What is an object in Salesforce?

Salesforce supports many different field types. Pick the right type, or convert an existing one.

When you have data that doesn’t match any of the standard fields, your administrator can create a custom field for that data. For example, you might want a Middle Name field for contacts.

The first step in creating a custom field is choosing the type of the field. Below is a description of each custom field type. Additional field types may appear if an AppExchange package using those field types is installed.