Text Area
A text area lets users edit longer, multi-line plain text on a record.
Text areas are useful for notes, descriptions, comments, summaries, explanations, and other free-form text that needs more room than a single-line input. They are input components, so they read from and save to one field on the record.
When to Use It
Use a text area when users need to write a few lines of plain text without formatting.
Text areas are a good fit for internal notes, practical instructions, short descriptions, and workflow comments. If users need headings, links, formatting, or embedded content, use Rich Text instead.
What Can Be Configured
Content
The label and helper text can explain what kind of information belongs in the field. The visible height can be adjusted so users have enough room for the expected amount of text.
Behaviour
A text area can show a character counter, hide its label when the surrounding layout already explains the field, or be made read-only for display-only information.
Collapsing
Long text areas can be collapsible, and they can start either open or collapsed. This is useful when notes are important but should not dominate the record view.
Layout and Spacing
Text areas usually need more width than short text fields. They can be placed in a full-width section or inside a larger column so longer lines remain readable.
Conditional Display
The field can appear only in relevant workflow states, for certain record types, or when another field has a specific value.