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title: Close and schedule forms
description: Open and close your form manually, on a schedule, or after a number of responses, and choose what people see when it's closed.
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      deadline,
      schedule,
      response limit,
      max responses,
      closed message,
      open date,
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---

All of these settings are under **Settings → General**.

## Accepting responses

Turn off **Accepting responses** to close the form immediately. Turn it back on to reopen it.

## Response schedule

Use **Response schedule** to open or close the form automatically at specific times, for example an application window from 1 to 31 March. Times are in your local timezone.

:::note Turning **Accepting responses** off keeps your saved schedule. If the schedule has already closed the form, turning **Accepting responses** back on clears it. :::

## Response limit

**Response limit** closes the form automatically after a set number of responses. It's ideal for event spots, giveaways and beta sign-ups.

## Closed message

**Closed message** is shown on your form's page while it isn't accepting responses: when it's switched off, before it opens, after it closes, or once it's full. For example: _"Registration is full. Join the waitlist at…"_

**[Event registration with limits](/guides/event-registration-with-limits)**

A worked example.

**[Password protection](/settings/password-protection)**

Restrict who can respond.