# Databoxes in Messages & Tasks A ‘**Databox – Read**’ can be used to display the contents of a Databox within the body of a Message or Task. When editing the body text of a Message or Task, the list of available Databoxes is displayed alongside the editor. ### Tasks

Simply position the cursor and click the '**+**' sign or just drag and drop the Databox into the body. ### Messages

The above example uses a telephone number stored in a Company Databox:

Company (Fixed text) Databoxes holding telephone numbers

...with the end result:

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