# Please allow changing height of entry fields in reference entry editor

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/please-allow-changing-height-of-entry-fields-in-reference-entry-editor/81>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [July 21, 2016, 11:15am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/please-allow-changing-height-of-entry-fields-in-reference-entry-editor/81 "2016-07-21T11:15:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![i\_ngli](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/i_ngli/32/677_2.png) [@i\_ngli](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/i_ngli)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 11:15am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/please-allow-changing-height-of-entry-fields-in-reference-entry-editor/81/1 "2016-07-21T11:15:00Z")

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Whilst it is possible to change how much space of the window is given to the table of reference items vs the preview/entry editor, within the entry editor, I cannot change the height of the different fields.

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## For cases like annote or abstract, etc, it would, however, be helpful to customise the height of the fields with a simple boundary drag click… Thanks for considering.

Please vote if you support this proposal:

_Poll ([view on site](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/please-allow-changing-height-of-entry-fields-in-reference-entry-editor/81/1))_

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**Author:** ![matthiasgeiger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/matthiasgeiger/32/7_2.png) [@matthiasgeiger](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/matthiasgeiger)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/please-allow-changing-height-of-entry-fields-in-reference-entry-editor/81/2 "2016-07-21T12:54:25Z")

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Hi!  
Thanks for your suggestion and for promoting our forum at twitter 😉

Unfortunately, I think that implementing your suggestion is not trivial. What might help in your use case is to define additional tabs for the fields you usually fill with much content.

This can be accomplished by adding additional lines in the _Options_ -\> _Set up global fields_ dialog:  
 ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/1X/e648e1323c3cce3ec33836282de3a56d980e6973.png)

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**Author:** ![i\_ngli](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/i_ngli/32/677_2.png) [@i\_ngli](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/i_ngli)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/please-allow-changing-height-of-entry-fields-in-reference-entry-editor/81/3 "2016-07-21T14:44:52Z")

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Hi,  
thanks a lot! Yes, I have used this “work around” for quite some time.  
Cheers!