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description: After you review the feature limitations and configure the State and Country/Territory picklists, enable custom address fields. Then you can add custom fields to standard and custom objects in Object Manager using the compound Address field type.
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# Enable Custom Address Fields

After you review the feature limitations and configure the State and Country/Territory picklists, enable custom address fields. Then you can add custom fields to standard and custom objects in Object Manager using the compound Address field type.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d165158e58 ">To modify user interface settings:</td>

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Before you enable custom address fields, review the [requirements and limitations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.fields_caf_requirements.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Before you enable custom address fields, configure State and Country/Territory picklists and review these considerations.").

1. In Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter User Interface, and then select **User Interface**.
2. In the Setup section, select **Use custom address fields** and save your changes.
    
    After you enable custom address fields, the Address data type is available when you add a field via Object Manager.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note This feature can’t be disabled.

#### See Also

- [Custom Address Fields](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.fields_caf.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Improve address data accuracy and the end-user experience with Custom Address Fields. Users can populate a custom address field manually or they can use the Google lookup to search for an address. Admins and APIs can access each address stored in a custom address field as a structured compound data type as well as individual address components.")
- [Create a Custom Address Field](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.fields_caf_create.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Use the Address field type to create a custom address field that mimics the behavior of standard address fields. For example, add a Warehouse Address field to a standard or custom object. Users can populate a custom address field manually, or they can use the Google lookup to search for an address. Then you can access each address that’s stored in a custom address field, either as a structured compound data type or as individual address components.")
- [Salesforce Features and Edition Allocations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.overview_limits_general.htm&type=5&language=en_US)