> This is the Markdown of a Backed Help Centre page, https://admin.backed.giving/help/news/2026/2026-11-07-email-check-on-application-forms.md. Every page is listed at https://admin.backed.giving/help/llms.txt.

## What's new

- **Email addresses checked as you go.** When an application form asks for an email address, the
  form checks it as you leave the field. An address like `info@` shows `Enter a valid email
  address` beside the field, and the message goes as soon as the address is correct. Your answer
  still saves while you fix it. On a phone, the field opens the email keyboard. See
  [Applying for a grant](/applicant/applying-for-a-grant#fill-in-the-form).
- **For administrators.** Choose `Email address` under `Format` on a `Short text` field in the form
  builder to turn the check on. See [Form builder](/administrator/applications/form-builder).