> ## Documentation Index
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# Skip button & form gates

> Configuring a skip option and form gates.

<Note>
  An earlier version of this page implied Skip was a Settings toggle. It isn't — Skip is an addable/removable canvas block, just like a question block. This page also covers "form gates": the display rules that control how a linked form appears over your QR code's landing page.
</Note>

## The Skip button

**Skip Button** is one of the non-question blocks available from the **Add a block** picker (alongside Form Header and Submit Button). Like those two, it can only be added once per form.

* The **Contact form** template ships with a Skip Button block already on the canvas by default.
* The **Blank form** template does not include one — add it yourself from the block picker if you want it.
* To remove Skip entirely, select the block in the BLOCKS list and delete it, the same way you'd delete a question block.

Selecting the block shows its Content tab with a single field, **Button label** (default: "Skip"), plus a Design tab for styling it.

<Frame caption="The Skip Button block's Content tab">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/scanova-api/2FTGGTqcp1qRUtvm/images/v2/forms/skip-button-and-gates/skip-block-content-tab.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2FTGGTqcp1qRUtvm&q=85&s=dcc7cd76ad846f14c02a0f49af992c79" alt="Skip Button block selected in the form builder, showing its Content tab with a Button label field defaulting to 'Skip', and the block's trash icon visible in the left BLOCKS list confirming it can be deleted" width="1440" height="900" data-path="images/v2/forms/skip-button-and-gates/skip-block-content-tab.png" />
</Frame>

Respondents who tap Skip move past the form without submitting an answer — their attempt is recorded as **Skipped** in the [response viewer](/forms/responses) rather than counted as a completed response.

## Form gates: linking a form to a QR code

A form only starts collecting responses once it's linked to a QR code, and that link is configured from the QR code's own settings — not from the form builder.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Capture Leads">
    Open a QR code and go to its **Settings** tab. Under **Tracking & Analytics**, turn on **Capture Leads**.

    Two options appear: **Capture using Forms** (marked *Recommended*) and **Use Existing Lead List** (marked deprecated, with a note suggesting migration to Forms).

    <Frame caption="Capture Leads settings on a QR code, with Capture using Forms selected">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/scanova-api/2FTGGTqcp1qRUtvm/images/v2/forms/skip-button-and-gates/capture-leads-settings.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2FTGGTqcp1qRUtvm&q=85&s=0968122e4f5030e8228c757a26ae5093" alt="QR code Settings tab with Capture Leads toggled on, showing two options: Capture using Forms (marked Recommended) and Use Existing Lead List (marked deprecated), plus a Link Form button" width="1440" height="1364" data-path="images/v2/forms/skip-button-and-gates/capture-leads-settings.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Link a form">
    With **Capture using Forms** selected, click **Link Form…**. This opens the **Link Form** panel, where you choose which form to attach and how it's gated.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose the form display setting">
    Pick how the form appears over your landing page:

    * **Page Takeover** — the form replaces the whole page
    * **Modal Popup** — the form appears in a centered dialog over the page
    * **Slide-in Panel** — the form slides in from the edge of the screen

    <Frame caption="Choosing a form display setting and display timing">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/scanova-api/2FTGGTqcp1qRUtvm/images/v2/forms/skip-button-and-gates/link-form-display-settings.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2FTGGTqcp1qRUtvm&q=85&s=b20e0da15afd0bde65b3ec6114300693" alt="Link Form panel showing a form selected, three Form Display Setting cards (Page Takeover, Modal Popup, Slide-in Panel) with Page Takeover selected, and Display Timing options Show Immediately and Time Delay" width="1440" height="1364" data-path="images/v2/forms/skip-button-and-gates/link-form-display-settings.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose display timing">
    Under **Display Timing**, choose **Show Immediately** (the form appears right after the QR code is scanned) or **Time Delay** (show the form after a delay, in seconds).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure Advanced Settings (optional)">
    Expand **Advanced Settings** for three additional gates, each behind its own toggle:

    * **Form Expiry Rules** — stop showing the form to everyone once a limit is reached. Choose **Expiry by lead count** (a numeric threshold) or **Expiry by date & time**.
    * **User-Based Display Rule** — control repeat visibility per visitor (only one option can be active at a time).
    * **Match QR Code Theme** — show the form using the QR code's own theme instead of a default style.

    <Frame caption="Advanced form-gating settings: expiry rules, user-based display, and theme matching">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/scanova-api/2FTGGTqcp1qRUtvm/images/v2/forms/skip-button-and-gates/link-form-advanced-settings.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=2FTGGTqcp1qRUtvm&q=85&s=de5921e675046a8ede9d661d6162df59" alt="Link Form panel's expanded Advanced Settings, showing a Form Expiry Rules toggle turned on with an 'Expiry by lead count' dropdown and a numeric leads field, plus User-Based Display Rule and Match QR Code Theme toggles" width="1440" height="1364" data-path="images/v2/forms/skip-button-and-gates/link-form-advanced-settings.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the link">
    Click **Link Form** at the bottom of the panel. The QR code's **Capture Leads** section collapses back to show the link as **Active**, and the form's own **Linked QR Codes** tab (see [Viewing & exporting responses](/forms/responses)) lists the QR code you just linked.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  A form can be linked to more than one QR code. Manage all of a form's links from its own **Linked QR Codes** tab, or unlink a single QR code from that QR code's own **Capture Leads** settings.
</Tip>

## Where to go next

* [Building a form](/forms/building-a-form) — templates, question types, and form settings.
* [Viewing & exporting responses](/forms/responses) — the response viewer, analytics, and export.

## Related

* [Building a form](/forms/building-a-form) — templates, question types, and form settings.
* [Viewing & exporting responses](/forms/responses) — where Skipped attempts and completed submissions show up.
* [Leads & lead lists](/leads/lead-lists) — the deprecated "Use Existing Lead List" alternative to Capture using Forms.
