Field Maps/Collector App Input Data into Field can it be bigger?

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04-05-2022 11:25 AM
by Anonymous User
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Users are adding complaint information to the collector app and the field maps app. When entering the data the information is displayed in a long one line sentence. Is there a way when inputting the data to see it in a paragraph format? See in the "Complaint" section, the sentence is just one long line. Hard to review when inputting.  Our work around is to add to a word document and then attach the word document.  As we cannot cut and paste into the field either.  

Wondering if there is a way to make field a bigger box so we can see the data?

Thank you,

Annette

 

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RhettZufelt
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In the form, you can make it a multiline Text box.

This will allow the box to grow as text is entered.  Also allows for returns (enter) in there as well.

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And will add scroll option if the text gets too large.

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RhettZufelt
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In the form, you can make it a multiline Text box.

This will allow the box to grow as text is entered.  Also allows for returns (enter) in there as well.

RhettZufelt_0-1649185141799.png

And will add scroll option if the text gets too large.

RhettZufelt_1-1649185292616.png

 

R_

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by Anonymous User
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Thank you! It worked on the Field Maps App for the iPhone.  However, even though I selected multi-text in the classic map viewer it doesn't work in Collector. 

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RhettZufelt
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I assume you mean New Map Viewer as Classic Map Viewer doesn't allow you to author forms.

I'm not a Collector user, but I don't think it honors the forms for Field Maps.

However, if I open the same map in Collector, it appears as if all text input boxes are multiline by default.

No scrollbar, but the text keeps wrapping and the box gets larger:

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