# Text
**Text** controls are ideal for capturing any type of content - from short comments/notes to lengthy narratives.
**Data type**: `string`
### Adding a Text control
1\. Edit your sheet\
2\. Click on the **Qommentary Form** extension\
3\. Expand **Input fields** section\
4\. Click on **Add input field**
5\. Select **Text** from the dropdown menu
6\. Add a **label** to display in the form
7\. Add a **field** name
{% hint style="danger" %}
If database is selected as data connection, then field name **must map** to destination table column name.
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="warning" %}
Field name cannot contain spaces.
{% endhint %}
8\. Click on **Done**
**Text** input field can now be updated and saved.
### Enabling multi-line text
By default, the Text control displays values in a single line. When multi-line is enabled, users have a larger area to compose their narrative text before saving.
To enable multi-line text, please follow these steps:
1\. Edit your sheet\
2\. Click on the **Qommentary Form** extension\
3\. Expand **Input fields** section and **Text** control\
4\. Locate the **Text format** property
5\. Click on **Multi-line** button
6\. Drag and drop the slider handle to set the desired number of text lines to display in the textarea
### Setting a max limit
If you wish to set a limit to the maximum amount of characters that can be typed, please follow these steps:
1\. Edit your sheet\
2\. Click on the **Qommentary Form** extension\
3\. Expand **Input fields** section and **Text** control\
4\. Locate the **Max characters** property
5\. Change the max characters to your desired limit
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