Markdown/CommonMark please, it would be a game-changer.
Formatting options for Long Text
Richard_Brown
#98
Seriously, how can this be so difficult to implement? At the moment weāre having to link out to Google Docs just so we can do very basic formatting like bullet points. It makes our whole system flaky and hard to contain/manage.
Can you at least give an indication if youāre considering this? Surely 81 comments deserve a response of some formā¦
Rob_Brazier
#99
+1 on this feature request. We are generating a variety of static reports out of Airtable and basic formatting support in text fields would really improve their readability.
Max_Hibbert
#101
We definitely need the ability to apply some basic formatting - bold, italic, lists.
Kamille_Parks
#102
it would be great if we could use typical HTML/CSS terms for formatting so we could use them in formulas as well. I.e., <b>Text</b> for bold, <i>Text</i> for italics, <ul><li></li></ul> for un-ordered lists (and ordered lists too), etc.
Kamille_Parks
#103
Use Case 1: I am building a recipe database and the Instructions field makes individual steps difficult to read as all text blends together. This is where lists would come in handy (right now I have to fake it)
Use Case 2: anyone who uses formulas to calculate overdue deadlines might want to make text bold and red to make its stand out. not everyone likes using emojis.
Use Case 3: financial databases might want negative numbers to appear red.
Deanna_Horton
#105
Iād like to use Airtable to organize our UX writing guidelines. Iād love to use basic formatting like link text, bold, italics, underline, bulleted lists, and numbered lists in Do and Donāt fields to demonstrate best practices vs. incorrect usage.
Peter_Sergeant
#106
Beggars belief that this isnāt considered important enough to have made any progress on in two and a half years. There are many more things Iād be using Airtable for with this feature, and no updates at all on if itās even being considered by the team.
Shauna
#107
Adding my voice to the chorus here. Thereās only so much ālong textā you can add without formatting to make it more readable.
Joshua_Bicknell
#108
+1 Currently using Blocks to produce investment reports and without formatting the long text boxes become very hard to read and use. We are using lots of symbols to try and mix things up ā * : etc but not a very good workaround.
Camille_K
#109
Another user that would really appreciate formatting capabilities in Airtable here.
Use-case: I have a table with a lot of information, and Iād like to make the actionable items bold so that they stand out amongst the other cellsā text. Markdown, or an equivalent, would be hugely helpful.
Maria_Korolov
#110
Add my name to the list of people who would REALLY want to have a rich text editor.
My preference? The WordPress approach of being able to switch between āvisualā and ātextā views.
ROBERT_STEFAN
#114
Many databases I used in the past had word processors integrated so that you could format templates and map data from the fields in a record and send to print or email. This was very beneficial for communication in business. Is there any way to create templates and documents? Does AirTable have anything on the near horizon to address creating documents, email outputs, and other types of reports.
Keita_Miyauchi
#115
Hello. I also expect long-text format updates!
Markdown and rich content are different things, it is better to think separately.
If you are optimizing for Markdown, I would like an experience like Chrome extension StackEdit.
The following is the mock I made. The input field of Airtable is not textarea, so this Chrome extension does not work.
