Text Field Properties

General tab

1. Field Name

   The identifier for the field.

2. Comment

   An optional note that can be used to provide additional field information.

3. Enable Printing

   Set printing to Yes, No, or Conditional.

4. Lock Field

   Enable or disable the ability to edit a field.

5. Report Data

   Enable data reporting for that field. Field information will appear in a report file.

Source tab

1. Source of Data

   Select the type of source for the field.

2. Right to Left

   Select Yes to show text right to left (for Arabic or Hebrew fonts). Select no for left to right text.

3. Unicode Data

   Enable this option to be bale to enter Unicode data for this field.

4. Fixed Data

   Enter the fixed value for the text contents.

Font tab

1. Typeface

   Select and change the font of the text.

2. Script

   Select the character set to be used for the chosen font.

3. Font Style

   Select a style of the chosen typeface. This includes regular, bold, and italic.

4. Font Effects

   Enable strikeout or underline text effects.

5. Character Height

   Set the character height in inches or millimeters.

6. Character Width

   Set the character width in inches or millimeters.

7. Field Contrast

   Select Reverse to display white text on a black background.

8. Character Formatting

   Allows formatting of specific parts of the text field. Enabling this option creates two other selections including selecting the character used to designate the style area and the ability to enable allergen highlighting.

Layout tab

1. Maximum Lines

   For a paragraph-like field, increasing the maximum lines gives options for line positions and spacing.

2. Letter Orientation

   Choose between Normal and Stacked letter orientation.

3. Field Direction

   Set the orientation of the field.

4. Intercharacter Space

   Enter the number of dots to place between characters.

Format tab

1. Special Formatting

   Set special formatting for a field, this includes date and currency formatting.

2. Add-on characters

   Attach leading or trailing values to a field.

Increment tab

1. Inc/Decrement Field

   Select whether to include an optional increment or decrement.

2. Type of Incrementation

   Set the type of value that the incrementing field will change by. The most common types are Numeric and Alphanumeric.

3. Change Amount

   Enter the amount by which to change the field when it is Incremented or Decremented.

4. Increment/Decrement Minimum

   Enter the value the field should be reset to after reaching the maximum value.

5. Increment/Decrement Maximum

   Enter the maximum value the field can reach before rolling over to the minimum value.