How to Make Salesforce Flow Screen Component Read-Only

We'll use a Display Text element to solve this use case.

Step 1: Define Flow Properties

a. From any page in Lightning, click on the Gear icon in the top right corner
b. Select Setup and in the Quick Find box, enter and click on Flows
c. Click on the New Flow button
d. Select Screen Flow and click on Create button

New Flow dialog with Screen Flow option selected

Step 2: Add the Screen Element to Display Fields in Read-Only Mode

a) On Flow Designer, click on the + icon and select the Screen element
b) Configure Screen Properties:

i. Enter Name in the Label field. API Name will be auto-populated

Screen element properties panel with Label field populated

Step 3: Add the Section Component to Configure the Column Layout

a) In the Screen element page, navigate to the Component tab and enter Section in the Component search field
b) Drag and drop the Section component onto the screen
c) Check the box for Include Header
d) Enter the desired Name for the Section into the Label field (e.g., User Login information). The API Name will be auto-populated
e) In the Configure Columns section, click on the Add Columns button to split the Section into two columns

Section component configured with two columns and header enabled

Step 4: Add the Display Text Component to Show the Logged-In User Details

a) Navigate to the Component tab and search for Display Text in the search field

b) Drag and drop the Display Text component into the Section component. In this example, we'll use four Display Text components set up as follows:

i. First Display Text component

API Name: FirstName
Text box: First Name: {!$User.FirstName}

ii. Second Display Text component

API Name: LastName
Text box: Last Name: {!$User.LastName}

iii. Third Display Text component

API Name: Email
Text box: Email: {!$User.Email}

iv. Fourth Display Text component

API Name: Mobile
Text box: Mobile: {!$User.MobilePhone}

c) Click on the Done button

Four Display Text components showing First Name, Last Name, Email, and Mobile field values

In the end, the Flow will look like the following:

Completed Screen Flow with read-only Display Text elements for user details

Step 5: Save and Activate Your Flow

Frequently Asked Questions

Can this technique be used for fields other than User fields?

Yes. Display Text elements can reference any merge field available in the flow, not just $User fields — you can use record variables, formula variables, or other resource values the same way.

Can I format the Display Text output, such as adding bold text or line breaks?

Yes. The Display Text component's rich text field supports basic formatting like bold, italics, and line breaks alongside merge fields.

Written by: Rakesh Gupta | Salesforce MVP
Rakesh is Senior Solution Architect, Salesforce MVP, and Author. With a background in computer science, Rakesh is passionate about solution design and process automation.

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