Add a custom field

FieldWorks Language Explorer 9 Help

If you use Send/Receive to share data between FLEx and WeSay, the name of the custom field must match the name that is in the Name in file box for the associated field in WeSay. Do not put spaces between the words in the name. However, if WeSay already has an added field with content, FLEx creates a new custom field automatically when it receives that data from WeSay during the Send/Receive operation.
If you will add a custom list reference field to use with a custom list, insert the custom list first.
If you will present data in tables, add a Single-line Text field.
Custom Fields overview describes Location and Writing System options and more.

Do these steps:

In the Navigation Pane, click one of these areas, Lexicon, Notebook or Texts & Words. Then, click the desired tool (Lexicon Edit or Record Edit, and so on).
On the Tools menu, point to Configure, and then click Custom Fields.

If a Warning message box appears read it carefully and then click OK. The Custom Fields dialog box appears.
In the dialog box, do the following:
- Click Add to create the new custom field.
- In the Custom Field Name box, enter a name. Do not include any punctuation in the name.
- In the Location box, select a location if the control is available.
- In the Description box, enter a description of the field and its purpose.
- In the Type box, select the field type.
- For a Single-line Text or Multiparagraph Text field, select a Writing System(s) option.
- For a List Reference field (single or multiple items), select the FieldWorks list that has the list items you want available in the custom field.
- Click OK.
The custom field is added.
If you need to add another custom field, close and then reopen the Custom Fields dialog box.

Otherwise, the custom fields may not be created correctly.