Make sure you have planned out the format of your text area before continuing. You should have in mind the label or question for the text area and whether or not the text area is required to be filled out.
Make sure you are editing the elements of the form you wish to add the text area to. Select Textarea from the drop down list of elements on your tool bar and click Add. Follow these steps to finish adding the element:
Fill out the Name for your element. The Name is used to uniquely identify this particular element within the form. Form Generator will attempt to auto-assign a unique name to your element, but if you would like a different name you can change it. The only restrictions are, the name must contain only alpha and numeric characters, NO spaces, and be unique within the form you are editing.
Fill out the Associated Text for your element. The associated text is the text shown with your element. This text can be a simple label, question, or instruction. (e.g.: Please enter your full name:)
Optionally, you can enter the Rows and a Columns for your element. The rows will be the actual number of rows in the text area and will affect how many characters are shown per line. The columns are the actual number of columns in the text area and will affect how many lines of text are shown at a given time. If no rows or columns are specified, Form Generator will fill in default values for you.
If this element is required to be filled out, check the Required check box.
Double check your input and click Save Textarea when finished.
The text area will be saved and added to the end of your form.