Organizations

What are Eligibility Forms?

Determine applicant eligibility before they submit.

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How large can file uploads be?

Default size limits for uploading documents to file upload form fields.

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How can I make my full application available to applicants ahead of time?

Here's how to make your full application available to applicants ahead of time by linking a PDF to your Project Guidelines.

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What does each Form Field do?

Learn about what each Form Field does, and how to use them when building forms.

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How can I use the Bank Details (US) form field?

Securely collect bank details information from your applicants.

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How can I create a Hidden Project?

Create a Project that applicants can only access if you provide them with a direct link.

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How does the Number field work?

Details about using the number field in Submittable.

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How can I provide a downloadable file for applicants to complete and then upload to an application?

Use cloud storage to provide a downloadable file that applicants can complete and upload to your Project.

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What currencies can be applied in a number form field?

When using a number field to show currency, select from the following list.

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What does each Form Field option do?

Form field options enable you to configure and customize each field in your form.

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Can I make changes to a live Project or Form after receiving submissions?

Important information to know before making changes to a live Project or Form.

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Scheduling a Submission Deadline

Scheduling your deadline during Submittable's business hours can be advantageous.

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What will fields marked "concealed response" look like to my reviewers?

You can choose to conceal fields completely, or let reviewers know which fields have been hidden.

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What will happen if I edit a review form?

You can edit review forms on Submittable, and your changes will retroactively impact previous reviews.

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Internal Forms

Provide useful internal documentation to your organization's review team.

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What are the different form types available in my organization's account?

Your Submittable account includes different form types designed for different uses.

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How does the Submission Name field work?

The Submission Name field can be the searchable title for your incoming submissions - or you can opt for numbering.

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Charity Check

Automatically verify applicants' Employer Identification Number (EIN) with Charity Check.

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How can I enable submitters to work on submissions collaboratively?

Organizations can allow multiple users to collaborate on an application.

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How can I add Branching to my Project?

Use Submittable's Form Logic feature to build branching based on submitter responses.

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How do Auto Labels and Custom Auto Labels work?

Set up auto labels to create the most accurate tags for your incoming submissions.

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What kinds of file types can I accept in my form?

Accept over 50 file types when adding a File Upload field to your form

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How can I create an Additional Form?

Use Additional Forms to gather more information from submitters.

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How do I set acceptable file types for a form?

When adding a file upload field to a form, designate which types of files to accept.

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How can I add fees throughout my Form?

Use the Add Payment form field option to collect fees and payments in a variety of form field types with the Smart Fees feature.

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Can I request metadata from submitters when they upload a file?

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Can I charge submission fees in a non-US currency?

Choose which currency you'd like to receive for submission fees.

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How can I add a payment option to an Additional Form?

Add a fee to an Additional Form.

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How do I sell memberships, subscriptions, or merchandise in my submission form?

Use the Add-On Payments feature to sell additional items from within your form

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How can I offer a discount to certain submitters?

Use a hidden Project to offer reduced submission fees.

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How do Reference Forms work?

Create Reference Forms for your submitters to send to their recommenders.

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How can I add a Table to my Form?

Add a responsive spreadsheet to your form.

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What spreadsheet formulas can I use in Tables?

When adding a table to your form, here are the excel formulas that can be used.

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How do I add a Terms of Use checkbox to my submission form?

Add a Terms of Use agreement that submitters must agree to before submitting.

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How do I add video, images, and hyperlinks to my guidelines?

Easily insert visual media and links into your organization's guidelines using our text editor.

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How can I make my organization’s Submittable page and submission forms accessible?

Tips to maximize the accessibility of your organization’s Submittable site.

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How can I delete a Form?

Permanently delete a form from your Forms list.

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How can I make a test submission to a form I've built?

Test submissions are a great way to check your form and make adjustments before you make it live.

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How do I create a Dropdown list?

A dropdown list can save space in your form.

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How can I upload a list of options to a dropdown list, multiple response, or single response field?

Use prepared .csv and .xlsx files to instantly populate long lists of response choices.

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What happens when I make a team member inactive?

De-activating a team member can temporarily free up space on your team

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Team Permission Levels

Choose from five different permission levels to manage the administrative capabilities of each team member.

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How can I manually assign submissions to team members for review?

Assign submissions from your submissions list view or from the submission details view.

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How can I unassign submissions?

How to manually unassign submissions.

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How do I add a team member?

Easily send invites to people you want to include in your organization's team.

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I have been invited by an organization to be a reviewer. What are my next steps?

What to do when you receive an invitation to be on a review team.

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Should I remove or deactivate a team member?

How to remove or deactivate a team member and how it affects submissions.

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Can I randomly assign submissions to a set number of reviewers?

Use the randomization feature to quickly and equitably assign submissions to your team .

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How do I edit a team member's account?

Edit team member titles, permission levels, or enable/disable team member accounts.

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Progress Reports

View a progress report of your review team's activity.

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How can I get an offline list of my organization's team members?

