Carriage returns in text fields not displaying

[Arlo]

Hi, I'm new to this forum, and my first moment here I got a major problem answered and fixed (duplicating records with portals- THANKS!)

My other problem is this:

Within the portal I have a text field via a value list pop-up. The value list is coming from a field of File B. I want to display multiple lines of the field within the portal. Extending the portal field vertically out of the bounds of the portal row allows me to view overflow text fine. Carriage returns I place in the original File B records are ignored; I only get the text up to the return. However, if I manually put in carriage returns within the overflow text thru the portal, it displays properly.

So my question is this: How can I pre-format the original records with the carriage returns so they display in the portal pop-up? I appreciate any insight

Thanks