[[File:PlayingCard-TextSingleLine-4h.jpg|thumb|150px|Click [http://www.smartsimple.com/images/customfield/cards.html here] to peruse our selection of custom fields.]] <u>'''==General Description'''</u>==
A single line of text.
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<u>'''Special Options for Field'''</u>
* '''Default Text''': The default text that will be displayed in the text box
You can refer to [[Web Page View Field Variables|variables]] as part of the ''Default Text'' as explained in [[Using Variables as Default Values in Single Line and Multi-line Text Box Custom Fields|this article]]
You can also hide the '''caption''' on the field so that only the text entry box appears:
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The result of the custom ==Field Illustrated==[[Image:Cf_tbsl_ex1.png]]<br />''Text Box - Single Line field will be:, in Edit Mode (above)''
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* '''Maximum Length''': Sets the maximum length of the text entry. <b>Show Counter</b> determines whether a counter will be shown to the user. <b>Count Words</b> sets the counter to count words (instead of characters, the default).
* '''Maximum Message''': Message the user will see when they reach the maximum length
{{ValueStoresTo}}* '''Default Text''': The default text that will be displayed in the text box. You can refer to [[Web Page View Field Variables|variables]] as part of the ''Default Text'' as explained in [[Using Variables as Default Values in Single Line and Multi-line Text Box Custom Fields|this article]]. You can also hide the '''caption''' on the field so that only the text entry box appears.{{FieldFormattingOptions}}* '''Read Only''':{{FieldFormattingOptionsMaximumLength}}{{FieldPermissions}}* '''Number Precision''' - Provides the ability to round any numeric value up or down based on your chosen precision. Select whole numbers, single or multiple decimals, nearest ten, hundred or thousand.
==See Also==
* [[Changing Text to Uppercase or Lowercase]]
* [[Date Fields]]
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