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title: Can I disable the submit button? | Paperform Help Center | Paperform
description: You can disable all submissions by going to Configure → Form Behaviour and toggling "Disable submissions." Alternatively, can conditionally disable submission by creating a visible error through a Calculation field, available on select plans.
url: "https://paperform.co/help/articles/disable-the-submit-button"
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generatedAt: "2026-04-04T00:42:00.976Z"
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Can I disable the submit button?
### Configuring Behavior
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Forms cannot be submitted unless all required fields have been answered, except for required questions hidden with conditional logic.

You can disable all submissions by going to Configure → Form Behaviour and toggling "Disable submissions."

If your forms need additional checks beyond all required, visible fields being answered, you can prevent submission and display a message using a calculation that returns an `ERROR()`. Calculations are available on select [pricing plans](https://paperform.co/pricing/). Check out our [Calculations Guide](https://paperform.co/help/articles/calculations-guide/) for more information on using calculation fields.

To create a calculation that prevents submission:

 1. Create a new calculation field. Don't give this field a title.
 1. Navigate to the configuration panel to the right-hand side of the screen.
 1. Toggle "Hide this question" off. This field needs to be visible to prevent the form from being submitted.
 1. Add your calculation to check if the submission meets your additional criteria. To prevent submission, the calculation must return `ERROR("Reason for the error")`. The example below checks if the submitter answered "No" to a Yes/No question asking to confirm their details. To use this calculation, replace `{{ question_id }}` with the [pre-fill key](https://paperform.co/help/articles/pre-filling-guide/#find-a-questions-pre-fill-key) for your Yes/No question.

```
confirm = {{ question_id }};
IF(confirm == "No", ERROR("You must answer Yes"), "");
```

### Related Articles
  [How do I use calculation fields?  The "Calculation" question type allows you to use simple functions and operators to make calculations based on other answers.](/help/articles/how-do-calculations-work/)
[Can I hide the submit button?  By default, the submit button will always be visible on the form, unless the form has no visible questions.](/help/articles/can-i-hide-the-submit-button/)
[Why isn't the submit button appearing or working on my form?  If a submit button doesn’t appear at the end of a form, it usually means that the "X Questions to Go" counter is active on your form.](/help/articles/submit-button-not-appearing-or-working-at-the-end-of-a-form/)