> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.runchat.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Text > Multiline text input that you can type, paste, generate, or drive from another node A Text input node with referenced parameters and the Sparkles button visible The Text node is a multiline text input. Type or paste anything: a prompt, a system message, a list of names, a markdown document. The output is whatever you've entered, ready to wire into another node. ## Adding multiple values Click the **+** button in the settings bar to add another text item, turning the node into a list. Lists are how you fan out a workflow over multiple values: pair a list of 5 prompts with a Create node and you get 5 results in one run. See [Data Matching](/concepts/data/data-matching) for how lists are handled across multiple inputs. ## Generating a list Click the **Generate data** button (✨) in the settings bar to generate a list of items from whatever you've typed as a prompt. For example, type `5 modernist architects` and click Generate data. The node fills with a list of five items. Useful when you want to seed a workflow with example data, brainstorm options, or generate test inputs without manually typing each one. The button is only available on text inputs. ## Driving the text from another node Connecting any output to the Text node casts it to a string and displays it in the field. The Text node will re-cast and re-display every time the upstream node runs. ## Inline references Inside any text field you can press `Tab` (or `@`) to insert a reference to another node's output. Useful for building template strings where one part of the prompt comes from a [Text Input](/node-reference/nodes/inputs/text), an Agent, or a Code node. See [Data Referencing](/concepts/data/data-referencing). You can also reference [credentials](/concepts/integrations/credentials) the same way when constructing API calls. ## Next steps * [Data Matching](/concepts/data/data-matching): control how lists fan out across runs * [Data Referencing](/concepts/data/data-referencing): inline references and template strings * [Agent node](/node-reference/nodes/agent): use generated text as prompts