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# Quick Start Overview
**Last updated:** <a href="https://github.com/kobotoolbox/docs/blob/511ea4cb3c698a4b45e7c2b4efd1af4e356e811f/source/quick_start.md" class="reference">15 Feb 2022</a>
**Last updated:** <a href="https://github.com/kobotoolbox/docs/blob/6f98a7445fe7665a3c2b8a0b83de1d8e3235fd51/source/quick_start.md" class="reference">4 Sep 2023</a>

Here's how to quickly get started with a **new form**, deploy it as a **survey
project**, and **start collecting data** in the field.

## Sign up and Login
## Creating an account and signing in

KoboToolbox is a free and open source software. If you work for a humanitarian
organization, please sign up at
[kobo.humanitarianresponse.info](https://kobo.humanitarianresponse.info). If you
are an individual or work for any other non-humanitarian organizations, please
visit [kf.kobotoolbox.org](https://kf.kobotoolbox.org) to create a new account.
After activating your account through the emailed link, you can log in to access
your account. To find out more about which server you should use, please visit
[here](server.md).
To get started, go to the
[**Sign up page**](https://www.kobotoolbox.org/sign-up/) and create an account
on one of our public servers. Most users sign up for an account on our
[**Global KoboToolbox Server**](https://kf.kobotoolbox.org/). Users and
organizations that require or prefer data hosting in the European Union can sign
up for an account on the
[**European Union KoboToolbox Server**](https://eu.kobotoolbox.org/).

Once you have created your account, activate your account using the emailed
link. You can then sign in to your account via the server URL or the
[**Sign up page**](https://www.kobotoolbox.org/sign-up/).

For more information about signing up for an account, please see the support
article [Creating an account on KoboToolbox](creating_account.md).

## Create your first form

1. Create your first form by clicking on New, then choose a source for your
project and input project details.

![image](/images/quick_start/new_form.gif)
![image](/images/quick_start/new_form.gif)

2. Click on the + button to add your first question and choose a
[response type](question_types.md).

![image](/images/quick_start/add_question.gif)
![image](/images/quick_start/add_question.gif)

3. You can also delete, duplicate, and/or add questions to your library.

![image](/images/quick_start/settings.gif)
![image](/images/quick_start/settings.gif)

4. To add more details to a question, click on a question's Settings. For
example, you can add skip logic to a question.

![image](/images/quick_start/skip_logic.gif)
![image](/images/quick_start/skip_logic.gif)

(See [here](formbuilder.md) for an overview of all formbuilder functions.)
(See [here](formbuilder.md) for an overview of all formbuilder functions.)

5. Click Preview Form to quickly view your questions and test skip logic.

![image](/images/quick_start/preview_form.gif)
![image](/images/quick_start/preview_form.gif)

6. To save the form click the Save button, then 'X' to close the form.

7. To start collecting data you need to first
[deploy your draft form as a new data collection project](deploy_form_new_project.md).

![image](/images/quick_start/save.gif)
![image](/images/quick_start/save.gif)

8. You're ready to collect data! You can enter data
[in the browser](data_through_webforms.md) on any device (computer, iPhone,
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1. [Creating an account on KoboToolbox](creating_account.md) (4 Sep 2023)
1. [Quick Start Overview](quick_start.md) (4 Sep 2023)
1. [KoboToolbox Integration on monday.com](kobotoolbox_monday_integration.md) (28 Aug 2023)
1. [What is KoboToolbox](welcome.md) (7 Jul 2023)
1. [REST Services](rest_services.md) (7 Jul 2023)
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1. [Restricting Text Responses With Regular Expressions](restrict_responses.md) (9 Mar 2023)
1. [KoboToolbox data security measures: Keeping your data safe](is_my_data_safe.md) (7 Mar 2023)
1. [Using the Question Options](question_options.md) (7 Mar 2023)
1. [Transcription](transcription-translation.md) (22 Nov 2022)

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