Data in field truncating

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I have a text field that displays on a layout that is present for display purposes only. It is set to disallow entry. Data for that field is entered on a different layout. Often the data in the field is too long for the length of the display field. In this case it displays a question mark. I feel like in earlier versions it showed as much of the line as it could fit, which is what I need. The operator should be able to see the first few words and can click if he/she wants to be taken to a layout where they can see the whole thing.

Thoughts?

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The type of the field is...?

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Ungh!! It was a number field. I changed to text and now its fine. I swear I checked that before posting. Sorry for the time waste and thanks for the help.