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      Adding a Long Text Input to a Form

      How to add a Long Text input to a form

      The Long Text provides a field for the tech to enter a long text entry that can contain paragraph breaks. Unlike the text input, the text will wrap and display the full entry. Both the Text and Long Text fields have the same number of unlimited characters. 

      1. From the Input menu in the Form Designer, click Long Text.
      2. Click (Edit) to open the Edit Long Text window.
      3. On the Settings tab, mark Required to make the long text field a required field. Mark Hidden if you don't want the long text field to appear in the app. Mark Used for Personal Data if the long text field is used for personal data which can be used to delete specific data from a form. By checking this option, when using the Data Deletion page, non-personal data is kept for analysis, while deleting the personal data. After marking this option, an icon appears next to the text alignment icon in the Admin site indicating this field is used for personal data: 
      4. Enter a label for the long text field.  
      5. In the Tooltip field, enter the tip/hint you may want to include for the long text field.

      6. Toggle on Use Character Limit if you want to limit the character count of long text fields. When using character limits, you can display the character count in the app. As you type, the first number adds up the characters and spaces used until the specified limit is reached. Mark the Display Character Count in App option to provide insight to your users to the number of characters they can use.

      7. Mark Enable Barcode Reader to open a barcode reader to fill in the field during form entry.

      8. Mark options as a default for the long text input. 
        Toggle on Use Default Value, then select the options from the list you want to default when using the app. Defaults can be changed during form entry.

        Mark Enter Default Value to enter a default value.

        Mark Default Value from Another Field to default a value from another field. Then from the Select Form Field list, select the field you want to use to default from.

      9. Click the Styles tab to specify the style settings for the long text. See Using the Styles Tab for more information. 
      10. Click the Validations tab to create a validation for the long text. See Creating Field Level Validations for more information.
      11. Click the Field Condition tab to create a condition for the long text.
      12. Click OK to save your entries. Click Cancel to close the Edit Long Text window without saving changes.