Defining text fieldsUse text fields to store up to approximately 2GB or 1,000,000,000 (1 billion) characters of letters, symbols, and numbers used as text. Indexes are based on the first 100 characters of each word or value.
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2. In the Manage Database dialog box, click the Fields tab.
4. For Field Name, type a name for the field.
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6. Click Create.
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• Text fields can hold values that are combinations of letters, numbers, and special characters, like phone numbers, postal codes, or serial numbers.
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• If you are using FileMaker Pro Advanced, you can copy field schemas from one file and paste them into the same file or some other file. For more information, see Copying and pasting field schemas (FileMaker Pro Advanced).