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====Options====
====Options====
Special options within this field are:
Special options within this field are:
* Rows
* Rows<br />The number of rows of the field. The rows are active in the backend while creating an article or a contact or a third party component that supports custom fields. This option has no impact on the size of the field in the fronted. 
* Cols
* Cols<br />The number of columns of the field. The cols are active in the backend while creating an article or a contact or a third party component that supports custom fields. This option has no impact on the size of the field in the fronted.


====Related Information====
====Related Information====

Revision as of 09:42, 12 February 2017

Textarea

Provides a text area for entry of multi-line text.

Options

Special options within this field are:

  • Rows
    The number of rows of the field. The rows are active in the backend while creating an article or a contact or a third party component that supports custom fields. This option has no impact on the size of the field in the fronted.
  • Cols
    The number of columns of the field. The cols are active in the backend while creating an article or a contact or a third party component that supports custom fields. This option has no impact on the size of the field in the fronted.

Related Information

See Textarea form field type

Screenshots

Creating the field

Let's say you create a field with the options shown in the next figure.

Using the field in the backend

In the backend while creating an article or a contact you see the field like in the following imageː

Using the field in the frontend

In the frontend, you can see the field as you see in the following image. The option Automatic display is responsible for the position of the field and your template is responsible for the design of the field.