Text

This page describes how to set up and configure the Text component, a container for text and images.

A Text component can contain everything from a short string, through HTML tables, to entire web pages. Content may include values from the component’s data source.

Text properties

The following sections provides details on how to configure the properties of the Text component.

Basics

Open the Basics properties on the right and configure the properties described in the following table.

These properties also apply to the Text to Speech component.

Field	Description
Name	Enter a name for the component.
Data Source	Select a data source. Refer to data source for details.
Formatted Text	Clicking on the field summons the Text Editor, which toggles between WYSIWYG and HTML modes.
Template Text	Template text can include data from the Data Source. Clicking on the field summons the Template Editor.
Font Size	Default type size, in pixels.
Horizontal	Horizontal alignment of text.
Vertical	Vertical alignment of text.
Tooltip	Display text information on mouse rollover.
Allow Unsafe Templates	Click when using third party embedded code.

Text editor

Click inside the Formatted Text property, in Basics, to open the Text Editor.

The following example shows the Text Editor in WYSWIG mode.

The following example shows the Text Editor in HTML mode. This mode is displayed when you click the icon for Edit raw HTML on the toolbar.

Toolbar

This table describes the purpose of each of the icons on the Text Editor toolbar.

button	function
	Bold, italic or underscore
	Left, center, right and justify alignment
	Numbering or bullet points
Font Size	8pt, 10pt, 12pt, 14pt, 18pt, 24pt
Font Family	Arial, Comic Sans, Courier New, Georgia, Helvetica, Impact, Times, Trebuchet, Verdana
Font Format	Paragraph, Pre, Heading 6, Heading 5, Heading 4, Heading 3, Heading 2, Heading 1
	Increase or decrease paragraph indent
	Insert an image. Includes options to set width, height, Alt Text and image alignment. To import an image, use this button then click Upload Image to locate and upload the image
	Add or remove URL links. Define the URL, give the URL a descriptive Title, and configure from the dropdown whether the link should open in the current window or a new window
	Text color
	HTML or WYSWIG mode
	HTML formatter

Style, Margins, Format

Refer to Style for common settings.

Further Reading

• Navigate Dashboards workspace

• Configure data source connections

• Use view states

• Publish & Export a dashboard