Text elements allow you to communicate information in markdown to your customers.
{{element#}}
notation. This is great for adding company names into your
dashboards or dynamically describing charts and graphs.
Configuration Option | Description |
---|---|
Text | This is a text area that allows you to type in free form text. Our text elements understand markdown, enabling you to make complex text views in your dashboards. |
Text Size | This allows you to manage the size of the text that appears on the dashboard. There are three options: • Normal (default) • Large • Extra Large |
Alignment | Alignment defines the horizontal & vertical placement of the text inside of the container on the dashboard. There are 3 options in the horizontal direction: • Left aligned (default) • Center aligned • Right aligned There are 3 options in the vertical direction: • Top aligned (default) • Center aligned • Bottom aligned |
{{ }}
notation, similar to the dataset SQL editor. These values can either be
generated from custom variables or through data queried against your Explo
datasets.
customer_name
variable
to make the text shown on the screen be dynamic.