diff --git a/embedCONTROLCore/src/main/java/com/thecoderscorner/embedcontrol/core/controlmgr/ComponentSettingsBuilder.java b/embedCONTROLCore/src/main/java/com/thecoderscorner/embedcontrol/core/controlmgr/ComponentSettingsBuilder.java
index 718c8dd8..bdf332ad 100644
--- a/embedCONTROLCore/src/main/java/com/thecoderscorner/embedcontrol/core/controlmgr/ComponentSettingsBuilder.java
+++ b/embedCONTROLCore/src/main/java/com/thecoderscorner/embedcontrol/core/controlmgr/ComponentSettingsBuilder.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * justification, position, control type, drawing mode, and custom drawing configuration.
  */
 public class ComponentSettingsBuilder {
+    public enum BuildingMode { MENU, TEXT, IMAGE }
+
     private final static Set<EditItemType> POSSIBLE_TIME_TYPES = Set.of(
             EditItemType.TIME_12H,
             EditItemType.TIME_24_HUNDREDS,
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ public class ComponentSettingsBuilder {
             EditItemType.TIME_12H_HHMM,
             EditItemType.TIME_24H_HHMM);
 
+    private BuildingMode mode;
+    private String text;
     private MenuItem item;
     private FontInformation fontInfo = FONT_100_PERCENT;
     private ConditionalColoring colors;
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ public class ComponentSettingsBuilder {
     /// @param color the colors to use for the control
     public static ComponentSettingsBuilder forMenuItem(MenuItem item, ConditionalColoring color) {
         var b = new ComponentSettingsBuilder();
+        b.mode = BuildingMode.MENU;
         b.colors = color;
         b.item = item;
         b.withControlType(defaultControlForType(item));
@@ -46,6 +51,16 @@ public static ComponentSettingsBuilder forMenuItem(MenuItem item, ConditionalCol
         return b;
     }
 
+    public static ComponentSettingsBuilder forText(String text, ConditionalColoring color) {
+        var b = new ComponentSettingsBuilder();
+        b.mode = BuildingMode.TEXT;
+        b.colors = color;
+        b.text = text;
+        b.withControlType(ControlType.TEXT_CONTROL);
+        b.withJustification(PortableAlignment.LEFT);
+        return b;
+    }
+
     private static PortableAlignment defaultJustificationForType(ControlType controlType) {
         return switch(controlType) {
             case HORIZONTAL_SLIDER, UP_DOWN_CONTROL -> PortableAlignment.LEFT_VAL_RIGHT;
@@ -89,22 +104,34 @@ public ComponentSettingsBuilder withJustification(PortableAlignment justificatio
         return this;
     }
 
-    /// Set the position of the control in the grid. Pretty much must always be set
+    /// Set the position of the control in the grid. Must always be set, for simpler cases with
+    /// no span you can use `withRowCol`
     /// @param position the position and span in the grid to create with
     public ComponentSettingsBuilder withPosition(ComponentPositioning position) {
         this.position = position;
         return this;
     }
 
+    /// Set the position of the control in the grid. Must always be set
+    /// @param row the zero based row
+    /// @param col the zero based column
+    public ComponentSettingsBuilder withRowCol(int row, int col) {
+        this.position = new ComponentPositioning(row, col);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /// Override the control type that was guessed during `forMenuItem`. You should be careful that the control type
     /// you choose is compatible with the menu item type.
     /// @param controlType  the control type to use
     /// @throws IllegalArgumentException if the control type is invalid for the menu item
     public ComponentSettingsBuilder withControlType(ControlType controlType) {
-        if(!controlType.isSupportedFor(item)) {
+        if(mode != BuildingMode.MENU) {
+            controlType = ControlType.TEXT_CONTROL;
+        } else if(!controlType.isSupportedFor(item)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Control type %s cannot render %s".formatted(controlType, item.getClass().getSimpleName()));
+        } else {
+            this.controlType = controlType;
         }
-        this.controlType = controlType;
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -132,6 +159,18 @@ public MenuItem getItem() {
         return item;
     }
 
