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Where should I put the field?

When you add a field to a stack, you need to decide whether you want to put it on the card layer or the background layer:

  • If you want the field and its text to appear only on one card, put the field in the card layer.
  • If you want the field to appear on every card in the stack, but you want to be able to type different text into the field on each card, put the field in the background layer.
  • If you want the field to appear on every card in the stack, and you want it to display the same text on each card, put the field in the background layer and turn on the Shared Text option in the Field Info dialog box.
  • If you want a field to appear on some of the cards in the stack, but not all of them, create a different background for those cards and put the field in just that background.

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