Long Text Area
The Long Text Area element is for entering long strings of characters, such as lengthy messages.
In this topic, we cover the general properties for this element. Learn about other properties in the Introduction to Validation and Working with Form Elements.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Field Name | This is the name used to reference the field and is also the name of the column heading in the submission bin. |
| Rows/Height | Specify the height of the text area. |
| Show Characters Entered | Set to true to display a running total of the number of characters entered by the user. Character count is shown just below the text area. If you want to display a count of characters remaining out of the maximum, you will also need to set the Length Less Than property (learn more in Form Element Validation). NOTE: If both Show Characters Entered and Show Words Entered properties are set to true, Show Words Entered takes precedence. |
| Show Words Entered | Set to true to display a running total of the number of words entered by the user. Word count is shown just below the text area. If you want to display a count of words remaining out of the maximum, you will also need to set the Length Less Than property (learn more in Form Element Validation). NOTE: If both Show Characters Entered and Show Words Entered properties are set to true, Show Words Entered takes precedence. |
| Binding | Create a conditional binding to calculate a total or concatenate two strings together. Learn more in Bindings. |
| Tooltip | Enter a short help comment to display nearby when the user hovers over the element. |
| Caption | Enter the caption text, which appears either beside or above the element. |
| Multi-line Caption | When the caption wraps, you may notice the line height is wrong. This is when you need to enable the multi-line feature by setting this property to true. Note: Keep in mind that you can increase the caption width so that the caption text does not wrap. |
| Admin Caption | This is the caption to use when viewing data via the submission bin record detail window. When left blank, the original caption is used instead. |
| Defaultvalue | Enter the text which will serve as the default entry until the user replaces the text. |
| Encrypted | Set this property to true to encrypt this field. We store all encrypted data in our database with 512-bit military-strength encryption. |
| Maxlength | The maximum number of characters permissible in this field. If the Autotab property is set to true, the focus will automatically move to the next field after the user enters the maximum number of characters. |
| Autotab | When set to true, the focus will automatically move to the next field after the user enters the maximum number of characters set in the Maxlength property. |
| Read Only | If set to true, the user cannot make any entries in this field. |
| Theme | Set this property to Inherit to use the Field SubTheme defined by the master theme for this form. Or, select a subTheme which will apply directly to this element. Once a subTheme is applied, you can edit it within the ThemeEditor. Learn more in Themes & Styles. |
| Dependency | Create a dependency to hide or show this element based on a rule. The field becomes "dependent" on other values entered on the form. Learn more in Dependencies. |
| Hidden | Set this property to true if you want this element to be hidden. |
| Hide Mode | This property determines how the element is hidden and if it will collapse within the space it would otherwise occupy. |
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