A text field is the most common input element. In general, text fields take any character, but there are a number of cases where input is limited to a certain number of characters, or only digits are accepted.

Before anything can be entered into a text box, it has to be selected.

	Left-click the text field to type in. The typing cursor is blinking.
	Enter the relevant information.

	jump to the beginning of the field
	jump to the end of the field
	move one character to the left
	move one character to the right
	delete the character after the pointer
	delete the character in front of the pointer
	confirm input
	jump to next input element
	select text from the pointer to the beginning of the text field
	select text from the pointer to the end of the text field

All contents of a text field can be easily selected by pressing when the cursor is at the end. Press to clear the contents.

The text field is often combined with the lookup list.

The lookup list makes it easier to find the correct piece of data.

It looks just like a dropdown list. When something is typed in a combo text box, or the down-pointing arrow is clicked, the lookup list opens. The content is dynamic and displays information which corresponds to the change. It is automatically filtered according to the typed-in characters. E.g.: enter the first few characters of the record you are looking for and the lookup list will be narrowed down to the records that start with those characters. Use the keyboard (, ,,; , ) to move around in the lookup list. Press or move to another input element to confirm the input.