ModernUI ListItem Editing Problems

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I've been having these issues for a long time, but finally got screenshots ready today.&nbsp; I find the modern UI incredibly frustrating at times, and today it took me at least half a dozen attempts to get a simple record saved.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Step 1 Open a list item for editing using the Modern experience
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Step 2 Click on the edit button to the right of a field set for Multiple Lines of Text (with Enhanced Rich Text)

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Step 3 Paste a few lines of text into the provided dialog box.&nbsp; The next thing that happens is merely annoying and frustrating, but essentially functional.&nbsp; The Ribbon at the top of the dialog box will switch from the "Edit" tab to the "Format Text" tab.&nbsp; That's kinda fine and kinda good unless you were trying to paste something into the box and go save it, because by the time you reach for the Save button, it's suddenly become a "Paste" button, so the result is Pasting a second time.&nbsp; So you have to go back and delete the second set of text, click the Text tab, then save.&nbsp; It's annoying but functional.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Step 4 Now let's imagine a gal is trying to paste more than just a few lines, perhaps a a few paragraphs worth of text that extends beyond the original sized dialog box.&nbsp; Now what happens?&nbsp; All the ribbon controls disappear completely.&nbsp; Can't save, can't format, can't do anything but exit without saving.&nbsp; As I noted in another thread, once you click outside the dialog box, everything disappears forever, so it's like a double-whammy with a cherry on top.&nbsp; Workaround is to paste a few lines at a time and keep clicking that Edit tab and Save button, then re-open and add a few more.&nbsp;&nbsp;

jcgonzalezmartin · Answer

Might I ask If you are seeing the same experience on different browsers? By the way to me these problems are just demonstrating that the modern UI is still not finished

anneoday · Answer

Good question!&nbsp; Old habits die hard, and I work out of&nbsp; Internet Explorer most of the time (IE11).&nbsp; I thought I had tested these with Chrome before, but just double checked and yes, same behavior.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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As a tip, I've found that in IE 11&nbsp; the Compatibility view set to ON for sharepoint.com does help considerably with some of the frustrations in working in SharePoint lists.&nbsp; Doesn't seem to be a panacea, but it's my first go-to when I have issues with pages not refreshing or views not being editable, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;

deleted · Answer

so you are in the modern experience and get a ribbon? that is Strange to say the least. Or are you editing a page with a modern webpart on it?&nbsp; instead of the direct modern list?

jcgonzalezmartin · Answer

Ey Anne, I have just confirmed that the experience while editing rich text fields on modern lists works in the way you have described so as I said, this is a limitation or gap in current modern experience when using rich text fields on modern lists.&nbsp;LincolnDeMaris&nbsp;can you help here?

anneoday · Answer

Deleted wrote:
so you are in the modern experience and get a ribbon? that is Strange to say the least. Or are you editing a page with a modern webpart on it?&nbsp; instead of the direct modern list?

That's what I would call it yes.&nbsp; Toolbar if you prefer.&nbsp; See my second and third screenshots.&nbsp; No web parts involved, just a straight modern list.&nbsp;
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This is reproducible by creating a list with a Multiple Lines Text column using the Enhanced Rich Text setting.&nbsp; Create an item in that list, and the only way to edit that column (a.k.a. "field") is to click the edit button, which pops out a dialog box which has the old classic-looking toolbar/ribbon on it.&nbsp;

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