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# Text Panel

The text panel lets you make information and description panels etc. for your dashboards. There are three modes you can write in: markdown, HTML or text.

## Text Options

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1. **Mode**: Here you can choose between markdown, HTML or text.
2. **Content**: Here you write your content.