Maximum 45,000 characters. This field allows you to keep track of miscellaneous "free-form" information for each contact. This information can be searched by the Conflict of Interest Check. Comments can be spell checked and are included when printing individual contact records.

Blank lines can be entered to separate paragraphs of text by pressing the Enter key. By default, Insert Mode is on.

Date/Time/User ID: Press the F5 key to insert the current date, time, and User ID. For example, pressing F5 will insert the following at the insertion point:

11/03/2026 02:41pm JOHN

 

Formatting: Text in this field can be formatted to include bold, italic, and underline attributes. These formatting attributes can be cleared by selecting the Clear Attributes option from the shortcut menu. The case of the selected text can be reversed by selecting the Reverse Case option from the shortcut menu.

Text Macros: This field allows the use of text macros. Various text macro options can be accessed via the shortcut menu.

Spell Check: The button (or Alt+C) can be used to spell check comments. Spell checking is performed as you type if the Automatic spell check as you type check box on the Spell Check Options window is selected. However, new comments are not automatically spell checked when they are saved.

Find: Right-clicking and selecting the Find menu option (or Ctrl+F) can be used to open a Find dialog allowing you to search for specified text in the field. Ctrl+G can be used to find subsequent occurrences of the previously specified text.

Note: To import information to comments or export information, use the standard Windows Cut, Copy, and Paste functions in conjunction with the Windows clipboard.

See also:   Toolbar Buttons
  Selecting Text
  Shortcut Menus