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Marking required and optional fieldsCopy Anchor Link

• Use of asterisks: it is forbidden to indicate mandatory fields with an asterisk; instead, the indication (required) should be used.
• Forms where most fields are mandatory: it is advisable to state at the beginning of the form "All fields are required" or "All fields are required unless otherwise indicated", marking the few optional fields with (optional).
• Forms where most fields are optional: state "All fields are optional unless otherwise indicated", marking the few mandatory fields with (required). In this case, it's also worth evaluating whether it really makes sense to ask for so many optional fields.

Organizing fields and sectionsCopy Anchor Link