Where is a custom field's Description displayed?
Where the Description appears on forms, and how a system administrator changes it
The short answer
The description of a field is displayed right under the field title on forms, to guide users, and it can be customised by a system administrator. The format is plain text and cannot be customised with rich formatting.
The description appears below the custom field title on forms.
How to change the description
- Go to Admin > Custom Field.
- Use the search bar to look for the module name or field name, and open it.
- Apply the changes to the Description field and save.
Editing the Description field on a custom field.
- Go to Schemas and click Sync Schemas so the change to the field is visible on the schema.
Clicking Sync Schemas so the change appears on the schema.
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