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How to Add a New Line in Power Automate Word Template (Simple Text Field)

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Hi everyone,

I'm using Power Automate with a Word Template, and I'm trying to insert a line break into a simple text field using an expression with concat().

I've tried the following options inside the concat() function:

  • <br>
  • /
  • decodeUriComponent('%0A')
  • a single space in quotes ' '
  • \n
  • \r
  • \n\r

But none of them are working as expected. The text still shows up on a single line in the generated Word document.

Is there a correct way to insert a new line or line break into a simple text field in a Word Template using Power Automate?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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    Tomac Profile Picture
    4,142 Moderator on at
    You can go a couple of ways to solve this.
     
    1. Initialize a new string variable with a plaintext line break in it, and concat that to your string
    2. concat this expression: decodeUriComponent('%0D%0A')
     
    The thing to make sure of, is that in your Content Control in Microsoft Word you open the Properties of that control and enable line breaks:

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