# Contact Fields

The configuration of contact fields allows users to **customise and expand the types of information they can store for each contact**.

Users can add new contact fields with different input types, such as text entries, selection boxes and text areas, allowing for a more **flexible and comprehensive contact management system**.

<mark style="color:purple;">Example application: A user wants to capture the preferred contact method for each contact. Add a new selection field called ‘</mark>*<mark style="color:purple;">Preferred contact method</mark>*<mark style="color:purple;">’ with options such as ‘</mark>*<mark style="color:purple;">Email</mark>*<mark style="color:purple;">’, ‘</mark>*<mark style="color:purple;">Phone</mark>*<mark style="color:purple;">’ and ‘</mark>*<mark style="color:purple;">SMS</mark>*<mark style="color:purple;">’.</mark>

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