Allow schedules to display multi-line input properly

[Kevin.Bell]

When inputting information into a Revit schedule, if you want to input multiple lines (not wrapped text) into the cell you can press Shift - Return.

When the schedule is placed on a sheet, its displayed correctly and multiple lines can be seen.

But when editting the schedule in a schedule view Revit will only display the first line, there is no ability to expand the row.

This makes it difficult and confusing to work with the informaiton - its easy to miss and delete.

The schedule view should be able to cater for multi-line input just like it does when placed on a sheet.

[wr.marshall]

AUGI wish: Schedule - Seeing Everything You Type 

[wr.marshall]

related idea: Automatically expand Formula bar when typing long formulas - Autodesk Community

[Kevin.Bell]

Related idea:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/allow-schedules-to-display-multi-line-input-properly/idi-...

[wr.marshall]

@kimberly_fuhrman-jones please combine this post with @Kevin.Bell link

[wr.marshall]

related ideas (general schedule enhancements): Schedule Enhancements Ideas (links to other ideas) - Autodesk Community

[kimberly_fuhrman-jones]

@wr.marshall  Will do! Thank you!

[ChrisGamble]

Schedule text should be able to text wrap. This keeps all the information visible and helps reduce errors. Also the schedule may not have to be stretched, requiring R/L scrolling.

[wr.marshall]

@kimberly_fuhrman-jones Please combine with @pieter7 link

[wr.marshall]

Is you idea/wish similar to one one of these

Revit Schedules - expand rows to wrap text in schedule editor - Autodesk Community

Allow schedules to display multi-line input properly - Autodesk Community

ask @kimberly_fuhrman-jones to combine with the relevant post if the same

[kimberly_fuhrman-jones]

@ChrisGamble  @wr.marshall I think those are similar enough to combine.

@ChrisGamble  Thank you for your submission!

-Kimberly

[patrick407]

tabbing in a schedule multi-line should also be an option

[scbunker]

Similarly, parameter fields should wrap.

[jontlarson]

This fix would also make it a lot easier to use note blocks for plan notes. 

[jonathan_larson]

I'd like to suggest that this idea is similar to this one: Edit Schedule Directly on Sheet 

The two ideas are probably not similar enough to combine, but they would both greatly improve the ease of editing multi-line text in schedules.

[paul_mosher]

If Revit doesn't start showing all text in each cell in a schedule I am going to self-combust at some point in 2023. It's details like this that remind me that the program developers have not ever combed through a 4 page door schedule doing quality control. Please, please, please, allow us to see all the text in a cell. 

[alexanderEO]

Still no solution?

[_dalewfd]

Bump. The lack of seemingly basic functionality in schedules is a continual source of frustration. 

[GallowayUS_com_RonAllen1]

ISSUE: (SAME IN Revit 2024.0) multiline text fails to past correctly and fails to format correctly in schedule (& Tags!).

EXAMPLE:  Text copy-pasted from word formatted bullet list:

Sample lockset 1

• Some lock
• Some properties
  • Some sub properties

Pasted, then re-Copied from Multiline text:

Sample lockset 1
•<tab>Some lock
•<tab>Some properties
o<tab>Some sub properties

^Not the pre-tab was incorrectly interpreted on copy+re-paste.

EXPECTED:
Indents and tabs retained as tabs (& Displayed in schedule accordingly);
-At the very least tabs and indents auto-converted to 4-spaces per tab;

PROPOSED SOLUTION-
We could use multiline text formatting in the schedules (And Tags!). I.e. editing a multi line text parameter and adding it to the schedule should have the option in the schedule to show like a graphical object schedule. Use existing custom controls and displays for free text within schedule multiline fields:

WORKAROUND:

• Convert text to image and link into schedule:
• Results vary
• In word to
  • Setup consistent "sheets" to match text sizes
  • Each sheet is an image
  • Export Images
  • Link to Revit as image from schedule:

ISSUE WITH THIS METHOD: cannot show information in a tag.

• 

ISSUE: 

Tag functionality completely lacking:

*Could be converted for tags in simplified Rich Text Format with field forced to wrap, and formatted per mtext values for indentes, etc.

[crapai]

Any updates on this? Anyone home?

[DanChristian]

YES!!!!  I've been asking for this for 20 years!