See every question. Focus on one.
Spotlight forms list every question on one page while the active question takes visual focus. Respondents see full scope at a glance and still get the calm of one thing at a time.
Built-in calculations, conditional logic, signatures, and PDFs included. Unlimited forms, unlimited responses, free.
What is a spotlight form?
A spotlight form shows all questions on a single page while styling draws attention to the question currently in focus. Completed questions dim and collapse into a compact summary, upcoming questions stay visible as a preview of what comes next, and the active question sits front and center. It is the middle ground between classic multi-page forms, which split fields across screens, and focused one-question-at-a-time forms, which hide everything except the current step.
The result respects both sides of completion: respondents keep an honest view of total effort, and your form still guides their eyes to exactly one decision at a time.
How spotlight mode works
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Build your fields once
Add questions, sections, images, and signature blocks in the visual editor. Layout comes later, so you never duplicate work to change how a form feels.
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Pick Spotlight as the presentation style
Choose Spotlight in the form settings. All questions render as cards on one page: answered ones collapse into a tidy summary, and the active card expands front and center.
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Share and watch completion climb
Publish the link, embed it, or generate a QR code. Because respondents always see how much remains, long forms stop losing people midway through.
Spotlight vs focused vs classic: which presentation fits?
Every SharaForms form can be presented three ways. You can switch modes anytime without rebuilding fields or logic, so pick the layout that matches each audience.
| Classic | Focused | Spotlight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Question visibility | One page per step | Current question only | All questions, one in focus |
| Progress feel | Step counter | Immersive, screen by screen | Visible checklist of everything left |
| Best for | Long, structured applications | Conversational flows and quizzes | Mixed-length forms needing scope honesty |
| Rebuilding needed to switch | No | No | No |
When to choose spotlight mode
Applications and intakes. Rental applications, job applications, and patient intake forms run long. Spotlight keeps every remaining section visible so applicants pace themselves instead of abandoning at step four.
Registration and RSVP forms. Guests scan the full list of details you need, answer the highlighted question, and watch completed ones tick off. Fewer surprise questions means fewer abandoned sign-ups.
Order and request forms. Customers comparing quantities and options keep the whole picture on screen while each choice gets its own moment of focus. Calculations update totals live as they go.
Quizzes and assessments. Participants see exactly how many questions remain without losing exam-style concentration on the current one, and self-grading formulas score answers instantly on submit.
Switching is instant: open any form, change the presentation style, and publish. Fields, logic, calculations, and integrations carry over unchanged, so you can compare layouts against real completion data instead of guessing.
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A spotlight form displays every question on a single page while the active question receives visual focus. Answered questions dim and collapse, upcoming ones preview what remains, and respondents always know how much is left. It combines the transparency of one-page forms with the guidance of one-question-at-a-time pacing.
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