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# Customize the client update form

> Tailor the content and notifications of the client update form to match your office's needs.

You will often be sending the client update form, whether from Brio, Outlook, or Penbox directly. It is important that this form fits your office's needs as closely as possible.

This guide explains how to customize both the **form content** and the **notifications** sent to your clients.

## What you'll build

By the end of this guide you will have:

* Configured which sections and questions appear in the **"Mise à jour de la fiche client"** / **"klantenbestand update"** form
* Customized the email and/or SMS notifications your clients receive

**Estimated time:** 10–15 minutes

## Getting started

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the form in Penbox">
    In Penbox, click on **Templates → Forms**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the form">
    Click on the **"Mise à jour de la fiche client"** / **"klantenbestand update"** form to open it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Part 1: Customize the form content

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Default Options">
    Click on **"Default options"**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Default Options">
    Click on **"Default options"**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/penbox/4g0DFtTIifEFgBRm/images/Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-14.53.12.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=4g0DFtTIifEFgBRm&q=85&s=424173d0b73b0acb01509d303a76c2cc" alt="Screenshot 2026 06 04 At 14 53 12" title="Screenshot 2026 06 04 At 14 53 12" className="mx-auto" width="1988" height="596" data-path="images/Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-14.53.12.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure sections and questions">
    Browse through the different tabs in Default Options. For each tab, you can:

    * Choose which **sections** should be visible or hidden
    * Select which **questions** are asked to your clients
    * Define whether each question requires a **mandatory or optional** answer
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add commercial questions (optional)">
    Click on **"Personalize commercial questions"** to configure one or more commercial questions to include in the form when clients fill in their details. Skip this step if you don't need any commercial questions.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save your changes">
    Once you have made all your content changes, click **"Save"** to apply them.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Part 2: Customize the notifications

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Invitations">
    Click on **"Invitations"**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Invitations">
    Click on **"Invitations"**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/penbox/4g0DFtTIifEFgBRm/images/Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-14.53.54.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=4g0DFtTIifEFgBRm&q=85&s=cfb5b72ef7e3ebdab66b36872cfacea0" alt="Screenshot 2026 06 04 At 14 53 54" title="Screenshot 2026 06 04 At 14 53 54" className="mx-auto" style={{ width:"85%" }} width="1964" height="772" data-path="images/Screenshot-2026-06-04-at-14.53.54.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Edit the notifications">
    Click on **"Edit"**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable or disable channels">
    For each notification, you can activate or deactivate delivery by **email** and/or **SMS**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Adapt the content">
    For each notification, you can also edit the message content to match your office's tone and communication style.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save your changes">
    Once you are done, click **"Save"** to apply your changes.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## You're done 🎉

Your form is now fully customized, both in terms of content and client notifications. Any form sent from Brio, Outlook, or Penbox will reflect your changes.

## What's next?

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Send a bulk client update campaign" icon="bullhorn" href="/guides/brio-bulk-client-update-campaign">
    Send the client update form in bulk to all your Brio clients at once.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Send & receive a client update" icon="arrow-right-arrow-left" href="/guides/brio-send-receive-client-update">
    Send a one-off client update form directly from a Brio client file.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
