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# Create a new form

There are two ways to create a new form from the Workflow Designer:

* Manually from the **Models** tab of an app or from the **Actions** section of the search bar.
* Design it in the process editor.

## Create a form manually

![](/files/jDjaAHmoN18o5SVES7dM)

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
In your app, click the <img src="/files/1eDlBUrDd2oqnJuF4w1i" alt="Add icon" data-size="line"> **Create** button → **Form** or use the **Actions** section of the search bar.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Enter the required information.

| Field         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name          | The name of the new model.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Key           | <p>A technical identifier used to refer to the process on a technical level.</p><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="success" class="hint hint-success"><p>Review and confirm any ramifications before updating the model key.</p></div>  |
| Description   | The purpose of the model.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Tags          | <p>A label for the model, to help categorize the model in your platform.</p><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="success" class="hint hint-success"><p>Adding identifying tags to your model improves your search capabilities.</p></div> |
| {% endstep %} |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

{% step %}
Click **Create**.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

<i class="fa-chevrons-right">:chevrons-right:</i> Your newly created model appears in the list of models of the app.

## Create a form from the process editor

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
In the navigation bar, click **Process**.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Select an existing process design or click [Create process](/workflows/designing-workflows/processes/create-a-new-process.md) to create a new one.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Drag and drop a **User task** from the palette to the canvas.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Select the user task on the canvas.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
In the **Details** section of the attribute bar, click **Form reference** to expand the properties.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
In the **New** tab, add a **Name** and a **Key**.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Click **Create**.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

Once you create a new form, you will be redirected to the editor view where you can begin to model the form.

In the process editor, select an element in the palette on the left side of the canvas and drag it into the drawing area. The element then becomes part of your form.

If you click anywhere in the drawing area, you can change certain attributes from the attribute bar, on the right side of the canvas.

* Select a specific field to change its attributes.
* Click the whitespace surrounding the diagram elements to modify the attributes of the entire model.

When you select one of the components on the canvas, you gain access to additional quick actions, such as editing the label or the value, replacing the component, cutting, copying, or deleting the component.

<img src="/files/IF7ypLZFXIq0tDaSu3n1" alt="" width="50%">