// use of JEditorPane to fake a multi-line label final JEditorPane jep = new JEditorPane(); jep.setFont( new Font( "Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 12 ) ); jep.setForeground( FOREGROUND_FOR_INSTRUCTIONS ); jep.setBackground( BACKGROUND_FOR_BODY ); jep.setContentType( "text/html" ); jep.setEditable( false ); jep.setBorder( BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder() ); jep.setText( "<html><font color=\"blue\">Pick a file</span><br>Then hit <strong>Print</strong>.</html>" );