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Multiple lines of text list column show more/less option not working
We have identified the issue and it should be fixed soon. Thanks for all the feedback
I was able to speak with Microsoft and they've told me that this is the "new" behavior since there has been a lot of requests that came from the customer before to show all the contents of the column by default. And provided no workaround as the only possible workaround is already out of their scope since it's customizing already(SP designer or something else.)
It's really frustrating as there has been no update and they could just have created/added an option for us to choose if we want to truncate/show all the contents of the column by default.
I've submitted a suggestion already, hoping their product team can make this happen in the future.
https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/329214-sites-and-collaboration/suggestions/39710920-add-an-option-to-truncate-show-all-by-default-mul
RaizelX I have also submitted a similar suggestion for them to at least fix the broken 'show more' / 'show less' link. If they're going to default it now to show everything by default, they should at least fix these links so that they actually work rather than keep the broken links on the screen to confuse users.
https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/329214-sites-and-collaboration/suggestions/39734026-fix-the-broken-see-more-link-with-multiple-lines
Thanks for the info RaizelX, I still have my ticket open with MS and am waiting to hear back from them myself. I don't understand why they would choose to leave the 'show more' link if the intended functionality is to always show everything. If this is truly the intended functionality, why include a 'show more' link by default that does absolutely nothing? This is, of course, a rhetorical question... I have to assume this is an oversight on their part. I echo your sentiment that it's very frustrating to have them implement this with no forewarning. This is causing a major disruption to how we use the lists and slowing down our business processes.
