Field Formatting Options

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Formatting Field Options

The following options may be available for configuring the format of Custom Fields:

• Caption Style: Add caption styling by including HTML style tags around @value@

• Options include: Bold, Underline, Italic, Highlight * Width: Determines the width of the field.
• Height: Determines the height of the field.
• Number Format: Allows you to define how numbers entered in this field will be displayed. See here for details.
• Tool Tip: Enter help text to be shown on mouse-over.
• Read Only: Checkbox
• Custom HTML Tag: Additional attributes to the field HTML tag.

Example

Example: To turn a text box into a read only box, you can use HTML.
Insert the following (readonly class=textreadonly) into the HTML tag:

Formatting Field Options for Special Fields

The following options are available for the Display Only – Image and Special – Drawing Pad field types:

• Width: Determines the width of the image, in pixels
• Height: Determines the height of the image, in pixels
• Thumbnail Width: Determines the width of the image's thumbnail, in pixels
• Thumbnail Height: Determines the height of the image's thumbnail, in pixels
• Enable Camera Snapshot: Enables a web cam attached to the computer to be used as the source of the image to be stored in this field type.

The following option is available for the Title Bar – Multiple Columns and Select Many – Check Boxes field types:

• # of Columns: Determines the number of columns to be used for display purposes

See Also

• How do I change the styles on a custom field?