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# 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

<figure><img src="/files/FAP2DngZ43L6R7uccslZ" alt=""><figcaption><p>A letter task showing several Databoxes</p></figcaption></figure>

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

### Messages

<div align="center"><figure><img src="/files/imGgKeUSU4Fw8AsT9UdD" alt=""><figcaption><p>A Message using a single Databox</p></figcaption></figure></div>

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

<div align="center"><figure><img src="/files/LiC6glUoXj7Hlonw9DUi" alt=""><figcaption><p>Company (Fixed text) Databoxes holding telephone numbers </p></figcaption></figure></div>

...with the end result:

<div align="center"><figure><img src="/files/I0ylBH0BR8k7tDaz94Lv" alt=""><figcaption><p>The resultant Message</p></figcaption></figure></div>