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title: Introduction to Forms
framework: cocoa
role: article
path: apple-archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/Form
---

# Introduction to Forms

Explains how to use Cocoa forms.

## Organization of This Document

This topic discusses forms. [How Forms Work](Concepts/HowFormsWork.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000100-BBCECAIF) gives basic information on them. [Setting a Form’s Appearance](Tasks/SettingFormAppearance.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000101-BAJCJAEF) describes how to modify the form’s appearance. [Managing Form Entries](Tasks/ManagingFormEntries.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000255-BAJCJAEF) describes how to access and modify individual entries in a form.

A form is implemented as a type of matrix. For more information, see *[Matrix Programming Guide](../Matrix/Matrix.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000022i)*.

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