<p>Unfortunately not. To do that kind of change your best bet would be to use <a href="https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpcss" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CPCSS</a>. It's a plugin but really only just provides you with a way to inject custom styles or a stylesheet for use in the control panel. It's well maintained by a responsible author so I don't see any reason to worry about that one.</p>

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2017-08-23T18:37:41.223Z
Thank you for the reassurance with the plugin. Coming from WP, it's good to know. Will give this a whirl.
Sam
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2017-08-23T16:52:32.167Z
2017-08-23T16:52:32.167Z
Ian Young
<p>Change your Matrix field to a <a href="https://github.com/engram-design/SuperTable" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>SuperTable field</strong></a> and use the "Table Layout" setting for the field to accomplish this data arrangement.</p>

<p>The "Table Layout" setting is here:<br>
<a href="https://www.screencast.com/t/Y3jm9DIr" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.screencast.com/t/Y3jm9DIr</a> </p>

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2017-08-23T22:58:09.473Z
2017-08-23T22:58:09.473Z
Anna_MediaGirl
<p>Is it possible to control the Matrix layout with CSS within the CP?</p>

<p>The Rich Text fields I have are currently displaying like this:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/wzUtO.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/wzUtO.png" alt="Craft CMS matrix default layout"></a></p>

<p>But I'd like this specific field to look something like this:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/52zYk.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/52zYk.png" alt="Craft CMS matrix custom layout"></a></p>

<p>I'd like to avoid using a plugin if possible.</p>

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2017-08-23T17:53:46.487Z
There's a related feature request here you might want to comment on: https://github.com/craftcms/cms/issues/825
Brad Bell
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Control CP matrix layout with CSS
# Control CP matrix layout with CSS

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-23)

Is it possible to control the Matrix layout with CSS within the CP?

The Rich Text fields I have are currently displaying like this:

[![Craft CMS matrix default layout](https://i.sstatic.net/wzUtO.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/wzUtO.png)

But I'd like this specific field to look something like this:

[![Craft CMS matrix custom layout](https://i.sstatic.net/52zYk.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/52zYk.png)

I'd like to avoid using a plugin if possible.

**Tags:** control-panel, cp-dashboard

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: There's a related feature request here you might want to comment on: https://github.com/craftcms/cms/issues/825  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-08-23. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Unfortunately not. To do that kind of change your best bet would be to use [CPCSS](https://github.com/lindseydiloreto/craft-cpcss). It's a plugin but really only just provides you with a way to inject custom styles or a stylesheet for use in the control panel. It's well maintained by a responsible author so I don't see any reason to worry about that one.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you for the reassurance with the plugin. Coming from WP, it's good to know. Will give this a whirl.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-08-23. Score: 1

Change your Matrix field to a [**SuperTable field**](https://github.com/engram-design/SuperTable) and use the "Table Layout" setting for the field to accomplish this data arrangement.

The "Table Layout" setting is here:  
<https://www.screencast.com/t/Y3jm9DIr>


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