# Need more help with text formatting
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-more-help-with-text-formatting/81466
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [21 September 2023 05:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-more-help-with-text-formatting/81466 "2023-09-21T05:15:49Z")
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [21 September 2023 05:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-more-help-with-text-formatting/81466/1 "2023-09-21T05:15:49Z")
With reference to this thread:
> [@How to put formatted Text on Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-put-formatted-text-on-dashboard/80016/9):
>
> It really was as easy as I said. msg.payload --\> markdown node --\> template. You didnt even need to modify the markdown node or the template. flow [{"id":"f4977a3a93b687b9","type":"inject","z":"6e46a349d744ceaa","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"true","payloadType":"bool","x":150,"y":360,"wires":[["21f6e9c54ce6aa06"]]},{"id":"21f6e9c54ce6aa06","type":"template","z":"6e46a349d744ce…
Sorry folks, life isn't easy and it just got more complicated for me.
That is working ok, but now I need to learn more about how to _format_ the text.
Is (maybe) ok, but a bit messy.
Looking at the first one (`#7` specifically).
I'm wanting the text a bit better _formatted_.
`flashing colours mean stages of overheating flashing blue cleared yellow warn orange overheat red ???`
Is a bit bad.
What I'd prefer is something like this:
```auto
flashing colours mean stages of overheating
flashing blue cleared
yellow warning
orange overheated
red ???
```
Yeah, red is still work in progress.
I think that means the machine has shut down..... But anyway.
How do I get the text to be like that and not just wrapping around the box size as shown?
Yeah, rookie problem. But I am a bit overwhelmed with this and other stuff.
Thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [21 September 2023 05:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-more-help-with-text-formatting/81466/2 "2023-09-21T05:28:05Z")
Have you tried adding `
` where you require new lines.
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [21 September 2023 05:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-more-help-with-text-formatting/81466/3 "2023-09-21T05:29:35Z")
I love you @E1cid (not that way though)
I am very naive to all this stuff.
I have a basic understanding only, and even that is not really good.
I'll give it a try and get back to you.
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### Author:  [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)
#### Post date: [21 September 2023 06:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-more-help-with-text-formatting/81466/4 "2023-09-21T06:18:36Z")
{{hugs}} Thanks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [5 October 2023 06:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-more-help-with-text-formatting/81466/5 "2023-10-05T06:19:11Z")
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