Defining Element Text and Field Text

Element text is text you can access in any file that uses the element. You can only access field text in the file where you typed the text. Use this procedure to define element text and field text.

For more information on element text and field text, see Element Text and Field Text.

To define element text and field text

  1. On the File Definition form of the Database Definition tool, select the element or field you want help text for and press Define (F6).
  2. Choose Element Text or Field Text.
  3. In the text subform, type the desired text.
  4. Press Enter twice to save the text.