| Option | Action When Option is ON |
| CLEARONKEY | Clear field if first keystroke is a printable character. |
| FORCECONVERT | On field exit, contents are converted and placed in the data variable. |
| INITIALBLANKS | Blanks (spaces) are initially displayed in the field, regardless of the contents of the data variable. |
| INSERTINIT | Insert mode is automatically enabled when the user moves into the memo field. |
| KEEPNEWLINES | When the memo is copied to the underlying data variable, a newline character is inserted after each line. (A space character is used if this option is OFF). |
| PROTECTED | The user can move into and out of the field but cannot change the field contents. |
| REQUIRED | The user must type at least one printable character in the field before exiting the field. |
| REQ_AT_EXIT | Similar to REQUIRED, except that field is checked before form exit; user is not trapped in field. |
| SKIP | The user is not able to move into the field. |
| TRAILBLANKS | Trailing blanks on each line of the memo are retained. |
