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Brass Contributor

Nov 06, 2017

Is it safe to use a rich text field with a document library in SharePoint Online?

As a list/library manager, I am able to add a rich text field directly to a list but I am unable to add a rich text field directly to a library. It seems like I can work around things by creating a ...

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Kirk Liemohn

Brass Contributor

Nov 07, 2017

It sounded strange to me as well. We had this requirement for a project and had a problem implementing it. I assumed it was only an issue with SharePoint Online, but I checked in one of my SharePoint 2010 or 2013 VMs (I forget which) and it had the same issue, so this limitation has been around a while.

As I mentioned in my question, it could be that some site or library templates already have this capability baked in (maybe something with publishing sites), but I haven't explored enough to find anything.

Hunter Willis

Iron Contributor

Nov 08, 2017

What is the end goal of the project? I've used a quick work around of having a list and library in tandem, storing the files in the Lib. but using the "Image" feature of the list to display the thumbnail in the list via the corresponding URL. This also increases the integration possibilities with FLOW and other workflow functionality.

Not ideal or super scalable, but it works.