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appearance of the field. They depend on the selected field type. PrintShop Mail Web supports the following field
types (described separately):
l Plain text
l Pull-down
l Phone
l Image upload
l Collection
l Checkbox
l Rich text editor
l Regular expression.
l Default Value: The options in this section define the initial value of the field. The value can be overwritten by
the end user.
7. Click Save to store your changes.
When User Input Field Default items are specified in the Settings section it is not necessary to define the settings of a specific
item. With the Apply Default button it is possible to select a user input field default item which setting should be applied to the
current user input field. Clicking Save will replace the current user input field settings.
User Input vs Database Upload
The difference between a User Input and a Database Input document in PrintShop Mail Web is the following:
l User Input documents will always have the same data on each page. The price and number of records printed will
depend on how the pricing is setup for the document.
l Database Upload documents require a database matching what the document was designed with to be uploaded.
The number of records produced will equal the number of records in the database itself.
While the setting that determines whether user input or a database will be needed can be made from PrintShop Mail Web in the
Document's properties in the Publication type, your designer can also set it up beforehand in the PrintShop Mail Design doc-
ument. In the datafield's properties, you can change the Source option from Database to User Input and vice-versa as
required.
Note that you can both User Input and Database fields in the same document. When this happens, you will be presented with
the user inputs first, then with the database upload.
Plain Text field
Plain text fields are the most commonly used input type and are used when you want the user to type letters, numbers, etc. in
a form. The height is measured in lines, by default the field allows a single line of input.
A required plain text field showing a description
Web Form Parameters
A plain text field has the following properties:
l Required: Defines the plain text option as a required field.
l Read Only: Customers can not edit the information, the value is static.
l Separator Line: Controls whether a separator line will be shown before this field. With this option web forms that
have more complex variable data can be arranged more logically.
Publication Types
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