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Summary: Using an asterisk to mark required fields is an easy way to improve the usability of your forms. Only marking optional fields makes it difficult for people to fill out the form. Share this article: A common question in many of our UX Conference classes is: should you mark the required fields in a form?

Summary: Using an asterisk to mark required fields is an easy way to improve the usability of your forms. Only marking optional fields makes it difficult for people to fill out the form.

In Salesforce Classic Click on Setup. Go to Quick Find and enter Object. Choose the object. Under the Custom Fields & Relationships, select the custom field that you will make required. Click on Edit and under the General Options section select Required.

A distinctive sign (?*? symbol, ?mandatory? mention, etc.) must be provided in the label of each mandatory field. If a symbol is used to declare mandatory fields, a statement placed at the beginning of the form must indicate that the symbol stands for a mandatory field.

A distinctive sign (?*? symbol, ?mandatory? mention, etc.) must be provided in the label of each mandatory field. If a symbol is used to declare mandatory fields, a statement placed at the beginning of the form must indicate that the symbol stands for a mandatory field.

Just need to go to Schema Builder and select the object. The list of fields can be scrolled through. The Required fields have a red mark on them. For example, 'Account Name' and 'Account Owner' as seen below.

Use asterisks to indicate required fields? Another common approach seen in forms is to mark the mandatory fields with an asterisk and not mark the optional fields. While an asterisk to the left of the label makes it easy to see, it assumes a user understands what this means.