# Change "Name" from text type to phone or email type. (Add format dropdown to name field)

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/change-name-from-text-type-to-phone-or-email-type-add-format-dropdown-to-name-field/10964>\
**Category:** Ideas & Features\
**Created:** [June 9, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/change-name-from-text-type-to-phone-or-email-type-add-format-dropdown-to-name-field/10964 "2026-06-09T17:47:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/change-name-from-text-type-to-phone-or-email-type-add-format-dropdown-to-name-field/10964/1 "2026-06-09T17:47:20Z")

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This can be done for all text fields, but not the name field. I have a “Phone” database, and ideally the name is just the value of the phone.