How to add text items, navigate between tabs using action buttons, and show workspace grid lines when moving Cognos Insight objects

Resolving The Problem

How to add text items to the Cognos Insight Workspace

There are three separate ways to add text items to the Cognos Insight Workspace:

1. Click Insert > Text and drag the text item to the appropriate location.
2. Right-click the location and click Insert Widget > Text.
3. Double-click the location and a text item will be created at that spot.


How to navigate between tabs using action buttons

To guide users through the analysis that you provided in the workspace, use action buttons to go from tab to tab. You can also use an image for the button.

Procedure
1. Click Insert > Action Button.
If you know where you want to place the action button on the canvas, right-click the location and click Insert Widget > Action Button.
2. Select the Go To Tab action and specify which tab to navigate to.
3. To change the label or image for the action button, click the Style tab.
4. Click OK.
5. To edit the action button, right click the button and click Edit Properties.
6. To have this widget appear behind other widgets, right click the button and click Send to Back.
7. To prevent the widget from being moved and to hide the toolbar, right click the button and click Lock Widget.



How to show workspace grid lines when moving Cognos Insight objects

1. To see the workspace grid lines while moving objects, press and hold the Shift key while dragging objects around the workspace.