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Filling a Form

Learn How To fill out a form in Equip to collect information, document progress, and complete required paperwork as a Participant, Supporter, or Admin.

Written by MaryGrace Flores

Forms in Equip are used to collect information, document progress, and complete required paperwork. Depending on how the form was created, you may be filling out either a PDF form or a custom form built directly in Equip.


📍 Access the Form

Forms may be available in one of the following places:

  • Forms can be accessed in several ways, depending on your role and permissions:

    • From the Home page → Fill a Form quick link

    • From a Participant’s Profile → Forms section (for supporters completing forms for a participant)

    • From the Forms Library

    • Through a direct link shared with you


📄 Open the Form

  • Click the name of the form you need to complete

  • Review any instructions or context provided at the top of the form

  • Confirm the correct participant is selected, if the form is participant-specific


✍️ Complete the Form

  • Fill out each question as accurately as possible

  • Required fields must be completed before submission

  • Forms may include:

    • Short or long text responses

    • Multiple choice or checkbox questions

    • Dates, ratings, or acknowledgements


📎 Filling Out a PDF Form

PDF forms are uploaded and managed by the Equip team and are used when a document must remain in its original format.

  • The form opens as a PDF file

  • Type directly into fillable fields, or

  • PDFs may require a signature or manual completion of certain fields

  • Once submitted:

    • The completed PDF is stored as a document

    • Responses are not broken out by question for tracking or reporting

PDF forms are best for externally required paperwork or forms that must remain in their original format.


🧩 Filling Out a Custom Form

Custom forms are built directly in Equip and are completed entirely in-app.

  • Questions appear as interactive fields within Equip

  • Required fields are enforced automatically

  • Responses are entered directly into Equip

  • After submission:

    • Data can be reviewed, approved, and tracked over time

Custom forms are ideal for data collection, progress tracking, and program-specific workflows.


Submit the Form

  • Review your responses before submitting

  • Click Submit to complete the form

  • After submission:

    • The form may be sent to an approver, if one is assigned


📝 Equip Tip: If you’re not sure which type of form you’re filling out, notice how it opens: PDF forms open as documents, while custom forms open as interactive questions inside Equip.

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