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+For Editors
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+Introduction to forms
+---------------------
+
+Forms are provided by the **Form TYPO3 extension**. Form is a TYPO3 core
+extension which has been available by default since TYPO3 version 8.
+
+What can Form do?
+-----------------
+
+- TYPO3 core extension
+- flexible, extensible and easy to use
+- easy to use via drag-and-drop
+- live preview
+- form reuse
+- create templates for new forms
+- set mandatory fields
+- set finishers (downstream processing)
+- automatic spam protection
+- multi-step forms
+
+What can't Form do?
+-------------------
+
+Form has limited:
+
+- formatting of form labels
+- multilingual support
+- possibilities for textual design of emails
+
+When can I use Form?
+--------------------
+
+- for contact forms
+- for application forms
+- for simple or complex forms
+- for different forms on my pages
+
+Notes on data protection
+------------------------
+
+Data submitted in forms is not stored in the TYPO3 backend due to privacy reasons.
+There are TYPO3 extensions that retrofit this behavior but we do not recommend using these
+extensions. Instead, check if the form data can be transferred directly to your
+CRM or similar tools.
+
+..  toctree::
+    :maxdepth: 1
+
+    FormElements/Index
+    Validators/Index
+    Finishers/Index
+    Accessibility/Index
+    Tutorials/Index