Configure the HTML toolbar

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title: Configure the HTML toolbar
description: Configure which buttons are available on the HTML toolbar.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Configure a field editor for the HTML field, Reference, Field administration, Forms, fields, and lists, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
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# Configure the HTML toolbar

Configure which buttons are available on the HTML toolbar.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Update the toolbar options for your preferred HTML field editor.

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**htmlArea toolbar**

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1.  Navigate to the System properties \[sys\_properties\] table by entering `sys_properties.list` in the application navigator.
2.  In the **Name** column, search for `glide.ui.html.toolbar`.
3.  Select the **glide.ui.html.toolbar** property.


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**TinyMCE**

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1.  Navigate to the System properties \[sys\_properties\] table by entering `sys_properties.list` in the application navigator.
2.  In the **Name** column, search for `glide.ui.html.editor.toolbar`.
3.  Select the **glide.ui.html.editor.toolbar** property.


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</table>2.  In the **Value** field, enter or remove buttons for each toolbar as a space-separated list without commas.

    For the TinyMCE toolbar, all the toolbar buttons mentioned in the TinyMCE button options table are available in the **glide.ui.html.editor.toolbar.valid\_buttons**. You can choose from the list found there and add it to the System properties \[sys\_properties\] **glide.ui.html.editor.toolbar**. Use a vertical bar \("\|"\) to add a section separator.

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Button purpose

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Accepted button names

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Formatting

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-   aligncenter
-   alignjustify
-   alignleft
-   alignright
-   backcolor
-   blocks
-   blockquote
-   bold
-   bullist
-   editimage
-   fontfamily
-   fontsize
-   formatpainter
-   forecolor
-   help
-   indent
-   italic
-   ltr
-   newdocument
-   nonbreaking
-   numlist
-   outdent
-   pagebreak
-   removeformat
-   rtl
-   strikthrough
-   subscript
-   superscript
-   underline


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Table functions

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-   table
-   tableofcontents


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Editing

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-   copy
-   cut
-   paste
-   pastetext
-   redo
-   searchreplace
-   undo


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Extended functions

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-   a11ycheck
-   anchor
-   charmap
-   code
-   codesample
-   emoticons
-   fullscreen \(not supported by Internet Explorer\)
-   help
-   hr
-   editimage
-   insertdatetime
-   link
-   media
-   preview
-   print
-   unlink
-   visualblocks
-   visualchars


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</table>    For the htmlArea toolbar, use the buttons listed in the htmlArea button options table. Use **separator** to add a section separator.

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Button purpose

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Accepted button names

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Formatting

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-   bold
-   editimage
-   fontname
-   fontsize
-   forecolor
-   formatblock
-   formatpainter
-   help
-   hilitecolor
-   indent
-   insertorderedlist
-   insertunorderedlist
-   italic
-   justifycenter
-   justifyfull
-   justifyleft
-   justifyright
-   outdent
-   underline


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Editing

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-   copy
-   paste
-   undo


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Extended functions

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-   a11ycheck
-   createlink
-   editimage
-   help
-   htmlmode
-   inserthorizontalrule
-   insertimage
-   inserttable
-   insertvideo


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</table>3.  Select **Update**.


## What to do next

See [Change the TinyMCE default toolbar](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/tinymce.md) for more detailed information.