# Capturing User Input ### Adding Capture User Input Element To capture information entered by the viewer, you can add the 'Capture Input' element from the 'Add Element' menu.

You can customize the Capture Input element in the Properties Panel - you can update the input's placeholder, min and max length to be entered by the viewer.

### Add Rules to activate it You need to create rules to collect the data entered by the viewer.

### Viewer Screen Here is how it looks to the viewer:

### Example Experience {% embed url="" %} Capturing User Input {% endembed %} These are the rules used in the above experience:

Rules - Capture Input into String Variable

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