# Set a display mode for your forms
URL: https://docs.awellhealth.com/docs/design-care-flows/set-a-display-mode-for-your-forms

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.awellhealth.com/llms.txt).





A form can be shown one question at a time or all at once, which changes how it feels to fill in.

> **The setting only applies to [Hosted Pages](/docs/embed-and-host).** Forms in care flow previews and
> in Awell Care always use regular mode, and conversational mode can't be previewed in the form builder.
> Test conversational forms on a hosted page, not in the builder.

## Conversational suits patients and regular suits staff [#conversational-suits-patients-and-regular-suits-staff]

<img alt="The display mode dropdown, offering conversational one question at a time, or regular with all questions at once" src="__img0" />

* **Conversational** shows one question at a time. It suits patient-facing forms, where it reads as a
  natural back-and-forth.
* **Regular** shows all questions at once. It suits longer forms for clinical staff, who move through
  the questions and review them before submitting.

## Set the mode on the form action's Design tab [#set-the-mode-on-the-form-actions-design-tab]

Set it in Studio when adding or configuring a **form action**: open the **Design** tab and choose the
display mode.

## The setting lives on the action, not the form [#the-setting-lives-on-the-action-not-the-form]

The same shared form can use different modes in different care flows, and a form used twice in one care
flow can use a different mode each time. So one form can be completed by a patient in conversational
mode and by a nurse in regular mode.

## A custom interface needs regular mode [#a-custom-interface-needs-regular-mode]

For teams rendering activities themselves, regular mode is the baseline to implement. See
[Embed & host](/docs/embed-and-host).

## Next steps [#next-steps]

**Next:** [File upload](/docs/design-care-flows/file-upload) for questions that collect documents.