[[File:PlayingCard-TextMultiLine-6h.jpg|thumb|150px|Click [http://www.smartsimple.com/images/customfield/cards.html here] to peruse our selection ==General Description==Text box consisting of one or more lines of custom fieldstext.]]
<u>'''General DescriptionNote:'''</u> Field can hold a maximum length of 16,777,215 (2^24 - 1) characters.
==Field Illustrated==[[Image:Cf_tbml_ex1.png|link=]]<br />'' '''Text box consisting of one or more lines of text.- Multiple Lines''' custom field, in View Mode (above)''
Note: ==Field can hold a maximum length of 16,777,215 (2^24 - 1) characters.Options== All common options:<br />{{FieldOptions}}[[Custom Fields - General Information #General_Settings|General Settings]]<br />{{AllowEmpty}} [[Custom Fields - General Information #Role Field Permissions and Status Field Permissions|Permissions & Availability]]<br />{{AppearMandatory}}[[Custom Fields - General Information #Classic Options|Classic Options]]<br />{{Searchable}}For further information, please refer to [[Custom Fields – General Information]].<br /><br />{{TrackChanges}}{{EnableServerSideValidation}}{{EnableKML}}{{DisableQuickEdit}}{{LabelAboveField}}{{HideFieldForNewRecord}}{{SmartFieldView}}Options listed below are specific to this particular field type.
<u>* '''Special Options for Default Text''': The default text that will appear in the text box : You can refer to [[Web Page View FieldVariables|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]]* '''ReadOnly''':* '''[[Custom_Field_Type:_Text_–_Multiple_Lines#Note_Entry_mode|Enable Note Entry Mode]]''': When enabled, this will show the history of the previous values saved in the multi-line text field in a table below the field. It will show the name of the user who entered the value and a time-stamp of when the value was entered. When this option is enabled, any value saved in the field will be cleared from the input text area of the field.* '''History date format''': This option will allow formatting of the date format in the history. Only exposed when Enable Note Entry Mode is set.* '''History time format'''</u> : This option will allow formatting of the time format in the history. Only exposed when Enable Note Entry Mode is set.
* '''Default Text''': The default text that will appear 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]]
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* '''Maximum Message''': Message the user will see when they reach the maximum length
{{ValueStoresTo}}==Note Entry mode=={{FieldFormattingOptions}}When the Enable Note Entry Mode option is set against the field then, when the page is saved, any value entered against the field will be cleared from the input text area and added to the history section underneath. The history section will show the name of the user who entered the value and a time-stamp of when the value was entered. [[Image:EnableNoteEntry1.png|1100px|border]]{{FieldPermissions}}
==See Also==
* [[Exporting Multiple Lines Text Fields to HTML]]
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