# Salesforce - how to add help text in salesforce

> To add help text in Salesforce, navigate to Object Manager in Setup, select your desired object, and click Fields and Relationship. Choose the target field, click Edit, enter up to 510 characters of help text, and save your changes.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-add-help-text-in-salesforce/
Apps: Salesforce
Updated: 2026-10-05
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## Steps

1. Go to Setup > Object Manager .
2. Select the object where you want to add the help text (e.g., Contact, Opportunity).
3. Click on Fields and Relationship.
4. Click on the field you want to add help text to. (Ex Website )
5. And, click on Edit .
6. Enter your desired help text here. You can use up to 510 characters.
7. Hit Save.