Remove formatting inside a text box

[Scott Pon]

So here's my situation:

I created a textbox and I set up the formatting with a font, size, color, etc. Lets say Arial, 10pt, Black.

Now my user comes along and wants to make the data in the textbox stand out. So the user enters data into the text box, highlights the text he wants and changes it to 18pt, red, bold.

Now the box looks like:

Don't forget this: I AM YOUR BOSS

But now when I view a list using this textbox, or make a report with this textbox, that one record has 18pt red bold font.

Is there any way to override this format change within the box? Or force it back to the original formatting Even if it just on this one layout.

Thanks in advance. I'll be checking the topic for responses and followup questions.

Here's some vitals:

ME: Win7, FMPA 11

Users: Mix of Win2000, WinXP, Win7; mix of FMP8.8 and FMP11 (I'm moving everyone to 11)

Server: FMS 11

[Vaughan]

Define the field to have an auto-enter calculation, and allow replace of existing contents:

textformatremove( self )

[Scott Pon]

Thanks I'm gonna try that and get back to you.

[Scott Pon]

Worked like a charm.

Thanks for your help!