diff --git a/addons/base_report_designer/wizard/base_report_design_view.xml b/addons/base_report_designer/wizard/base_report_design_view.xml
index 504f0ab2ba1..25c676d19d9 100644
--- a/addons/base_report_designer/wizard/base_report_design_view.xml
+++ b/addons/base_report_designer/wizard/base_report_design_view.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
             <newline/>
             <field name="file_sxw_upload"/>
             <newline/>
-            <label colspan="4" string="This is the template of your requested report.\nSave it as a .SXW file and open it with OpenOffice.\nDon't forget to install the OpenERP SA OpenOffice package to modify it.\nOnce it is modified, re-upload it in OpenERP using this wizard." align="0.0"/>
+            <label colspan="4" string="This is the template of your requested report.&#10;Save it as a .SXW file and open it with OpenOffice.&#10;Don't forget to install the OpenERP SA OpenOffice package to modify it.&#10;Once it is modified, re-upload it in OpenERP using this wizard." align="0.0"/>
               <separator string="" colspan="4"/>
               <button special="cancel" string="Cancel" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
               <button name="upload_report" string="Upload the modified report" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>