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How to add multiple lines of text to a Report Studio Text Item

Troubleshooting


Problem

In Report Studio when adding text to a Text Item, pressing Enter closes the Text Item window. Unable to use New Line or Line Feed escape characters, Alt+Enter, Ctrl+Enter, or character codes (char(10) + char(13)) to create multiple lines of text in a Text Item.

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Modified date:
13 January 2026

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