Added a reference note for people needing to limit to a set number of characters

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/text_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/text_helper.rst
index e97643275..8cb2d6f96 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/text_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/text_helper.rst
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ more or less then what you specify. Example
 The third parameter is an optional suffix added to the string, if
 undeclared this helper uses an ellipsis.
 
+**Note:** If you need to truncate to an exact number of characters please see
+the :ref:`ellipsize` function below.
+
 ascii_to_entities()
 ===================
 
@@ -136,6 +139,8 @@ complete words. Example
 
 	// Would produce:  Here is a simple string of text that will help us demonstrate this function
 
+.. _ellipsize:
+
 ellipsize()
 ===========