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title: "Resource Form Editor"
slug: "resource-view-edit-form"
updated: 2023-08-16T16:40:31Z
published: 2023-08-16T16:40:31Z
canonical: "docs.surpass.cloud/resource-view-edit-form"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Resource Form Editor

The Form Editor shows the MARC record as a simple fill-in-the-blanks form. The form shown is based on the [template](/docs/setting-resource-template) specified for the [Resource Category](/docs/setting-resource-category).

If you want to edit all the details of a MARC record, use the [Resource MARC Editor](/docs/resource-view-edit-marc) instead.

The Form Editor is used for editing if you select Add or Edit while on the **Basic** or **Form** detail views.

![resource-view-edit-form2](https://cdn.document360.io/dd4d24fa-d091-45a6-be6a-9adef7b432ec/Images/Documentation/resource-view-edit-form2.png)

## Editing

Simply tab to or click the field you want to edit and start typing. Some fields have multiple subfields, each with its own input.

### Auto-Complete

Fields that are designated as searchable in [Settings : Resources : MARC Fields](/docs/setting-resource-marc) have an auto-complete feature. After typing a few characters, you see a list of choices. You can continue typing the value that you want or select from the list. If you select from the list, all of the subfields will be filled in for you.

![resource-view-edit-form](https://cdn.document360.io/dd4d24fa-d091-45a6-be6a-9adef7b432ec/Images/Documentation/resource-view-edit-form-autocomplete.png)

Use Liberally
 Auto-complete is especially useful for values that appear in many records, such as author names and subjects. Not only does this help speed up manual cataloging, it also makes your cataloged records more consistent.

                         

## Adding Fields

While you cannot add MARC fields that aren't included in the [template](/docs/setting-resource-template), you can add add additional fields for those that are allowed to repeat. For example, **650 - Topical subject heading** is a repeatable field because a record can have many topical subject headings. If a field is repeatable, the last one shown on the form will have a **+** button on the right side. Click this button to add a blank field below.

![resource-view-edit-form](https://cdn.document360.io/dd4d24fa-d091-45a6-be6a-9adef7b432ec/Images/Documentation/resource-view-edit-form-add.png)

## Removing Fields

There is no special button to remove fields. If you want to remove the data in a field, just clear the contents using your keyboard. Completely blank fields (all subfields blank) are not saved in the record. There may, however, be subfields that are not shown on the editing form template. Those will not be affected.

## Related

- [Editing Resource Records](/resource-view-edit.md)
- [Resources View Page](/resource.md)
- [Adding New Resource Records](/resource-view-add.md)
- [About MARC Records](/about-marc-records.md)
- [Resource MARC Editor](/resource-view-edit-marc.md)
- [Resource Custom Images Editor](/resource-view-edit-image.md)