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The following steps will guide you in the creation of a Custom Field.

- From the Control Panel click on **System Settings**
- Select **System Setup**
- Click on **Custom Fields** under Standard Features

- Each custom field can be associated with only one type of element, in this example we are going to use a **Measure**
- Click on the **Measure tab**
- Click on the **Plus icon**

- Under **Custom Field Name**, enter the name of the new custom field, in this example, ‘Custom HTML Tables’.
- Choose **HTML Text** as the **Field Type**
- Once you are done with your changes, click **Save**

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Add a Custom Field to an Element Detail Page

In this example, we are going to add the Custom field created above to a Measure Detail Page. 

- Select **Scorecards & Elements** from the Control Panel
- Choose **Manage Elements**
- Open **Measures**
- Click on the **Measure** you are going to be working with, in this example, ‘Expenses’.

- From the Detail Page click on the **dropdown menu** next to the edit 
- Choose **Edit Layout**
- Locate the **Custom Field** on the left panel, in this example, ‘Custom HTML Tables’.
- Click on the **Plus icon**

- **Drag and drop** the Custom Field to the desired location
- Once you are done with your changes, click **Save**
- The custom field will be part of the **Measure Detail page** moving forward

- Double-click on the **Custom Field** where you want to insert a table, in this example, ‘Custom HTML Field’.
- Click on the **Addition toolbar items** icon
- Click on the **Table icon**
- Insert a **Table**, we are going to choose 3x2

- You can enter content into the **table cells**
- Click on the **Green checkmark** at the top of the screen to **Save** your changes
- You will find your newly added table on the **Measure Detail page**

We are going to go over two methods to add or delete rows or columns.

**From the Additional toolbar items icon**

ClearPoint Setup - Customizing HTML Tables

Pre-requisites

Create a Custom Field

Add a Custom Field to an Element Detail Page

Inserting tables

Adding or deleting rows or columns