--- title: Design - Text description: "Note: The GoReport Creator tool has a drag-and-drop interface that enables you to easily add sections to your report and move sections into the position of your choice.     Capture Settings Tokens Pub" --- [Skip to content](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/design-text#main-content) - New Customer Onboarding Show submenu for New Customer Onboarding - RICS Customers Training - Smart Library Training - Knowledge base - Support Open main navigation Close main navigation - New Customer Onboarding Show submenu for New Customer Onboarding - RICS Customers Training - Smart Library Training - Knowledge base - Support Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge Base](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Creator](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/creator?hsLang=en) 3. [GoReport Creator - How To](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/creator?hsLang=en#goreport-creator-how-to) # Design - Text **Note:** The GoReport Creator tool has a drag-and-drop interface that enables you to easily add sections to your report and move sections into the position of your choice.     [Capture Settings](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/design-text#Capture-settings) [Tokens](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/design-text#Tokens) [Publish Settings](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/design-text#Publish-settings) - In the Design tab, drag and drop or click on **Text** to bring this field to the centre of the screen. ![text button highlighted](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hubfs/image-png-Jul-08-2022-07-10-54-54-AM.png) - Choose a title for your item and click **Add.** ![add capture settings button](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hubfs/image-png-Nov-15-2022-11-57-03-5264-AM.png) - The **Item Title** has been updated. **Tip:** The data capture autosaves every change made in real time. - Click on the item to edit the settings. ![version option highlighted](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hubfs/image-png-Jul-08-2022-07-20-36-05-AM.png) **Capture Settings** - The **Item Title** can be changed at any stage before making the template live. ![item title text box](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-17-2022-04-16-10-07-PM.png?width=500&name=image-png-Oct-17-2022-04-16-10-07-PM.png) - A **Field reference** for each item is created automatically after you choose the **Item Title.** **Tip:** The **Field reference** cannot be changed or updated. If you wish to change the reference name, you will need to delete the heading and create a new one. - **Field references** can be copied using the clipboard icon (as shown below). ![copy to clipboard button](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-15-2022-09-49-12-98-PM.png?width=500&name=image-png-Oct-15-2022-09-49-12-98-PM.png) - The clipboard will change colour when it has been copied. This reference is then stored in the Reference Library under [**Publish Settings**](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/publish-settings?hsLang=en) for future use. ![clipboard icon has changed colour to green](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-15-2022-09-49-25-99-PM.png?width=500&name=image-png-Oct-15-2022-09-49-25-99-PM.png) **Default Field Content-** Enter content as you would like it to be shown in the data capture and report.  ![default field content text box](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-17-2022-04-29-24-73-PM.png?width=500&name=image-png-Oct-17-2022-04-29-24-73-PM.png) **Default Field Note Content**- Enter a note, relevant to this field of content. A note can be a reminder or a prompt. This note will be **excluded** from the published report. ![default field note content box](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-17-2022-04-28-45-69-PM.png?width=500&name=image-png-Oct-17-2022-04-28-45-69-PM.png) A **“Token”** is a placeholder for data capture. You can use the standard tokens in the data capture or use field tokens. - Click on the arrows to expand the token list. ![add tokens drop down](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-08-2022-07-30-25-81-AM.png?width=500&name=image-png-Jul-08-2022-07-30-25-81-AM.png) - Standard Tokens are taken from the report- for example: **Author Name.** ![standard tokens highlighted](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-08-2022-07-34-30-31-AM.png?width=400&name=image-png-Jul-08-2022-07-34-30-31-AM.png) - Select one or more token(s) to include in the field. ![standard tokens highlighted](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-15-2022-09-56-24-82-PM.png?width=500&name=image-png-Oct-15-2022-09-56-24-82-PM.png) - To make this **Text** item a required field during data capture, use the **Required Field** toggle button. ![required field toggle switch](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-17-2022-04-26-52-90-PM.png?width=500&name=image-png-Oct-17-2022-04-26-52-90-PM.png) **Publish Settings** - **General -** By using the toggle buttons, you can select whether to include this item in the published data capture and whether a page break should be included directly after. ![publish settings](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-08-2022-07-42-52-75-AM.png?width=500&name=image-png-Jul-08-2022-07-42-52-75-AM.png) - **Layout –** You can choose to have the **Field Title** and **Field Value** on the same line, have the **Field Value** below the **Field Title** or display the **Field Value** on its own. ![layout field title](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-15-2022-09-58-29-26-PM.png?width=500&name=image-png-Oct-15-2022-09-58-29-26-PM.png) **Navigation buttons:** ![navigation buttons](https://knowledge.goreport.com/hubfs/image-png-Oct-15-2022-09-59-03-30-PM.png) **Tip:** When you click on an **Item** from the Design screen, it will automatically be placed at the bottom of your data capture list.  - [Digital Transformation](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/digital-transformation?hsLang=en) - [Getting Started with GoReport](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/getting-started-with-goreport?hsLang=en) - [GoReport How To](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/goreport-how-to?hsLang=en#main-content) - [iOS App](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/goreport-how-to?hsLang=en#ios-app) - [Web Portal](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/goreport-how-to?hsLang=en#web-portal) - [Web Portal 2.0](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/goreport-how-to?hsLang=en#web-portal-2-0) - [Android App](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/goreport-how-to?hsLang=en#android-app) - [Sava Partnership](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/sava-partnership?hsLang=en) - [The Future of Surveying](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/the-future-of-surveying?hsLang=en#main-content) - [RICS Young of Surveyor of the Year](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/the-future-of-surveying?hsLang=en#rics-young-of-surveyor-of-the-year) - [Digital as part of your Surveying career](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/the-future-of-surveying?hsLang=en#digital-as-part-of-your-surveying-career) - [Industry support in growing your career](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/the-future-of-surveying?hsLang=en#industry-support-in-growing-your-career) - [Creator](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/creator?hsLang=en#main-content) - [GoReport Creator Overview](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/creator?hsLang=en#goreport-creator-overview) - [GoReport Creator - How To](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/creator?hsLang=en#goreport-creator-how-to) - [GoReport Creator Examples](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/creator?hsLang=en#goreport-creator-examples) - [GoReport in Action](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/goreport-in-action?hsLang=en) - [Contact Us](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/contact-us?hsLang=en) - [Web Portal 2.0](https://knowledge.goreport.com/knowledge/web-portal-2-0?hsLang=en) - New Customer Onboarding - Knowledge base - Support Copyright © 2026, GoReport ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "VideoObject", "caption" : { "@type" : "MediaObject", "contentUrl" : "https://knowledge.goreport.com/media-transcripts/98850028871/en.vtt", "inLanguage" : "en", "name" : "en Captions" }, "contentUrl" : "https://6961657.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6961657/Design%20-%20Text.mp4", "dateModified" : "2025-09-09T15:24:45.173Z", "duration" : "PT2M5.434S", "height" : 1080, "name" : "Design - Text", "thumbnailUrl" : "https://6961657.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6961657/Design%20-%20Text.mp4/medium.jpg", "uploadDate" : "2023-01-17T15:10:59.139Z", "width" : 1920 } ```