What is the maximum field size in Access?

What is the field size in Access?

For number fields, the field size determines exactly how much disk space Access uses for each value of the field. For text fields, the field size determines the maximum amount of disk space that Access allows for each value of the field.

How do I increase the field size more than 255 in Access?

You need to set the Text Format to Rich Text in the Design View Property Sheet for each control bound to a Long Text (Memo) field. By default it is set to Plain Text which effectively limits the input to 255 characters. Show activity on this post. make the data type to TEXT.