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Formula Rich Text: Setting a Default and Still being Editable

  • August 19, 2025
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Hey Team!

First post in the community, looking forward to seeing responses!

Got a quirky question for your questing minds:

I would like to set a grid table as the default value in a rich text field while still having the field be editable. 

We have internal customers who need a table to put in details regarding materials, like 4Cx6R, with headings on each column.

Heading 1Heading 2Heading 3Heading 4
    

Is it possible to make a table the default value and still make the rich text field editable? Thanks!

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  • JCY
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  • August 19, 2025

Have you considered using separate fields, they can be arranged to look like a table.

You could use a formula field to populate from several different fields and display it in the table format.

Just my opinion, maybe someone else has a better idea.

RoyWanyoike
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  • RoyWanyoike
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  • June 3, 2026

I think this is something you can approach using the regular rich text field where you can have the html table code there. I've attached a sample

<table border="1" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;">
  <thead>
    <tr style="background-color: #f0f0f0;">
      <th>Heading 1</th>
      <th>Heading 2</th>
      <th>Heading 3</th>
      <th>Heading 4</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

This would allow the use to click and edit the record value unlike in the formula rich text which can't be editted but would work when combined with some automation. 

Roy Wanyoike
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