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Activating Nintex Forms

To design forms using Nintex Forms, feature activation is required on the site collection.
 
The Nintex Forms Prerequisites Feature must be activated before activating other Nintex Forms features.

Activating 'Nintex Forms Prerequisites Feature' for the Site Collection

To activate Nintex Forms Prerequisites Feature in a site collection

  1. Navigate to the Site Collection home page.
  2. Click on the Settings Icon , in the top right-hand corner, and select Site Settings.
  3. In the Site Collection Administration group, click on Site collection features.
  4. In the Nintex Forms Prerequisites Feature section, click on the Activate button.

After a short delay, the page will refresh and the status will become Active. 

Activating 'Nintex Forms for Nintex Workflow' for the Site Collection

Activate the Nintex Forms for Nintex Workflow site collection feature to design start forms and task forms in Nintex Workflow.

Note: Nintex Workflow must be installed and configured prior to activating this feature.

To activate Nintex Forms for Nintex Workflow in a site collection:

  1. Navigate to the Site Collection home page.
  2. Click on the Settings Icon , and select Site Settings.
  3. In the Site Collection Administration group, click on Site collection features.
  4. In the Nintex Forms for Nintex Workflow section, click on the Activate button.

After a short delay, the page will refresh and the status will become Active. 

Activating 'Nintex Forms for SharePoint List Forms' for the Site Collection

Activate the Nintex Forms for SharePoint List Forms site collection feature to use Nintex Forms to design SharePoint list forms.

To activate Nintex Forms for SharePoint List Forms in a site collection:

  1. Navigate to the Site Collection home page.
  2. Click on the Settings Icon , and select Site Settings.
  3. In the Site Collection Administration group, click on Site collection features.
  4. In the Nintex Forms for SharePoint List Forms section, click on the Activate button.

After a short delay, the page will refresh and the status will become Active.

Activating 'Nintex Live Forms' for the Site Collection

Activate the Nintex Live Forms site collection feature to allow Nintex Forms designers to publish forms to Nintex Live.
 
Note: The Nintex Live Forms option must also be enabled in the Central Administration Live Forms settings when activating this feature. 

To activate Nintex Live Forms in a site collection:

  1. Navigate to the Site Collection home page.
  2. Click on the Settings Icon , and select Site Settings.
  3. In the Site Collection Administration group, click on Site collection features.
  4. In the Nintex Live Forms section, click on the Activate button.

After a short delay, the page will refresh and the status will become Active.

Related Topics

Getting started with the form designer
Live Forms settings
Importing and exporting forms
Configuring the Start Site Workflow Webpart

Activating Nintex Forms