Displaying the name of a merged column field within the row

[OmahaOmaha]

I'm trying to figure out a way to display the name of a merge column in the report field.  For example, lets say I want to display the task name, primary assignment and due date in one field. I already know how to merge the fields and create line breaks, however I'm trying to get the following text to display in the merged column:

Task Name: "name"

Primary Assignment: "name"

Due Date: "date"

I want the name of the merge column to display before the actual input from that field if that makes sense.

[skyehansen]

The method used is the same as what you would use for a line break. So if your linebreak column looks like this:

value=<br>

valueformat=HTML

width=1

sharecol=true

your title column could look like this:

value=<br>Primary Assignment:

valueformat=HTML

width=1

sharecol=true

Or it could look like this:

value=Task Name: 

valueformat=HTML

width=1

sharecol=true

You also need to put in html to make a "space". I think I usually use   for that.

[OmahaOmaha]

@skyehansen all the fields I'm trying to combine have a valueformat=customDataLabelsAsString, when I change them to HTML they return nothing back, just the name of the category.  Do you know why that is?

[Sven-iX · Accepted solution]

@OmahaOmaha 

don't touch the field columns. Just add the columns Skye mentioned. 

column.0.sharecol=true
column.0.textmode=true
column.0.value=<b>Task Name</b>:&nbsp;
column.0.valueformat=HTML
column.1.descriptionkey=name
column.1.isInlineEditable=false
column.1.link.linkproperty.0.name=ID
column.1.link.linkproperty.0.valuefield=ID
column.1.link.linkproperty.0.valueformat=int
column.1.link.lookup=link.view
column.1.link.valuefield=objCode
column.1.link.valueformat=val
column.1.linkedname=direct
column.1.listsort=string(name)
column.1.namekey=task.name.abbr
column.1.querysort=name
column.1.section=0
column.1.sharecol=true
column.1.shortview=false
column.1.stretch=100
column.1.textmode=true
column.1.valuefield=name
column.1.valueformat=HTML
column.1.width=250
column.2.sharecol=true
column.2.textmode=true
column.2.value=<br/><b>Primary Assignment</b>:&nbsp;
column.2.valueformat=HTML
column.3.displayname=
column.3.linkedname=primaryAssignment
column.3.namekey=view.relatedcolumn
column.3.namekeyargkey.0=primaryAssignment
column.3.namekeyargkey.1=assignedTo:name
column.3.sharecol=true
column.3.textmode=true
column.3.valuefield=primaryAssignment:assignedTo:name
column.3.valueformat=HTML
column.4.sharecol=true
column.4.textmode=true
column.4.value=<br/><b>Due Date</b>:&nbsp;
column.4.valueformat=HTML
column.5.displayname=
column.5.linkedname=direct
column.5.namekey=plannedCompletionDate
column.5.querysort=plannedCompletionDate
column.5.textmode=true
column.5.valuefield=plannedCompletionDate
column.5.valueformat=atDate

[OmahaOmaha]

thanks @skyehansen and @Sven-iX  this worked and totally misinterpreted what Skye had said earlier in the thread.