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There are a few different ways you can approach adding forms depending on how they'll be used and what should happen with the data.

If you're using InDesign's input text fields, then you can use in5's Form Data Element panel (in5 > Interactive Widgets > Form Data Element) to set the data to save locally.. Saving data locally allows the user to store the data on their own computer so that it populates the fields with the data they entered:

• Saving form data locally using in5

If you'd like the data to be submittable, then we would recommend embedding a Google form:

• How to Include a Submittable Form in Your InDesign Document 

You could make separate forms in a different InDesign layout as PDFs and use the Viewer Display to make them available for download with your in5-exported content:

• How to include a downloadable PDF in the output

If you need data to be saved to a database, then you would need to hire a web developer to create the database and write the code that would connect the form elements to that database.