Add Multiple Lines Of Rich Text In SharePoint Library

In this article, I would like to share the workaround to create a "multiple lines of text" field in the SharePoint library.

By default, SharePoint list has the option to create Multiple lines of the enriched text field using UI, but in the SP library, we can create only multiple lines of plain text field. So, I’ve done the below work to complete this.

What are multiple lines of rich text?

We can customize the font color, size, or style, or markup of the text. You need an Edit permission level or higher to create an enhanced rich text column and also, and we can add pictures, tables, and hyperlinks.

Follow the below listed steps to add the “Enriched Text box” in the SP library.

Step 1. Open your SharePoint site.

Step 2. Open your library where you want to create an “Enriched text column".

Step 3. Then click on the library option from the top ribbon to edit the library in Designer, you can open the designer using the window start icon also.

Step 4. Once the designer opens, it prompts a sign-in window. Provide the username and password for your site.

Step 5. On the designer select the “List and Libraries” option from the left navigation and select the library.

Step 6. After you open the library you can see the settings window as shown below, then select the “Edit List columns” option under the “Customization” category

Step 7. Click on the column that you want to make the “Enriched Text”

When you click on the column you will get the editor pop-up like below. On the column editor pop up “Check the Rich text & Enriched text”.

Step 8. Then click on the “OK” button to save the changes you made.

Then open your SP library and edit the properties. Finally, you can see the rich text box in the Images library.

Alternate Option

You can create a site column and add that column in the SharePoint library from the settings page. Here is the article to create the site column in SharePoint

Summary

In this article, we have explored how to create multiple lines of Enriched text fields in SharePoint Library. I hope you have enjoyed this article. Kindly share your feedback in the comments. Happy learning.