Enable the text field character counter

  • Freigeben Version: Australia
  • Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
  • 1 Minute Lesedauer

    • By default, multi-line text fields have a 4000 character limit. To help users see how many characters remain before they reach the limit, you can enable the glide.ui.textarea.character_counter property.

    Vorbereitungen

    Role required: admin

    Warum und wann dieser Vorgang ausgeführt wird

    This property adds a counter under text fields, such as the Additional Comments and Work notes fields. The counter is dynamically updated as users enter text.

    Prozedur

    1. Navigate to All > System Properties > UI Properties.
    2. Select the check box next to Character counter for textarea (journal and multi line text fields).
    3. Select Save.
      Callout for the location of character counter after the check box has been selected.