Configuring rich text display types for simple strings

The rich text display type provides a text display area with a toolbar and commands for text formatting and word processing. The toolbar can be minimized or expanded.

When this feature is used, you may not be able to enter 4000 rich text characters into the text display area because of the space used for formatting and multi-byte characters.

Note: When generating reports in PDF format, rich text fields do not render properly and the format is not preserved.

To modify these settings, click Edit on the Display Type Information tab.

You can configure the size of the display area with the following settings:

Table 1. Rich text display settings
Setting	Description
Rows	The display length of the area, which includes the rich text editor interface and text input area. The default value is 250 rows. To change the value, type a number in the box.
Row Units (pixels or percent)	The unit of measure in pixels or percent for the Rows setting. The default value is "Percent". To change the value to "Pixels", select the Pixels icon.
Columns	The percent or number of pixels allocated to the width of the display area, which includes the rich text editor interface and text input area. The default value is 100 percent. To change the value, type a number in the box. To change the unit of measure, use the Column units setting.
Column units	The unit of measure in pixels or percent for the Columns setting. The default value is "Percent". To change the value to "Pixels", select the Pixels icon.

For instructions on how to configure a display type for a string data type object field, see Configuring display types for simple string fields.