How to display each entry in a look up field on different lines (paragraphs)

[Camilla_Johnsto]

Hi I am combining 2 fields (quantity and materials description) using the formula function (screenshot 1).

I am then using the lookup field to display in one cell all the materials and quantities for one job in that one cell (screenshot 2). So far so good.

I would like to be able to do a nice print out for the workshop staff but in order for it to look less cluttered, is there any way I could program it to display each (material & qty) to be displayed on a new line (new paragraph) within one cell?

e.g. rather than 2 x 22mm MDF, 4 x 18 mm Birch plywood, 6 x inset hinges

I would prefer it to look like this:

2 x 22mm MDF,
4 x 18 mm Birch plywood,
6 x inset hinges

Any ideas gratefully received!

[ScottWorld]

Welcome to the community, @Camilla_Johnston!

You can do this with the following formula:

SUBSTITUTE(
ARRAYJOIN({Your Lookup Field}),
",","\n"
)

Note that Airtable won’t visually show you the line breaks in the grid view unless you:

(a) heighten your rows, or
(b) expand the cell by clicking on the tiny blue “expand cell” arrows.

[kuovonne]

You can also convert your lookup field into a rollup field.

ARRAYJOIN(values, "\n")

Using a rollup field instead of a lookup + formula field will

• have one less field, for a less cluttered base
• allow you to have internal commas in the individual line items

[Camilla_Johnsto]

ScottWorld:

SUBSTITUTE(
ARRAYJOIN({Your Lookup Field}),
",","\n"
)

Thank you so much! It works!!

[Camilla_Johnsto]

Thanks so much for your reply - I did try to do a rollup field instead using ARRAYCOMPACT(SUBSTITUTE(ARRAYJOIN(values), “,”, “\n”))
but it displays some blank fields so has a big gap before showing the values. It would be preferable to have less fields but I’m getting stuck with how to delete the blank values.

[kuovonne]

Camilla_Johnston:

but it displays some blank fields so has a big gap before showing the values.

Your functions are nested in the wrong order. You need to compact the list before joining.

ARRAYJOIN(ARRAYCOMPACT(values), "\n")

[Camilla_Johnsto]

Fantastic - it works yet again!!! Thank you both SO much!