Form Features - Rich Text Area
Overview
The Rich Text Area element lets users enter longer text with text formatting options inside a SharinPix Form. It can be used for formatted notes, comments, instructions, descriptions, reports, or any field where plain text is not enough.
The Rich Text Area can be added to a form in the SharinPix Form Template Editor.
This article covers:
Element preview
The image below shows the Rich Text Area element in the SharinPix Form Template Editor.
Note:
The submitted value for this element is stored in the RichTextArea__c field on the FormAnswer__c object. This field supports up to 131,072 characters. Values that exceed this limit are not stored. In this case, the error is surfaced in the FormResponse__c 's ErrorMessages__c field.
Tip:
You can also map this value to a custom Salesforce field. Follow this documentation to sync form values to Salesforce.
To preserve formatting, map the value to a compatible rich text field.
Toolbar Options
The toolbar appears at the top of the Rich Text Area and provides formatting options for the text entered by the user.
Font Size
Changes the size of the selected text.
Text Color
Changes the color of the selected text.
Background / Highlight Color
Applies a background or highlight color to the selected text.
Bold
Makes the selected text bold.
Italic
Makes the selected text italic.
Underline
Underlines the selected text.
Align Left
Aligns the selected text or paragraph to the left.
Align Center
Centers the selected text or paragraph.
Align Right
Aligns the selected text or paragraph to the right.
Numbered List
Creates an ordered list with numbers.
Bulleted List
Creates an unordered list with bullet points.