>>I believe you need to use nvarchar(max) instead of the text. Try to add nvarchar(max) field to the tables and update it with the content of the current text field. Then you may start testing entering values into this field. Once you switch to nvarchar(max) it should work as expected with different languages.
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>This works.
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>The process of changing the field type was not working as this creates a timeout.
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>I had to add a temporary field such as Notes2 as NVarchar(MAX). Then, I used an UPDATE command to update the new fields with the old field. Then, I removed the old field. Then, I renamed the new field to Notes. The process took 12 minutes.

Yes, that's how I would recommend approaching this problem.