# Add text tiles

You can add text tiles to a report to give some context to a dashboard, add explanations or even better structure your dashboards.

## Create a text tile

To add a text tile to a dashboard, create a new report (or edit an existing one) then click on the "Text" button in the action bar. Type your text, use the formatting options and click on create: 

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