Rich-text Custom fields

The text/html field type is provided for custom fields. When you configure a custom field with this type using the Rich Text (multi-line) option in the field designer, the field appears in the Custom Fields section of the Work Item form as a multi-line text field with a toolbar enabling rich-text formatting of the field content (in exactly the same way as the standard Description field). You can configure rich-text fields in either global or project configuration, and you can limit the configuration to a specific Work Item type.

A use case for rich text fields is to provide storage for a translation of the content of the Description field to another (human) language. This might be especially applicable to Requirement type Work Items. Consider an example project configuration for this use case.

Result for end user of rich-text custom field configuration

If the Work Item being editing is one that is stored in a Document, the Table button is disabled in the rich text custom field toolbar and the user cannot insert any tables in the rich text field.

When working in the Multi Edit view in the Work Items topic, users can show the editor for rich text custom under the editor for the description field by clicking the Edit in the Work Item's row in the display.