Long Text (+ Rich Text)

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The Long Text field enables you to use large blocks of text and use HTML, Rich Text, Markdown, and JSON formatting

See more Fields in the Form Field Types - Airtable and On2Air Forms

Long Text standard

Long Text with Rich Text enabled

In this tutorial

• How to Add a Field to Your Form

• Field Configuration

• Field Labels

• Field Status

• Field Defaults

• Default Value

• URL Prefill Settings

• URL Prefill Key

• Enable HTML Editor

• Enable Markdown Editor

• Enable JSON Editor

• Extra Options (Advanced)

• Danger Zone

How to Add a Field to Your Form

Here’s how to add Airtable Fields or On2Air Custom Fields to your Form

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How to Add Airtable Fields and On2Air Custom Fields to Your Form

Field Configuration

Field Labels

Title

- Add a title to be displayed above the field as the main name. To leave blank, add a single space

By default, this is the name of your field in Airtable. You can use a different field name than your base and it will not affect the field name in your base.

Sub Title

- Add a subtitle to be displayed above the field. To leave blank, add a single space

You can use text in this field and you can use Markdown to increase text size, bold, or italics

Related: Use Markdown with On2Air Forms

Helper Text

- Add helper text to be displayed below the field. To leave blank, add a single space

You can use text in this field and you can use Markdown to increase text size, bold, or italics

Related: Use Markdown with On2Air Forms

Example:

Field Status

• Optional Field - Determine how to this field is displayed. Standard Editable Field, but not required.
• Required Field - Determine how to this field is displayed. Standard Editable Field that is required.
• Disabled Field - Determine how to this field is displayed. Standard Field as Non-Editable.
• Display Field Content - Determine how to this field is displayed. Display Field as Text or other Displayable format (not editable).
• Hidden Field - Determine how to this field is displayed. Field is Included but not Visible.

Field Defaults

Default Value

- Set a default value for this Field

URL Prefill Settings

URL Prefill Key

The Key used to set this field value from the URL (i.e. ?key=value)

• Remove key to disable URL Prefills for this field.

Enable HTML Editor

You can use an HTML Editor on your form with the Long Text (+ Rich Text) field.

• Add a Long Text Field type from your Airtable base to your form

• The Long Text field must have Enable rich text in Airtable disabled

• Open the Extra Options menu in your Long Text field and click View Advanced Options

• In the render_as field, enter the term editor and in the display_as field, enter the term html

• Your Long Text field will turn into an HTML Editor

HTML Editor in On2Air Forms

Field in Airtable

Enable Markdown Editor

You can use a Markdown Editor on your form with the Long Text (+ Rich Text) field.

• Add a Long Text Field type from your Airtable base to your form

• The Long Text field must have Enable rich text in Airtable disabled

• Open the Extra Options menu in your Long Text field and click View Advanced Options

• In the render_as field, enter the term editor and in the display_as field, enter the term markdown

• Your Long Text field will turn into a Markdown Editor. Switch to the Markdown tab to write in Markdown

Enable JSON Editor

You can use a JSON Editor on your form with the Long Text (+ Rich Text) field.

• Add a Long Text Field type from your Airtable base to your form

• The Long Text field must have Enable rich text in Airtable disabled

• Open the Extra Options menu in your Long Text field and click View Advanced Options

• In the render_as field, enter the term editor and in the display_as field, enter the term json

• Your Long Text field will turn into a JSON Editor. You can switch between JSON Editor modes, such as Tree, Code, View, Text, Form, and Preview

Extra Options (Advanced)

You can add additional formatting options to your form fields using the Prime React components library and JSON

View available components at www.primefaces.org/primereact

Danger Zone

Delete your field from the form

Click Remove

Click Yes, I want to delete this field from the form