Adding a Note to a Field

Using a note, you can enter details about this element and what it is designed to do. Adding a note to a field on the form is optional, but can be helpful to others in understanding how this element works on this form, particularly if it has a special behavior, such as automatically creating another record.

To add a note

  1. Open the form for which you want to add a field note.
  2. In the Form Designer window, click the Properties button on the toolbar. The Elements Properties window opens showing a list of the fields (data elements) on the form.
  3. Select the field you want to add a note to.
  4. Click the Add Note button. A Notes window opens.
  5. Add the note in this window and click OK.
    • You can enter up to 4000 characters.
    • uDesigner will display the note in a Notes column on the Elements Properties window.
    • To read the note, scroll over to the Notes column, or double click the data element to open another Element Properties window that shows the entire note.

Last Published Saturday, July 12, 2025