Set How User Assistance is Rendered in a Layout

You use the User Assistance Density property to set how a field's user assistance text such as messages, help text and hints are displayed in the form.

To edit a field's User Assistance Density property in a layout:

1. In the Rule Set editor, open the layout and select the field in the center pane.
2. Select the field's User Assistance Density property from the dropdown list in the Properties pane.
   
   

   
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   You can choose from three options:

   • compact - With this option, user assistance text is displayed so that the layout is more compact, such as using a popup for messages and a required icon to indicate a Required field.
   • efficient - With this option, any user assistance text is shown inline under the field. The form is rendered with space under the field for the user assistance text. This is the default option.
   • reflow - With this option, any user assistance text is shown inline under the field. The form is rendered with no space under the field for the user assistance text. The space below the field expands to display the user assisstance text when the insert cursor is in the field.

   This image of a form can help you visualize how these settings affect how fields are rendered:

   
   

   
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   In this form, the User Assistance Density property for the first field (Name) is set to efficient, the second and third fields (Job Title, Last Updated By) are set to reflow, and the fourth field (Id) is set to compact. You can see that the cursor is in the Last Updated By field, and that the space below the field has expanded so that the user assistance text can be rendered below the field.