Name

Enter a name for the object. This is the name of the object as it will show in field chooser, the Browser bar and other object lists.

Text

[default text]

Enter a default value for the multiline text input object (optional).

Max Chars

Enter the maximum number of characters for the multiline text input. The object will default to a value of 400.

Choose the alignment of the text within the object: left, center, right.

State

State

Select from Default, Normal, Read-Only, Disabled or Hidden for Multiline Text Input objects.

With field state management, you control access to individual objects on the form. You can prevent individual roles from changing, or even viewing, specific data or areas on the form. See Limiting User Access to Form Fields for more information on how to control access to fields.

Adding Workflow

The Workflow Diagram

Limiting User Access to Form Fields

Explanation of State Priority

Understanding the Default State

Click the ellipses button to display the Edit State dialog. Use this option to hide, show or disable objects depending on the user's role and/or the workflow stage.

Mandatory Answer

Select the Mandatory Answer check box to make the object required in order to submit the form instance.

You may enter a custom message in the text input below the check box. This message will be displayed if some part of the object has not been completed prior to form submission.

Click the ellipses button to display the Edit Mandatory dialog. Use this matrix to make the object mandatory based on conditions of roles and stages.

Loading the Object States Overview

Marking as Mandatory

Checking for Mandatory Fields

Mandatory Field Checking and Field States Example

Vertical

Horizontal

Choose one or both scrollbars to help form users browse multiline text input objects that contain large amounts of text.

Text

Select the font face for the text.

Fonts from the designers local machine will also be available, however if the same font is not installed on the users machine then a standard font will be used to display the data.

Choose the size and style of the font for the text.

Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a color for the text.

Border

Select the border appearance type. Choose from None or Solid.

Size

Choose a line weight for the border (in pixels).

Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a color for the border.

Radius

Select a numeric value to represent the curvature of the text input object corners. The higher the number, the more curved the the edges of the object will be.

Background

Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a background color for the input object.

Theme

Resets the appearance options to the default settings configured on the form's Theme properties.

Applying or Resetting a Theme

Top

Displays the object's location in from the top of the form (in pixels).

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Left

Displays the object's location in from the left margin of the form (in pixels).

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Width

Shows the width of the object.

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Height

Shows the height of the object.

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Layer

Indicates the layer number this object occupies. You can drag an object so that it fully or partially covers another object. Depending on the layer number it occupies, it may be positioned underneath another other object.

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Tabbing

Tab Index

Indicates the order in the tabbing sequence that this object will be arrived at when the form user is using their Tab key to navigate through the form fields.

Setting or Modifying Tab Stops and Tab Order

Tab Stop

Clear this check box to exclude the object from the tab order altogether.

Setting or Modifying Tab Stops and Tab Order

Tooltip

Enter tooltip text to show to a form user when they hover their mouse over the object.

Accessibility

Description

Enter text that will be read aloud or converted to Braille for JAWS users.

Accessibility and JAWS Compatibility

Multiline Text Input Changes Field Data

This event occurs when a form user enters data into the object.  

How Behaviors Are Triggered

Key is Pressed

This event occurs when a form user enters data into the object.  

How Behaviors Are Triggered

Multiline Text Input Gains Focus

This event occurs when the object becomes the active field.  

How Behaviors Are Triggered

Multiline Text Input Loses Focus

This event occurs when the object is exited.  

How Behaviors Are Triggered

Multiline Text Input is Clicked

This event occurs when a form user clicks on the object.

Note: This event is different than Multiline Text Input Gains Focus in that the form user must mouse-click on the object in order for the event to occur and any linked behavior commands to run.

How Behaviors Are Triggered

Multiline Text Input is Shown

This event occurs when the text input object is shown.  

How Behaviors Are Triggered