Choosing a form layout: One at a time, Single page, or Classic

Every Spiceform form supports three layouts. The choice doesn't change which questions you can use — it only changes how respondents see and move through them. You can switch between layouts at any time without losing answers, themes, or logic.

One at a time (default)

The classic Typeform-style experience: each question takes up the full screen and the form auto-advances after the respondent answers. Best for surveys, lead capture, quizzes, and any form where you want to keep focus on a single question and minimize abandonment.

• •Auto-advance after Yes/No, Multiple Choice, Picture Choice, NPS, and Opinion Scale answers.
• •Full-screen attachments (split layouts and background images) work as expected.
• •Logic jumps with destination questions are fully supported.
• •Conversational, distraction-free feel.

Single page (Google Forms style)

Every question is rendered on a single scrolling page with one Submit button at the bottom. Best for short forms, internal/team forms, RSVP, simple intake forms, and anything respondents prefer to scan before answering.

• •Respondents see the entire form at a glance and can answer in any order.
• •Validation runs only when they click Submit — invalid required fields are highlighted and the page scrolls to the first one.
• •Auto-save still runs in the background (debounced) so partial responses are captured.
• •Calculation rules (variable updates) still fire on every change.

Classic (A4 paper document)

Renders your form as a printable A4 paper document — the kind you'd get from a public institution, bank, or government office. Fields are placed on a column grid inside bordered cells, with optional section bands and a document header (title, form number, logo). Best for official forms, legal/medical intake, HR paperwork, and anything that should look authoritative or needs to be printed/archived.

• •Arrange fields on a centered A4 sheet in the builder: drag a field by its handle to move it, drag the right edge (or use the ¼ · ½ · ¾ · 1 buttons) to set how many columns it spans, and place several fields side by side on one row.
• •Add section bands and edit the document header inline.
• •Export to a print-ready PDF — each sheet maps to a physical A4 page (a Hot-plan feature).
• •Optionally let respondents download a filled PDF copy after submitting: turn on "Let respondents download a PDF" in the Ending Screen settings (also a Hot-plan feature).
• •On phones, respondents get a guided viewport that zooms to the first field and advances field-by-field as they complete it, while still allowing free pinch-zoom and panning.
• •Like Single page, all fields are visible at once, so logic destination jumps are paused (calculation rules still run).

How to switch layouts

1. 1Open any form in the builder.
2. 2At the very top of the canvas, find the "Layout" control.
3. 3Choose "One at a time", "Single page", or "Classic" — the change is saved automatically.
4. 4Open Preview to see exactly how respondents will experience the new layout.

Important caveat: Logic jumps and Single page

Question types not supported on Single page

A few question types own their own dedicated screen because they handle their own progression (redirects, embedded widgets, multi-turn flows). They're disabled on Single page forms with a small inline banner explaining the situation:

• •Payment — redirects to Stripe / PayPal checkout.
• •Calendly — uses an embedded widget that fires its own "booked" callback.
• •Clarify AI — runs a multi-step AI follow-up flow per question.

If your form needs any of these, switch to One at a time. You can always switch back later.