Using Long Fields

Some Data Entry fields accept more characters than are displayed on the form. For example, a Comments field may display only 80 characters, but you can enter up to 200 characters. Values longer than the display length scroll within the field, with the exception of fields that have been auto skip-enabled at DCM question definition time (when you have the Auto Skip user preference enabled for the field).

There are two ways to enter or view text in a field longer than the display, if you do not enable the Auto Skip user preference:

• Use the field on the Data Entry window by doing the following:

  1. Move your cursor to the field.

  2. Type in all text. The field shows the current characters as you type.

  3. To view the text, use the arrow keys to scroll right and left through the text, or use Scroll Right and Scroll Left.

• Use the field editor pop-up window by doing the following:

  1. Move the cursor to the field.

  2. Select Edit. The pop-up window appears, with the cursor at the beginning of the field.

  3. Enter, view, and modify the text. You see all the text in the window at once. Do not enter a carriage return at the end of lines. The editor breaks up lines.