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title: "Quick Start for Editors"
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# Quick Start for Editors {#quickstarteditors}

Are you an editor, the form extension has already been installed by your admin and you want
to get started quickly? Follow these steps:

1.  Create a new form

    Go to the `Forms` module and build a form using the form editor. With the
    form editor you can quickly build appealing forms.
1.  Insert the form on a page

    The next step is inserting the form on the desired page(s).

    1.  Open the page module in the backend.
    1.  Go to your desired page.
    1.  Create a new content element of type "Form". You can find this
        under the "Form Elements" tab.
    1.  Select your form on the "Plugin" tab.
    1.  Save the form content element.
    1.  Repeat steps 2 to 5 to insert the form on further pages.

View your form on your web site. Enjoy!