A text box allows constituents to add more information than a text field. The size of a text box as displayed on a web page is limited by both characters (width) and rows (height). A Text Box value entered by a site visitor may contain up to 4000 characters, depending on how the Length property is configured.
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In the Form Console, click Text Box. The Text Box Properties dialog displays.
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Enter the following:
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Label: Enter a name for the text box and press Tab.
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Initial Value: Enter text, if any, that you want displayed automatically to the constituent.
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Width: The width of the text field on the page. This value does not restrict the total number of characters that can be entered (configurable in the Length field, up to the standard maximum of 4000). Users can press the left or right arrow keys to scroll through a long text string.
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Height: The height of the Text Box as displayed on the page.
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Required Field: Select to make the Text Box a required field.
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Maximum Length: Enter a value to limit the amount of characters a constituent can enter.
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Click OK. The Text Box displays in the WYSIWYG content editor.
The Name field is automatically populated based on the Label value. In general, you should not change the name. Doing so may cause validation errors when you save the form.