Download a .csv spreadsheet with contact information for your organization's team.

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How can I extend a deadline to a select group of submitters?

Instructions on how to extend a deadline to specific submitters.

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What sent-from email address will show when I send messages?

Options for controlling your sent-from address when sending messages.

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What do I need to know if I have HTML response templates?

Submittable added a WYSIWYG text editor to response templates. If you had previously implemented HTML, read this before you make any edits.

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How do I allow a submitter to change their reference?

You can let your applicants change their reference(s) by opening their submission to editing.

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How can I allow a submitter to edit a submission?

Open a submission for editing to update information, or in response to submitters' requests.

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How do I ensure new submissions get an automated response?

Designate the automatic response submissions will receive.

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How can I use response templates to send messages?

Use response templates to save time when sending messages to your submitters.

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How do I send a message to multiple submitters at once?

Send a message to multiple submitters at once from your organization's Submissions List page.

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How do I turn on or off the ability for submitters to request an edit on a submission?

Enable or disable the ability for submitters to request edits on their submissions.

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How can I request refunds for my submitters?

Contact us with this required information to request refunds for your submitters.

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How do I enable submitters to send a message about a submission?

Activate this setting in your account to enable submitter communication.

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How do I add a publication date to a submission?

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How can I send an Additional Form?

Send an Additional Form after you've created it.

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How does Submittable's Messaging feature work?

Submittable enables you to send and receive email messages that can be viewed and tracked within our platform.

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How can my organization optimize communications with submitters?

Tips for fostering effective communications with submitters to your organizations' calls.

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How can I contact submitters who have started a draft submission but not yet submitted it?

Use the Draft Submissions feature to contact applicants who have started a saved draft. (Includes video tutorial.)

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How can I send a reminder to submitters who need to complete an Additional Form?

Send reminder messages to submitters who have an outstanding Additional Form.

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How does Data Import work?

Watch this video tutorial to learn how to prepare for a successful data import.

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What are Impact Reports?

Impact reporting provides quick and easy data aggregation to help you understand the impact of your programs.

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How can I add an Affiliate ID to my call for submissions?

Use a custom URL extension to track where your submitters are coming from.

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Why can’t I get contact information for people with draft submissions?

Our Privacy Policy prohibits sharing submitter personal information for users who have not yet submitted.

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How can I integrate Submittable Submission Data into Salesforce?

Automate the sending of Submittable submission data to Salesforce.

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Standard Reports

Create, save, and download customized reports generated from submission data.

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How can I export submission data and attached submission files?

Download submission data and attached files directly from your organization's submissions list.

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How can I label submissions?

Use the labels feature to help organize and search for submissions.

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How do I delete a submission?

Delete a submission after you have placed it in a terminal status.

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How can I track Additional Forms?

Check the status of Additional Forms after they're sent.

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Search Filters

Filter to find specific submissions in your Submissions List.

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How can I rearrange the order of submissions in my submissions list?

Reorder your submissions list, based on criteria such as date, score, category, and more.

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How do I view, print, and download submission document files?

Easily print or download files from within a received submission.

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How do I manually enter submissions?

Enter a submission manually as an administrator of your organization.

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How can I export my review team's submission notes?

Use Submittable's reporting tool to download an offline copy of your review team's notes.

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How does Submittable's Dashboard work?

Use Submittable's Dashboard feature to quickly visualize important data about your submissions.

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How can I view Income Reports?

Use the Reports feature to track your paid submission and add-on fees.

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How can I download a record of the Activity Feed for a submission?

Download a .csv file of the Activity Feed for a particular submission.

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Building a Custom Review Form

Create Custom Review Forms that you can use for any Project.

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How can I set up Multiple Stage Reviews for received submissions?

Submittable makes it easy to implement multiple review stages with the Review Workflow feature.

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Can reviewers edit finalized review forms?

Organization administrators can let reviewers edit completed reviews, or lock them to prevent edits after finalizing.

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How can I conceal certain applicant information from reviewers?

Use the Conceal Response feature to reduce bias and hide personally-identifying applicant information from reviewers.

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How do I batch accept or decline submissions?

Make status changes to multiple submissions at once from the Submissions List page.

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How do I review, make a note on, and rate a submission?

Instructions for rating, reviewing, and commenting on submissions.

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How can I use the Group Assign feature?

Assign a pre-formed group to review your organization's incoming submissions.

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Can I batch archive or batch delete submissions?

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How can I set up a Review Workflow for my Project?

Attach a Review Form to your Project and assign your team.

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How do I attach a note to a submission? Who will be able to see it?

Notes with designated visibility can be attached to submissions.

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What is the Completed status intended to indicate?

The "Completed" status provides a more neutral terminal status option.

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How can I schedule reminders for reviewers to complete their assignments?

Send reminders to your assigned team to make sure they complete work on schedule.

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How do I change the default view displayed in the Submission Details screen?

Set your reviewer account to show uploaded files as soon as you click into Submission Details.

