{"id":24011,"date":"2024-02-15T14:53:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T22:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.extraview.com\/v25\/book\/notepad-field-1\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T10:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:16:11","slug":"notepad-field-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/docs.extraview.com\/v25\/extraview-25\/administration-guide-1\/site-configuration-menu-1\/data-dictionary-4\/special-purpose-fields-1\/notepad-field-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Notepad Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A&nbsp;Notepad field is deliberately rendered at the&nbsp;a fixed position within&nbsp;<em>add<\/em> and <em>edit<\/em> screens, to provide a non-scrollable area into which the user may enter notes about the current issue.&nbsp; It is usually rendered at the top of the screen.&nbsp; The Notepad field will remain stationary as the remainder of the form is scrolled within the browser window (or panel within a workspace).&nbsp; This screenshot shows how the Notepad field is first rendered on an <em>add<\/em>&nbsp;screen:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/v25\/extraview-media\/images\/ag\/fields_and_layouts\/notepad-field-start.png\" style=\"width: 90%;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This screenshot shows how the Notepad field remains stationary, when the window is scrolled:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/v25\/extraview-media\/images\/ag\/fields_and_layouts\/notepad-field-scroll.png\" style=\"width: 90%;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To setup the Notepad field, take these steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tOn the first row of an <em>add<\/em> or <em>edit<\/em> layout, place the built-in field named EV_NOTEPAD_FOR_LAYOUT.&nbsp; This is a custom field which renders within a fixed area at the top of the layout<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tProvide read and write permission for the fields EV_NOTEPAD_FOR_LAYOUT and EV_NOTEPAD for the roles which are used to access the field.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tYou may tailor the presentation of the Notepad field with the following layout cell 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