# Layouts and progress display

> Control how the form presents: single page, focus mode or paged steps, with a progress bar, counter or neither.

_Building forms · forms.ax help · updated 2026-07-18 · https://forms.ax/help/building/presentation-modes_

## Ask your assistant

- "Switch the form to focus mode and show a progress counter instead of a bar."

Presentation lives in the form's settings and is fully agent-editable — say what you want and it changes:

- **Layout**: `single` (one page), `focus` (one question at a time), `paged` (defined steps — see [multistep forms](/help/building/multistep-forms)).
- **Progress**: `bar`, `counter` ("2 of 5"), or `none`.

For how the form appears when embedded on your own site — popups, sliders, exit-intent triggers — see [embedding](/help/building/embed).

Related: [update_form](https://forms.ax/help/tools/update_form) · [set_pages](https://forms.ax/help/tools/set_pages)