- Click the Options menu link
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. You will see a form like this:
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- Enter a name for the option in the Name field. For this example, enter Engraving.
- Set the Type field to Text
- Enter the width of the field you would like (in pixels) in the Width field
- If you wish to set a minimum or maximum allowed character limit, use the Min Length and Max Length fields. If you do not wish to set a limit, leave the fields blank.
- If you want to require the customer make a choice for this option before being allowed to purchase, check the Required field.
- By default, the name of the option is shown before the field as an instruction to the customer. If you would like to use something other than the name of the option as the instruction, enter it in the Instruction field.
- If you want the detail page links to appear, check the Detail Page field. This feature is explained in the Detail Page topic.
- You can optionally associate a price and weight with a text option. When this is done, the price and weight are not added to the total unless the customer enters text in the field. This is useful for when you want to charge a fee ONLY when the customer fills out a text option. If you wish to add a price or weight for this option, due so in the Price and Weight section seen below:

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The price and weight set here becomes the default whenever you assign this option to a product. It can be overridden on a per product (or category) basis. See the Overriding Option/Choice Defaults topic for details. |
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The last step is to assign the option to a product. Because this step is the same for all product option types, we've explained it separately in the Assigning to a Product topic. The resulting option in your storefront should look something like this:

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