Set a Field to Display as a Text Area in a Form

If a field's value is a long string, for example, when a field is used to display a long description, you can configure the field so that it is rendered as a multi-line text area in forms instead of the default single-line text field.

• To set a field to display as a text area in all layouts:
  1. In the layout's Fields tab, select the field you want to work with.
  2. Set the Format property in the Properties pane to long-text.
     
     

     
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     Notice that the field now has a blue dot bar next to it to indicate the field has been modified.

     When you switch the format to long-text, two additional properties are displayed in the Properties pane.

  3. Set the Rows property to the number of rows to display in the form by default.
  4. Set the Max Rows property to the maximum number of rows you want to be displayed in the form. The text area will expand to the Max Row number if needed. The maximum number of rows defaults to three if you don't set a number in the Max Rows property.
     
     

     
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• To set a field to display as a text area in a particular form layout:
  1. In the Rule Set editor, open the layout and select the field in the center pane.
  2. Set the Rows property to the number of rows to display in the form by default.
  3. Set the Max Rows property to the maximum number of rows you want to be displayed in the form. The text area will expand to the Max Row number if needed. The maximum number of rows defaults to three if you don't set a number in the Max Rows property.
     
     

     
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