fields and limits are being ignored](https://help.gocapable.com/forms/required-fields-and-character-or-number-limits-are-being-ignored-people-are-saving-anything.html).

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## Related

### [Validation on Form Save](https://help.gocapable.com/forms/validation-on-form-save.html)

How checks work.

### [Form field (Input)](https://help.gocapable.com/forms/form-field-input.html)

Every field setting.

### [Save is blocked with Fix validation errors before saving](https://help.gocapable.com/forms/save-is-blocked-with-fix-validation-errors-before-saving.html)

When Save is blocked.

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