> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sable.salon/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Intake forms

> Build consultation and consent forms, share one link, and keep every response on the client's profile.

Intake forms replace the clipboard: new-client consultations, color consent,
extension agreements, patch-test waivers. Clients fill them out on their own
phone, and the answers land on their profile instead of in a filing cabinet.

## Build a form

Go to **Clients** → **Forms** and create a new form (or **Create** → **New
Form** from anywhere). Give it a name, write a short welcome description for
the first screen, then add your fields. The field types cover the whole
clipboard:

* **Short Text** and **Long Text** for open questions
* **Dropdown** and **Multi-Select** for pick-lists
* **Checkbox**, **Date**, **Phone**, and **Email**
* **Photo Upload**, for inspiration pictures or current-condition shots
* **Signature**, drawn with a finger
* **Consent Agreement**, which pairs your exact consent language with an
  explicit agreement

Mark the fields that can't be skipped as required. When a client finishes,
they see a simple thank-you screen, and you see the response.

## Publish and share

A form starts **Inactive** so you can build in peace. When it's ready,
**Activate form**, then **Copy public link**. That link is the whole
distribution strategy:

* Text it to new clients before their first visit
* Put the consultation form behind your Instagram link
* Keep a tablet at the front desk open to the waiver

Need to pull a form from circulation? **Deactivate form** kills the link
without deleting the form or its responses.

## Where responses go

Every submission lands on the client's profile under the **Forms** tab,
next to their appointments and history. Open a response to read every
answer, exactly as submitted. Signed consent stays attached to the person
who signed it, which is precisely where your future self wants it.

## Forms that earn their keep

* **New client consultation**: hair history, goals, how they found you.
* **Chemical service consent**: your language, their signature, every time.
* **Patch test acknowledgment**: short, specific, dated.

Keep each form short enough to finish in a waiting room. Ten focused
questions beat thirty thorough ones that nobody completes.

## Related

* [Profiles, formulas, allergies, and photos](/guides/clients/profiles-formulas-allergies-and-photos)
* [Import your clients](/getting-started/import-clients)

**Still stuck?** Visit the [Help Center](/help) to submit a support ticket.