Creating a new item with enhanced rich text column
To create a new item with an enhanced rich text column in SharePoint, you can follow these steps:
Prerequisites:
- You have a SharePoint site with the "SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure" feature enabled.
- You have the "SharePoint Server Publishing" feature enabled on the site.
- You have a list or library where you want to create a new item with an enhanced rich text column.
Step 1: Create a new list or library
If you don't already have a list or library where you want to create a new item, create one by following these steps:
- Go to your SharePoint site and click on the "Site Actions" menu (usually represented by a gear icon).
- Click on "Add a page" or "Add a list" depending on whether you want to create a new list or library.
- Fill in the required information, such as the list or library name, and click "Create".
Step 2: Add a new column to the list or library
- Go to the list or library where you want to create a new item.
- Click on the "Settings" gear icon and select "List settings" or "Library settings".
- Click on the "Columns" tab.
- Click on "Add a column".
- Select "Text" as the column type.
- Enter a name for the column, such as "Description".
- Select "Enhanced Rich Text" as the column type.
- Click "OK".
Step 3: Create a new item with the enhanced rich text column
- Go to the list or library where you created the new column.
- Click on the "New" button to create a new item.
- Fill in the required information, such as the title and any other columns you want to populate.
- In the "Description" column, you can use the enhanced rich text editor to format your text, add images, links, and other multimedia content.
- Click "Save" to create the new item.
Tips and Variations:
- To use the enhanced rich text editor, make sure that the "SharePoint Server Publishing" feature is enabled on your site.
- You can also use the "Insert" menu in the enhanced rich text editor to add multimedia content, such as images, videos, and audio files.
- If you want to restrict the types of content that can be added to the enhanced rich text column, you can use SharePoint's content approval and moderation features.
- You can also use SharePoint's APIs and developer tools to create custom solutions that integrate with the enhanced rich text column.