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A Text field may contain any textual data. It is stored in UTF-8, a standard 8-bit Unicode format.
A Text field may contain any textual data. It is stored in UTF-8, a standard 8-bit Unicode format.


== Name and Hint ==
{{FieldNameHint}}
Standard across all [[Field Type|'''field types''']].


== Advanced Parameters ==
== Advanced Parameters ==

Revision as of 02:07, 30 August 2016

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A Text field may contain any textual data. It is stored in UTF-8, a standard 8-bit Unicode format.

Name
Textual, case-insensitive field identifier that can include spaces; it's best to avoid characters that can be used as operators, though (standard across all field types)
Hint
Textual, case-insensitive field identifier that can include spaces

Advanced Parameters

Default Value
By default, there is no default value. Otherwise, one may be specified.
Single-line text?
Yes or no
Autocomplete
Yes or no

If Yes, then when creating or editing an entry, values entered in previously-created entries will be presented for this field after matching the first two letters for selection as the value for the field.

Uppercase
There are 4 choices for the handling of case in this Text field:
  • No: None
  • In the beginning of the sentence
  • In the beginning of each word
  • All letters: All capital letters
Required
Make entry of a value mandatory before saving an entry

Display Options

Display in the list as
Select among the following roles for the current field:
  • As a Regular field
  • As an Entry Name
  • As an Entry Description
  • As an Entry Status
Display field name in Entry Edit Card?
By default, yes.
Font
Choices are:
  • Family: Regular, Light, Condensed, Thin, Medium. By default, Regular.
  • Style: Normal, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic. By default, Normal.
  • Size: By default, 18. Direct entry to change.
  • Color: By default, White. Palette of 20 colors, backed up by a continuously variable color chooser.
Dependencies
Ability to add one or more visibility dependencies upon fields with qualifying types.