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# 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](/forms/form-elements/sharinpix-form-template-editor.md).
This article covers:
* [Element preview](#element-preview)
* [Rich Text Area toolbar options](#toolbar)
## Element preview
The image below shows the Rich Text Area element in the [SharinPix Form Template Editor](/forms/form-elements/sharinpix-form-template-editor.md).
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**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.
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**Tip:**
You can also map this value to a custom Salesforce field. Follow [this documentation](/forms/salesforce-integration/form-features-sync-form-values-to-salesforce.md) to sync form values to Salesforce.
To preserve formatting, map the value to a compatible rich text field.
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### Toolbar Options
The toolbar appears at the top of the Rich Text Area and provides formatting options for the text entered by the user.
| Tool | Description |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 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. |
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