Make text editing easier in SharePoint

Question

I'm working on SharePoint enterprise 2013. Some of my users who are permanently work with TEXT or Rich text fields face with some problems which I couldn't solve yet:

• They need to paste large amount of text in a Multiple line of text column but most of the time the last paragraph disappear.
• They need to select specific words in the middle of paragraph but it is really hard selected (Even in Word Web App)
• When they push Backspace button they return to previous page (This a public problem)

I looked for an App so maybe it makes Text editing in SP easier, but I didn't find anything and there was no one with same problem. if anyone can guide me or share experience I would appreciate.

Answer 1

It sounds like there are multiple issues here. Editing text in a SharePoint list form is different than in the Word Web App.

There are no settings you can change in regards to the Office Web Apps. You can check and make sure you are running the latest patches on your servers to be sure you getting the latest experience.

Latest Office Updates: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn789213(v=office.14).aspx

Inside SharePoint - the options available to the "Multiple lines of text" column type are different based on whether it's a list or document library. Inside the library there is a check box to "Allow unlimited length". This option is not available on list items, and it's implicitly set. So if you are pasting this text into a column that is part of a document library check that option on the column settings.

Answer 2

Are talking about which version of SharePoint Tools? It is Enterprise or Foundation?

I've never heard about this... this would be probably addressed by some hotfix/patch from MS.

I would highly recommend you to check your sharepoint version and look for missing patches and updates. I've just tried it in my environment and even a huge "lorem ipsum" copy/pasted worked just fine.