The Text Box attribute is the default option for a field and indicates that no capture type will be displayed. On Windows, tickmarks divide each character. Text boxes with tick marks are not resizable.
The Text Box (No Tickmarks) option is only available for alphanumeric fields. On Windows, CSEntry will not display any tickmarks and characters will be displayed with connecting features, if any are associated with the script being used. This is useful for some scripts, like Arabic, which have elements that connect, or for other languages that require multiple characters to create a composite character. In the CSPro Designer, you can click on the field and resize it horizontally to set an appropriate size. During entry, ahould an interviewer wish to paste values into this field, they can trigger the context menu by pressing Shift+F10 and choose the paste option.
The Text Box (Multiline) capture type provides a convenient way to collect multiple lines of information in one alphanumeric field. This may be useful for information like an address or a memo field. In the CSPro Designer you can click on the field and resize it horizontally and vertically to set an appropriate size. In CSEntry on Windows, the data entry operator can move up and down in the field using the arrow keys, but as with other fields, pressing Enter will move to the next field. To add a line break, the operator must hold down the Control key before pressing Enter.
For multiline controls, a
newline character,
'\n', is placed in the field text for every line break.
Due to the lack of tickmarks, a data entry operator will not immediately know how many characters they have entered into the field and how many characters are remaining. CSEntry shows, on the status bar at the bottom of the screen, the number of characters entered, and the total size of the field.
Both of these Text Box options can also be specified for alpha fields in rosters. To resize the field within a roster you may need to first adjust the roster's row heights or column widths.