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Text box and formatting

Is there a way to add a text box/or formatted area text in the board? I usually have a short synopsis of the story so far in the players landing page to refresh everyone memory of what happened last sesssion. But Roll 20 doesn't seem to have a text box tool. Basically it will not breack the line ever unless you use return. Which is very inconvenient for long paragraphs. Is there any way to achieve this?
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Finderski
Plus
Sheet Author
Compendium Curator
Short answer, not that I'm aware of, but... Not as fancy, but you could put it in a handout and the Show to All Player. That would pop up on their screen at that point. Going that route it's not just tied to the landing page and could be accessed by them at any time. You could also make it editable by your players so they could add any additional notes they may have from their perspectives, etc.
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The Aaron
Roll20 Production Team
API Scripter
Probably the easiest, if least satisfying, way to achieve this is to type it up in Word or similar, then screen shot it and drop the graphic in.&nbsp; Slightly better would be doing it in a graphics program (GIMP or the like) so you can control the image a bit more.&nbsp; There are some online tools that you could use to make the image (Here's one I found by searching for [ancient scroll image builder] :&nbsp; <a href="https://rollforfantasy.com/tools/scroll-creator.php" rel="nofollow">https://rollforfantasy.com/tools/scroll-creator.php</a> ). At the Pro tier, I have an API script called Message of the Day (MotD) that lets you build a handout which is then shown to players when they log in.
thanks guys for the answer... I think this kind of simple function should definitely be in the requested feature list.
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The Aaron
Roll20 Production Team
API Scripter
You should create a Suggestion in the Suggestions &amp; Ideas Forum, then post the link to it here to draw attention.&nbsp; I'll up vote it!
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keithcurtis
Forum Champion
Marketplace Creator
API Scripter
There is this&nbsp; Stupid Trick : Simple Way to have a "Handout" without a Journal Entry or Actually Making a Handout &nbsp;- Kastion
Just added the suggestion.