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Text Fields
The Text Field is a small box on the
Form where the user may type in text. It
can have an initial setting, or it can be blank.
Add a Text Field:
Text field dialogue
- Position the cursor where you want the Text Field to be.
- Click the Text button on the form palette to get the dialogue
box above.
- Specify values for Form Tag and, optionally, Initial Text.
- Initial Text, if specified, is displayed within the text field by
default and is submitted with the form data if the user has not typed over
it.
- Select the Field Type, either Text or Password.
- If Text is selected, the text that the user types appears
in the field.
- If Password is selected, an asterisk (*) appears instead for each
letter.
- Enter, optionally, Display Size.
- Display Size controls the length of the text field, as displayed
in the form.
- Enter, optionally, Max Input.
- Max Input controls the maximum number of characters that the
user is allowed to type in. If you do not specify this, you will be limited
by whatever the limit is for the system, often infinite.
- Click OK, and the text field appears where the cursor was
positioned.