Multiline text field with attach images

[gokulnath]

Hi all,

I am new to Power Platform. We are using the Office 365 online. In that we have a capability to add images within the multi line text. (in new/edit mode)

Can we do the same in Power apps ? any OOTB control available to do that ?

Thanks in advance.

[NHelgren]

At this time, no. Rich Text Formatting while including images inline is not currently supported. It is being reviewed as a potential future feature.

[v-xida-msft]

Hi @gokulnath ,

Do you want to add images inside a Multiple Lines of Text field or controls in canvas app?

Which images do you want to display inside the Multiple Lines of Text field? Do these images require authentication or permission to access?

If these images you want to display inside the Multiple Lines of Text field need authentication or Permission to access, I afraid that there is no way to achieve your needs in PowerApps currently.

If these images you want to display inside Multiple Lines Text field are public resource, in other worlds, anyone could access these images without any permission, I think the "Html Text" control could achieve your needs. Firstly, you need to acquire the "Shared Link" (anyone could access) of these images, then set the HtmlText property of the HtmlText control to following:

"<img src='" & "https://c.pxhere.com/photos/2c/13/portrait_cute_face_animal_animals_germany_fur_deutschland-190772.jpg!d" &"' width='400' height='500'  />"

Please try above solution, hope it would help in your scenario.

Of course, if you could get the base64 encode data/binary data of your image, you could also display the image in a canvas app using a Image control:

base64 encode data looks like below:

data:image/png;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wCEA.....

Then you could set the Image property of a Image control to above base64 encoded data directly:

Best regards,

[gokulnath]

Hi,

Thanks for your input.

[v-xida-msft]

Hi @gokulnath ,

If the above reply we posted is helpful in your scenario, please consider go ahead to click "Accept as Solution" to identify our reply as helpful.

Best regards,

[gokulnath]

Thanks for your reply.

Yes. We are using canvas app for SharePoint 2016.

User can select Images from local devices.

In that case if we use image control, User can select images from local device (will it allow  multiple images ?).

1. How to store those attached images to SharePoint list ?

2.  How to retrieve those attached images from SharePoint list and show in Image control ?

[v-xida-msft]

Hi @gokulnath ,

For your first question, regarding that you use SP List as data source, I think the Attachments control could achieve your needs. You could generate an app based on your SP list, then go to the Edit form (in Edit screen) in your generated app, then enable "Attachments" field data card inside the Edit form, then you could use the Attachments control to upload multiple images (pick up one image once time, but you could upload multiple times) back to your SP list as attachments.

More details about the Attachments control for SP list data source, please check the following blog:

https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/add-attachments-to-sharepoint-lists/

For your second question, I assume that you have used above "Attachments" functionality to attach multiple images to a SP List Item in your SP List already. If you want to preview this stored/attached images, you could consider add a Gallery control in your Detail screen, and then set the Items property of the Gallery to following:

BrowseGallery1.Selected.Attachments

Then add a Image control inside the Gallery, set the Image property to following:

ThisItem.Value

Please check and see if the following video resource could help in your scenario:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxc3nhgostQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZtOVvbj9qw

Please take a try with above solution, hopes it could help solve your issue.

Best regards,

[gokulnath]

Hi @v-xida-msft,

1. In new form we are using the attachment control to attach multiple images as you suggested. Can we show the images in some control (like in gallery control ) as soon as user uploads the images in attachment control.?
2. In Edit form we need to show the attached images in gallery control ( there wont be any selection in list view then the pass to images to gallery like that). Please find the attached screenshot . there you can see the one image is attached in new form and we need to show that image in gallery control on Screen load when user edits the particular item .

Note: We are using power apps in SharePoint forms design. User select the item from SP list and click edit item ,it opens the Power apps form. (we are not showing any power apps list view to user) it's only new/Edit/View forms .

I also referred your videos it seems to be different.

Thanks,

[gokulnath]

Hi @v-xida-msft ,

Any suggestion on this.

thanks