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Enter Text or Numeric Information in the Data Entry Form

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To enter numeric information the field type textbox is used in {{IMSMANG}}. When entering numeric data it is very important to use the unit specified in the template and/or the NMAS. If units like meter, kilometer and miles are mixed the data quality will be low.

To enter text information there are two different field types:

* text field which is used when there is a maximum length of what is possible to enter e.g. names

* text area which is used when there there is no limitation in length e.g. comments.

If the text entered into a text field is too long to be '''displayed''' in the text field, a ''detail button'' is automatically added.

[[Image:Text widgets NG.png|600px|center]]

'' Examples of text and numeric fields''

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Click on the detail button and the Detail window opens and the whole text is displayed.

[[Image:Text widget detail NG.png|300px|center]]

{{note|It is not possible to store text in the database that is longer that the defined maximum length of the field.}}

If the text entered into a text area is too long to be displayed in the text area, a scrollbar is automatically added and the user may scroll the text up and down.

[[Image:Text widget scrollbar NG.png|450px|center]]

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