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How to capture your location in a form via the Sitemate app

Find out how to use the Location table cell field in the Sitemate app to capture your location directly within a form

Alice Foglino avatar
Written by Alice Foglino
Updated over a week ago

The Location table cell field lets you quickly capture your exact location when filling out a form. It’s a simple way to show where you or a teammate were during a specific event or activity.

To capture your location in a form via the Sitemate app, follow these steps:

1. Open the Sitemate app

2. Access a template that includes a location table cell field, and create a new form - if you have no templates available, you might need to load up a Sitemate Form link or scan a QR code poster

3. Create a new form. Fill out the relevant fields

4. In the table with your Location cell, you will see a 'Capture Location' blue button

5. Depending on your Location Services Settings, you might need to confirm how you want Sitemate to use your location. 'Allow Once' means that you will need to confirm each time you wish to record a location in a form, 'Allow While Using App' means you won't have to confirm again. If you select 'Don't Allow', you won't be able to record your location and use the Location field

6. You'll then be directed to a map. Select 'Confirm' in the top right corner

7. Here’s how it will appear in your table: it will display the name of the person’s location (who used the Location field), along with the date and time it was captured, GPS coordinates, and a map view. If needed, you can remove the location by clicking the cross in the top-right corner of the cell

This is what you will see when selecting 'View map'

When opening the form on web, it will look like this:

And when selecting 'View Map'

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