Use Rich-Text Control for Multiple Lines of Text in Dynamics 365 CE | Quick Tip

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With the addition of the Rich Text Control, your Multiple Lines of Text field can make a lot more sense than before.

Standard Control

Your usual control for Multiple Lines of Text looks like this

Rich Text Control

Now, you can turn this into a Rich Text Editor
Here’s how you do it –

1. Go to the Multiple Lines of Text field, in this case, Description field.
   select the inner control and click on Properties
   
2. Now, look for Controls tab and click on Add Control as shown below
   
3. Look for Rich Text Editor Control
   
4. Make sure you select the new Control on all formats (or wherever you want to apply)
   
5. Once you apply changes and publish, the new Control will be available for you to use.
   

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