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Field Label

A field label is a descriptive label of a in a or .

A field label can be freely chosen, whoever it is customary to describe the kind of expected , such as "Surname", "City" or "Account Number"

Field labels are not necessarily the same as the field name. In case of a field in a text document, the field name is also used as a label. In database forms the field label is separate from the field name. In fact different forms can display separate field labels for the same database field.

Using Field Labels

The following screencasts demonstrate how to use field labels:

  • How to insert a field in a text document.
  • How to change the label of a field in a text document.
  • How to insert a field label in a database form.
  • How to edit a field label in a database form.

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