# AS2 .. Adding line breaks in dynamic text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-adding-line-breaks-in-dynamic-text/273504>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 16, 2008, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-adding-line-breaks-in-dynamic-text/273504 "2008-10-16T07:15:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-adding-line-breaks-in-dynamic-text/273504/1 "2008-10-16T07:15:11Z")

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Hey there.

I’ve been poking around for an answer and I found some help here and on other forums, but the answers I found are not helping.

I have an app that loads random quotes from an external text file. The file liiks like this:

quote1=blah blah blah  
&quote2= blah blah blah  
&quote3= blah blah blah

All the way to 25 quotes total. I want to add line breaks in the text. Some answeres said insert \r or  
in the text like so:

&quote4=This is a quote  
from some dude (or \r)

Also, I read that if you turn “render text as HTML” on, you could use \<br\> for line breaks.

I have tried all three options and all just display the extrea characters in my dynamic text when it pulls a quote.

Is there something I am missing? Is there an easier way to go about this?

Thanks in advance for your help!