This will allow customers to enter custom text for inscriptions, engravings, etc.

Set the Requires Text Field attribute for that product to Yes to enable a required text field on the product detail page. The field will be named "Customization Text" (see Prompt: common.cs.70 ) by default unless you enter a field name to display to your customers in the Field Prompt attribute. You can also specify a maximum length for the value entered by the customer in the text field (Max Length attribute).


 

On the product detail page, shoppers can enter their own custom text before they add the product to the cart: 
  
NOTE: Entering a Field Prompt value and leaving the Requires Text Field attribute to No will display an optional text field on the product detail page.