Overview
- Multiple line response (e.g., a paragraph)
- Plain text formatting
- Can add a maximum character value (up to 20,000 characters)

Default Admin View

Settings Panel Sections

General

    A. Field reference - Unique identifier in the InfoReady database that does not show to applicants or reviewers.  

    B. Field label - Question label

    C. Instructions (optional) - Any additional notes to help applicants answer the question

    D. Required - Make the question required or optional (same as clicking asterisk * on main question screen).

    E. Text field placeholder (optional) - Prepopulate the field with example text

    F. Hide from reviewers (optional) - Check to hide the question and applicants' responses from reviewers.

    G. Hide from applicants (optional) - Check to hide the question from applicants.

Logic

• Choose when the question is shown and/or required.
• Full instructions here: Adding Conditional Logic

Layout

    H. Show on page - Choose which page of the form the question shows (Can also drag and drop from main screen).

    I. Display field on a new line

    J. Field label location - Choose if and where the label should show.

    K. Instructions location - Choose either under the field or under the field label

    L. Rows - Choose the number of rows to display to the applicant initially.

    M. Auto grow - If checked, as applicant types, box will expand to fit response.

Validation

    Maximum length (in characters) 

• Default will show "-1", which indicates the system maximum is allowed (up to 20,000 characters). 
• Enter a specific number to limit applicants to that number of characters (including spaces).

Tip: If you expect responses longer than a few paragraphs, a file upload may be a better fit.

Example Customized Applicant View

• From the Preview tab, here is how the question built above would look to applicants.
• Click directly in the label or instructions fields to edit that text. 
• Switch back to the Designer tab to make any edits to logic or layout.

For comparison, check out these other question types:
- Text Field
- Rich Text Field
- File Upload

Have more questions about this topic? Go to the Community Forum to pose the question to other users or submit a support ticket to InfoReady.