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When should I change the status of submissions?

Helpful tips for maintaining an efficient workflow while evaluating submissions.

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How can reviewers attach a file to a submission note?

Reviewers can attach files to notes on a submission being reviewed.

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How can I share my team's reviews with submitters?

Submittable's shareable reviews feature allows you to share your team's reviews with submitters.

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How can I set up automatic scoring for a Review Form?

Use rating fields to attach numeric scores to responses in a Review Form.

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DocuSign Integration

Send a document from your organization's DocuSign account to a submitter for signature.

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FAQ: Sales Tax

As a result of the ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Submittable has begun to collect sales and use tax when applicable.

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Project Management

How to archive or delete inactive Projects

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What should I do if my organization is nearing our free submission limit?

Contact our account management team if you need to increase your Free Submission Limit.

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Why doesn't Submittable support Internet Explorer 11 or legacy versions of Microsoft's Edge browser?

Submittable no longer supports Microsoft's IE11 browser or Microsoft's Edge browser (Legacy Edge prior to version 20).

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How can my organization use Submittable's Discover feature to promote calls?

Use Submittable's Discover feature to attract more applicants.

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How can using Submittable increase the number of submissions your organization receives?

Submittable provides tools that help you reach your submitters.

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How can I take a screenshot?

Send a screenshot to Submittable’s Customer Support team to help troubleshoot a technical issue.

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How can I turn off notifications from Submittable?

Choose whether or not to receive notifications from Submittable.

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Can I view the Submittable platform in a language other than English?

View your organization's Submittable site navigation in any of 13 different languages.

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Can I integrate my Submittable account with Google Analytics?

Track site visits and other visitor data for your organization’s submission pages using the Google Analytics feature.

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How do I use Zapier to connect my Submittable account to 3rd Party apps?

Use Zapier to push data from Submittable to numerous other applications.

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How can I report a Submittable user who is displaying inappropriate or abusive behavior?

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How do I sync the Calendar with other calendars?

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How do I use or remove the Calendar feature?

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Video File Transcode Error

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Funds

Use Funds to track your organization's budget and keep a current record of your awards and payments to applicants.

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Is Submittable HIPAA compliant?

Submittable is HIPAA compliant and can provide a BAA.

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Is Submittable SOC 2 compliant?

Submittable has undergone a SOC 2 audit

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How do I add an image to my response templates?

Use an HTML image address to place online images into response templates.

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What is single sign-on and how does it work?

Single sign-on simplifies the sign-in process for employees or team members of an organization.

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How can I view 360° and VR video content?

Submittable's media player includes capabilities for viewing 360° and Virtual Reality videos.

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How do I switch between my personal Submittable account and my team account(s)?

Use the dropdown in the upper right area of the page to conveniently toggle between your personal account and your team associated account.

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How does Submittable check for submission files that may contain viruses?

Submissions with files 400mb or less are scanned for viruses when the submission is received.

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How can I Safelist Notification Emails from Submittable?

If you're not receiving expected emails from submittable.com, it may help to safelist our notifications with your email service provider.

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Password Requirements

Your Submittable account password must contain certain elements.

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What notifications should I expect to receive to my organization email address?

How to designate your main org email address, and what notifications you should expect to receive there.

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How does my organization's call deadline show for submitters in other time zones?

Submitters in different time zones will see your call deadlines in relation to your organization's designated time zone.

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What notifications should I expect to receive from Submittable as a reviewer for an organization?

As a team member of an organization, you can choose whether or not to receive notifications about the submissions to which you're assigned.

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How can I set a submission cap limit?

Set a maximum number of submissions to receive per form or project.

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How can I change the way Submittable sends monthly payments for my organization's fee-based calls?

Set up or change how your organization receives monthly pay-outs from Submittable.

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How can I change my organization's subscription payment information?

Change the payment information for your organization's account subscription charges.

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Project Guidelines and General Guidelines

How to create and edit Project Guidelines and General Guidelines

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What happens to my organization's account if we exceed our free submission limit?

Take action if you are nearing your free monthly submission limit and don't want your Project to be paused.

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How do I automatically collect submitter contact information?

The Require Address feature enables organizations to collect submitters' contact information, without having to ask for it within a form.

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How do I customize the look and feel of my organization's Submittable Page?

Personalize the look and feel of your Submittable landing page.

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What is the correct size for the header image on my organization's landing page?

The optimum size for your header image is 984 x 220 pixels

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Why did I get an error message when paying my account invoice by credit card?

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How can I limit multiple submissions from the same user?

Prevent users from making more than one submission to the same Project.

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How do I set up my organization's Public Profile?

Create or edit your organization's Public Profile.

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How can I allow a submitter to edit an Additional Form?

Enable submitters to edit a completed additional form.

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What causes a submission to change from New to In-Progress?

Information about administrative actions that affects submission status.

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How can our organization archive or unarchive submissions?

Manage your Submissions List by archiving submissions you're no longer reviewing.

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