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Pulldown text zone
Objective
Define the properties of a data of type Pulldown text zone. This type of data is a multi-line entry field containing a maximum of 2000 characters.
Data
Sequence number of data	Number setting the order of presentation of the data in the table displayed at the bottom of the section page. It is required.
Name of data	Name identifying the data (its title). It is required.
Display name	Font style and height in pixels of the display name :  - font style : <None>, Normal, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic  - font size : <Default>, 8, ..., 72 pixels
Data layout	Position, dimension and alignment of the data name and the data. See the Section screen.
Width of zone	Width of the entry zone, expressed as a number of characters (1 to 255). It is required. The number indicated serves only to limit the width of the entry zone in the form. It will always be possible to enter a 2000-character text.
Height of zone	Height of the entry zone, expressed as a number of lines (1 to 255). It is required. The number indicated serves only to limit the height of the entry zone in the form. It will always be possible to enter a 2000-character text.
Rich text	Option indicating if the data will be input using the text editor in the student form. A given text with the Rich Text will be displayed and formatted in the student form, but not directly editable. The zone will be accompanied by the extended editing icon to edit the text in another screen, using the editor.
Default value	Value displayed by default when the student form is being created. The icon displays the Extended editing screen used to complete the text in a larger area. In case the option Rich text is selected, the default value is necessarily complete in the extended editing.
Required data	Option indicating if the data has to be completed when creating a student form (box not checked by default).
Note permitted	Option allowing the possibility of attaching a note to the data when creating a student form (box not checked by default). When the note is permitted, the icon is displayed to the right of the data in the form. The box cannot be unchecked if a note is already attached to the data in at least one student's form.
Confidential data	Option indicating if the data is confidential or accessible to all (box not checked by default). A confidential data will only be visible to, and modifiable by, the form's authors. It is identified by a red frame.
Context-sensitive help	Context-sensitive help relating to the data. The icon displays the Extended editing screen used to complete the text in a larger area. It will be possible for the form's users to consult the text by using the icon.
Field limit	Option to choose the desired delimiter for the data when printing the form:  - <None>  - Framed  - Underline
The lower part of the page shows a preview of the layout of the data placed in the section.
Actions
Save	The Save command records the changes entered on screen in the database.
Undo	The Undo command cancels the changes entered in the page.