Adding text

Reinforce your analysis by adding text to your dashboards and stories. For example, you can highlight key points that are shown in a visualization and provide background information.

Procedure

  1. Click the Widgets icon Widgets icon.
    If you don't see the Widgets icon, click the Edit Edit icon icon first.
  2. If you want to position the widget yourself, drag the Text icon to the canvas. If you want the widget to fill the next available pane in the template, click the Text icon Text icon.
  3. Type in the text box and then click away from it.
  4. To format the text, select the text in the widget, and then in the toolbar change one or more of the following properties:
    • Font
    • Font size
    • Text color
    • Style, such as bold, underline, or italic
    • Alignment
    • Unordered list
    • Ordered list
  5. To position the text vertically or diagonally, use your cursor to grab the corner of the text box and rotate the widget.