The Email field stores email addresses and validates that they're in the correct format. In layouts, it displays an Email button that opens your default email client so you can send a message directly from the record.
What it is
An Email field works like a Text field but checks that what you enter looks like a valid email address (for example, name@example.com ). If the format isn't valid, Engine Awesome will flag it before saving. When you view a record in a layout, a clickable Email button appears next to the field - click it and your default email app opens with the address pre-filled.
When to use it
- Contact records - the primary way to reach a person by email
- Customer database - store the email address for invoices, receipts, and updates
- Lead tracking - capture prospect emails for follow-up campaigns
- Employee directory - work email addresses for internal communications
- Notification targets - any email address your app might need to send messages to
Settings
- Label - the name shown above the field in forms and layouts
- Required - prevents saving the record unless a valid email is entered
- Is Searchable - includes this field in record search so you can look up records by email address
- Conditional - show or hide the field based on another field's value
Example
In a customer management app, you add an Email field labeled Email Address to your Customers object type and mark it Required. When your team opens a customer record and needs to reach them, they click the Email button next to the field. Their default email client opens with the customer's address already filled in, so they can write and send the message without switching tabs or copying anything manually.