4DWrite Pro areas allow rich text entry. See: https://doc.4d.com/4Dv17/4D/17/Using-a-4D-Write-Pro-area.200-3726280.en.html
There's also a more user-friendly toolbar component available ... see https://blog.4d.com/4d-write-pro-a-new-bar-is-born/ Helpful? Pat On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 at 12:08, Chuck Miller via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > Either that or allow for rich text entry > > Chuck > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 11, 2019, at 12:10 PM, Pat Bensky via 4D_Tech < > 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > > > > So are you saying that you want users to be able to paste formatted text > > from Word and have the formatting carry through to the 4D report? > > Pat > > > >> On Sun, 10 Nov 2019 at 23:00, Charles Miller via 4D_Tech < > >> 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > >> > >> We create a report now with 4D write and ha e various text areas we > would > >> love to allow for formatting in them now users paste in from word > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Chuck > >> > >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 6:21 PM Pat Bensky via 4D_Tech < > >> 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Chuck, > >>> Can you explain in a bit more detail what you are trying to do? Create > a > >>> rich text area on the fly? Add rich text to plain text as part of a > >> report? > >>> Pat > >>> > >>> On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 at 19:06, Charles Miller via 4D_Tech < > >>> 4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I see from documentation the following > >>>> > >>>> different rich text areas within 4D (text variables/fields and list > >>> boxes), > >>>> a 4D Write Pro (or 4D Write) area and a 4D rich text area, > >>>> an external styled text and a 4D rich text area. > >>>> > >>>> What I don't see is ability to do this when creating a report on the > >>>> fly. I assume it is possible but do not see how. 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