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title: "Edit an Existing Form"
slug: "form-builder-edit-an-existing-form"
updated: 2026-10-28T14:24:09Z
published: 2026-10-28T14:24:09Z
canonical: "help.quickbase.com/form-builder-edit-an-existing-form"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.quickbase.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Edit an Existing Form

You can change a saved form or subform at any time, or finish building one you started. This article covers how to open a form in the Form Builder, save your changes, and release them to users.

## How editing works

Edits you make in the Form Builder stay private until you publish them:

- **Save Draft** keeps your changes without releasing them. Users keep the published version.
- **Publish** releases your changes to users as a new version of the form.

Editing a form doesn't change submissions you've already collected. You can open any form in the Form Builder or the Legacy Form Builder. Both builders work on the same form.

## Open a form for editing

1. In the portal, go to **Forms** > **My Forms**.
2. Select **Forms** or **Subforms**, then search for your form.
3. Select **Actions**, then select **Edit Form**. For a subform, select **Edit Subform**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/image-1792604677035.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-30T05%3A06%3A37Z&se=2026-10-30T06%3A06%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=g7yAMAq%2FpoGjIrRtuicOxfs96Vh%2FVdosQXlTeNSnfM8%3D)

*The Actions panel for a form with Edit Form selected*

1. Select **Form Builder**.

The form opens in the Form Builder. The header shows the form name, the version number, and whether the form is published.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/edit-03-form-open.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-30T05%3A06%3A37Z&se=2026-10-30T06%3A06%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=g7yAMAq%2FpoGjIrRtuicOxfs96Vh%2FVdosQXlTeNSnfM8%3D)

*A published form open in the Form Builder, with the form name, version, and Published status*

> [!NOTE]
> Tip
> 
> You can also open a form from its Form Details page. Select **Edit Form** on that page.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/image-1792604751628.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-30T05%3A06%3A37Z&se=2026-10-30T06%3A06%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=g7yAMAq%2FpoGjIrRtuicOxfs96Vh%2FVdosQXlTeNSnfM8%3D)

*The Form Details page with the Edit Form button*

## Save and publish your changes

1. Make your changes on the canvas, for example add, move, or edit fields.

The header shows *unsaved changes*, and the **Save Draft** and **Publish** buttons appear.

1. Select **Save Draft** to save your work, or select **Publish** to release it to users.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/edit-06-save-publish.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-30T05%3A06%3A37Z&se=2026-10-30T06%3A06%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=g7yAMAq%2FpoGjIrRtuicOxfs96Vh%2FVdosQXlTeNSnfM8%3D)

*The Form Builder header with Save Draft and Publish after a change*

> [!WARNING]
> Important
> 
> If you close the Form Builder with unsaved changes, FastField asks you to confirm. If you close anyway, your changes are lost.

## Edit a form with the Assistant

You can also ask the Assistant to make changes for you. It can add, move, rename, and delete fields, sections, and pages, and change most field settings.

1. Select **Assistant** in the side bar.
2. Describe the change, for example *Make the Description field required and move it after Title*.
3. Send the message.

The Assistant makes the change on the canvas and tells you what it did. To reverse it, select the undo icon in the Assistant tab.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/edit-05-assistant.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-30T05%3A06%3A37Z&se=2026-10-30T06%3A06%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=g7yAMAq%2FpoGjIrRtuicOxfs96Vh%2FVdosQXlTeNSnfM8%3D)

*The Assistant tab after making Description required and moving it after Title, with the changed field on the canvas*

The Assistant can't publish forms, edit field scripts, or set up Quickbase mappings.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> Assistant changes aren't saved until you select **Save Draft**. The Assistant is available when AI features are turned on for your account.

## What's next

- [Reorder sections and fields](/fastfield/docs/en/form-builder-reorder-sections-and-fields)
- [View or revert to previous form versions](/fastfield/docs/en/form-builder-view-or-revert-to-previous-form-versions)
- [Form preview function](/fastfield/docs/en/form-builder-form-preview-function)