Is there a way or workaround for adding a tooltip to the custom field header?
Asked by Mike Hong:

Hello community!

I'd like to add a short description for custom fields to give users a better idea of how to fill out a custom field. Is there a way to do this?


Answers:
author: Allen -Amazing PowerUps-
body: [@Mike Hong](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4719442) That sounds like a pretty great idea. If your usecase works with Amazing Fields (<https://trello.com/power-ups/60e068efb294647187bbe4f5>), I think I could add support for something like that pretty easy.

Note: Amazing Fields lets you build styling, formatting, etc on top of field values and build on custom fields if you need the full power of automations and integrations.

comments: author: Mike Hong
body: [@Allen -Amazing PowerUps-](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4532876) this is pretty awesome, I'll test it out!


author: Mike Hong
body: [@Allen -Amazing PowerUps-](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4532876) Looks like I need IT to approve it. Do you think you will add a Tooltip function for custom fields?


author: Hannah Humbert - Simpla Workflows
body: Hi [@Mike Hong](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4719442) ! Welcome to the community :) It's not currently possible to add descriptions to custom fields, however, I think this would be a great feature to have. If you want to request this direct with Trello, you can do that here: <https://trello.com/contact#/>  

As a workaround, you could create a dedicated list in your board that acts as a wiki or readme. Within that list, you could have a card that has all the custom field definitions.   

Another option could be to add a prompt to your card descriptions to remind people to fill out the custom fields/explain how to fill them out. This could either be contained in a [card template](https://help.trello.com/article/1211-creating-template-cards), or auto-added to new cards using butler automation.   

comments: author: Mike Hong
body: I can't seem to request this. Ever since I posted this I've had this "Connection Issue." ![2022-04-18 10_31_06-Contact Support _ Trello.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/193308i5B5D847C604754A7/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "2022-04-18 10_31_06-Contact Support _ Trello.png")


author: Hannah Humbert - Simpla Workflows
body: [@Mike Hong](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4719442) I had a look just now and was able to successfully submit a ticket. Are you still running into the same issue? Does it happen after you try and submit a ticket?


author: Mike Hong
body: [@Hannah Humbert - Simpla Workflows](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2109993) it happens as soon as I open the contact link before I enter any information in. As soon as I click on Using Trello from the dropdown it makes these 2 suggestions. This is what brought me to post in the community, I thought this was a prerequisite. ![2022-04-19 09_43_36-Contact Support _ Trello.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/193522i94E71ADE0771F262/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "2022-04-19 09_43_36-Contact Support _ Trello.png")


author: Mike Hong
body: It's working now and I've submitted my feature request.


author: Hannah Humbert - Simpla Workflows
body: Great! Thanks for letting me know. Glad that's working now.


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