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How
To Fill Out Online Forms For Free Stuff
So,
you’ve found a great freebie online, or a free trial of some
service you have been wondering about,
but the form you have to fill out has left you scratching your
head. Sometimes the paperwork involved in getting some
free stuff can seem a bit like applying for a mortgage or filling
out your life insurance policy, and in fact, many people decide
the freebie isn’t worth it after all when they’re facing down
an intimidating form to fill out. The good news is that you
don’t have to miss out on the free stuff just because the form
leaves you a little perplexed. This article will walk you through
filling out these online applications, even if this is your
first trip around the Internet. Once you get the hang of things,
you’ll be filling out these forms in no time at all.
First
things first: once you have the form open on the screen in
front of you, you have to move your mouse so that the cursor
sits in the very first empty space on the form, and then click
the mouse once. Some forms will automatically place your cursor
there when you open them, but if you are not sure, moving the
mouse there and clicking can’t hurt. All you
have to do now is start typing, filling in the information
they ask for in that field. Filling out the form the entire
form is merely a repetition of this process.
Of
course, you have to be able to move between the fields easily
so you can fill in the rest of the form. On some online
forms, the cursor will move automatically when you have finished
filling in a field, which makes life easier, but others
do not. To manually move between fields, all you have to do
is either hit the “tab” key on your keyboard or use your mouse
to move the cursor to the next field, just like you did to
start typing in the first field. Hitting “enter” may seem like
a natural thing to do, and while it can work on some forms,
other forms will submit themselves when you hit enter, meaning
you will have submitted a blank form. It is best to stick to
“tab” or your mouse to be on the safe side.
This technique should allow you to navigate a freebie form
fairly easily. There are a few other things you may see on
a form that you have to know how to handle. You may be asked
to “check” a box or indicate in a little circle (called a radio
button) that you accept the company’s privacy policy or some
other thing. To do this, all you have to do is move your cursor
over the box or circle and click – the check or the dot will
then appear. This can also be handy when forms ask for a billing
address and a shipping address - if they are the same, you
can tick a box stating so and avoid having to type the same
thing twice.
If
a form has several pages, be careful to save your changes
on every page as you move along. Usually there will be a button
to click at the bottom of the page that allows you to save
the work you have done. Long forms usually have
some kind of side navigation that lets you skip around from
section to section instead of moving through the form systematically
– this can be helpful if you need to find some info on one
section, but want to take care of all of the other work first.
Most forms are reasonably user friendly and contain info to
walk you through the process. If you get stuck, look for a
help icon on the page – this info should clear up any questions
you may have.
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