+    /// Get the static text associated with this builder
+    /// @return  the static text
+    public String getText() {
+        return text;
+    }
+
+    /// Get the mode of the building, IE text, menu item etc.
+    /// @return the building mode
+    public BuildingMode getMode() {
+        return mode;
+    }
+
     /// Creates the component settings
     /// @return the built object
     public ComponentSettings build() {
diff --git a/embedCONTROLCore/src/main/java/com/thecoderscorner/embedcontrol/jfx/controlmgr/panels/BaseCustomMenuPanel.java b/embedCONTROLCore/src/main/java/com/thecoderscorner/embedcontrol/jfx/controlmgr/panels/BaseCustomMenuPanel.java
index d72dcbac..2b5831b8 100644
--- a/embedCONTROLCore/src/main/java/com/thecoderscorner/embedcontrol/jfx/controlmgr/panels/BaseCustomMenuPanel.java
+++ b/embedCONTROLCore/src/main/java/com/thecoderscorner/embedcontrol/jfx/controlmgr/panels/BaseCustomMenuPanel.java
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@
 
 import com.thecoderscorner.embedcontrol.core.controlmgr.*;
 import com.thecoderscorner.embedcontrol.core.controlmgr.color.ConditionalColoring;
+import com.thecoderscorner.embedcontrol.customization.FontInformation;
 import com.thecoderscorner.embedcontrol.jfx.controlmgr.UpdatablePanel;
 import com.thecoderscorner.menu.domain.MenuItem;
 import com.thecoderscorner.menu.domain.state.MenuTree;
 import com.thecoderscorner.menu.remote.commands.AckStatus;
 import com.thecoderscorner.menu.remote.protocol.CorrelationId;
 import javafx.scene.Node;
+import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.layout.Background;
 import javafx.scene.layout.BackgroundFill;
 import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
+import javafx.scene.text.Font;
+import javafx.scene.text.TextAlignment;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 
@@ -59,8 +63,36 @@ public Node getPanelToPresent(double width) throws Exception {
     }
     protected abstract void populateGrid();
 
+    private Font calculateFont(FontInformation fontInfo, Font current) {
+        if(fontInfo.sizeMeasurement() == FontInformation.SizeMeasurement.PERCENT) {
+            return Font.font(current.getSize() * (fontInfo.fontSize() / 100.0));
+        } else {
+            return Font.font(fontInfo.fontSize());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private TextAlignment toTextAlign(EditorComponent.PortableAlignment justification) {
+        return switch (justification) {
+            case LEFT, LEFT_VAL_RIGHT -> TextAlignment.LEFT;
+            case RIGHT -> TextAlignment.RIGHT;
+            case CENTER -> TextAlignment.CENTER;
+        };
+    }
+
     protected void putIntoGrid(ComponentSettingsBuilder builder) {
-        putIntoGrid(builder.getItem(), builder.build());
+        if(builder.getMode() == ComponentSettingsBuilder.BuildingMode.TEXT) {
+            var settings = builder.build();
+            var comp = new Label(builder.getText());
+            comp.setFont(calculateFont(settings.getFontInfo(), comp.getFont()));
+            comp.setTextAlignment(toTextAlign(settings.getJustification()));
+            comp.setTextFill(asFxColor(settings.getColors().foregroundFor(NORMAL, TEXT_FIELD)));
+            var pos = settings.getPosition();
+            gridPane.add(comp, pos.getCol(), pos.getRow(), pos.getColSpan(), pos.getRowSpan());
+        } else if(builder.getMode() == ComponentSettingsBuilder.BuildingMode.MENU){
+            putIntoGrid(builder.getItem(), builder.build());
+        } else {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported mode " + builder.getMode());
+        }
     }
 
     protected void putIntoGrid(MenuItem item, ComponentSettings componentSettings) {