Ektron CMS400.NET User Manual

Inserting a Text Field
Field Description
Descriptive
Name
Working with HTML Forms
Enter a description of the field.
This text describes the field on form reports. See
”Viewing Form Reports” on page 197.
Field Name Enter a name for this field. This text identifies the field in
the database and in email if the form is mailed.
Note: You cannot enter spaces nor most special
characters (!@#$%^&*()+=,.:;’"{}[]|‘~) into this field. If
you do, they are replaced by underscores.
Tool Tip Text Enter text that appears when a site visitor hovers the
cursor over this field (circled in red below).
Value Enter the value that will be saved with this field when the
form is submitted.
Use a plain text field when you want the user to enter an
unformatted, free text response.
To insert a plain text field, follow these steps.
1. Place a plain text field onto the screen. See Also: ”Adding
2.
a Field to the Screen” on page 168
The following dialog appears.
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