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Checkboxes are rendered in the Form Builder preview mode or on a form as a square box. If the checkbox has not been selected (or is deselected) it will be blank; if the checkbox has been selected, it will contain a checkmarkA check is stored as a value of TRUE. Unchecked is stored as FALSE.
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Checkboxes do not support the required attribute because a value of false is still a value. |
A label describing each checkbox is normally displayed adjacent to the checkbox as shown in the figure abovebelow. A checkbox can be selected (or deselected) by clicking the mouse inside the checkbox field on the form.
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Properties specific to Checkbox fields
Text
This sets a visual label to go with the checkbox (not shown in data exports). An alternative to this is by using a label separately like other field types. The difference is, using an embedded label via this property helps the form render the checkbox and label as one object.
Be sure the checkbox width is set long enough to support the text label if it is being used. Otherwise the text may wrap underneath the checkbox
Paper Consent
Applicable for studies using eConsent, but where some patients in the study are providing consent via any other means.
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