Expand-Collapse for Multiline Text columns in Sharepoint

Some times, when working with the Multiline fields, they may occupy the whole page :-).

We can solve this issue by introducing Expand-Collapse Trick with jQuery. On clicking on the little Arrow that row will be expanded, then again clicking will collapse. 

Here is How: Add the CEWP webpart and place the below code, then hide the webpart.

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<script type="text/javascript">   if(typeof jQuery=='undefined'){   var jQPath = 'https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3/jquery.min.js' document.write('<script src="',jQPath,'" type="text/javascript"><\/script>'); } </script> <style type="text/css"> .expandText {height:auto;} .collapseText {height:28px;overflow:hidden} </style> <script type="text/javascript"> function ExpGroupRenderData(htmlToRender, groupName, isLoaded) { $("#tbod"+groupName+"_").attr("isloaded",isLoaded) .html(htmlToRender) .show("fast",collapseText("#tbod"+groupName+"_")); }   function collapseText(group){ if (!group) group = "#MSO_ContentTable"; var html ="<img alt='collapseText' style='cursor:pointer;' src='/_layouts/images/menudark.gif'/>"; $(group+" td.ms-vb2>div").each(function(i,e){ $(e).css({display:"inline-block"}); if (e.clientHeight > 35){ $(e).toggleClass("collapseText") .prepend(html); } }); $(group+" img[alt='collapseText']").click(function(event){ $(event.target).parent().toggleClass("collapseText"); }); } $(function() { collapseText(); }); </script> <style type="text/css"> .ms-vb{ vertical-align: middle } .ms-vb2{ vertical-align: middle; } .ms-vh2-nograd { text-align: center; } </style>

Thanks to: https://www.nothingbutsharepoint.com/sites/eusp/Pages/jquery-for-everyone-collapse-text-in-list-view.aspx?replytocom=15961

Other ways: 
Codeplex project: http://spcollapser.codeplex.com/

Jquery: http://www.myrocode.com/post/2009/04/22/Collapse-or-Expand-SharePoint-web-parts-in-your-pages-get-OpenCloseWps.aspx
http://fitandfinish.ironworks.com/2010/02/how-to-expand-collapse-web-parts-in-sharepoint-using-jquery.html

Read more: http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2010/07/expand-collapse-for-multiline-text.html#ixzz2qpJQq1uq

Reference:
http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2010/07/expand-collapse-for-multiline-text.html