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Adding text to your dashboard can be done via Text Widgetstext widgets. Choose text widgets of different sizes, or customize styles and then customize exactly as you need it via the text widget properties panel. The default sizes styles represent typical formatting defaults, such as headlines, or headings and paragraphs.
How to use Text Widgets
- Click on the Text Widget button on the left side of the screen.
- Drag a text widget of any size Choose your desired default style, and drag the widget to where you wish to display it on the dashboard.
- Click on the dropped widget to drag it to a new location in the dashboard, and click again to add text that you wish to displayenter text entry mode: you will see the blinking cursor indicating that you can enter text.
- You can customize the text through the Text text widget’s properties panel. This panel appears on the right side once the text widget is selected. Refer to See the Properties section below to learn about the types of customization available on a text widgetfor more details.
- You can also add an action event that will be triggered when this widget is clicked. See the Actions section in the widget's property table below for more information.
- Additional options are available by right-clicking and using the menu that appears. Learn more about the menu options here.
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You can use a variety of standard keyboard shortcuts within the text widget, from formatting properties such as bold to undoing the last change. See the full list. |
Text URLs
Users can link text objects to external or internal URLs. Clicking on the linked text will navigate the dashboard users to the linked page. Note that you can add a link to the entire text object, or a selected portion.
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Text Widget Properties
The table below explains describes the text widget properties that can be used for customizationto customize the appearance and behavior of a text widget.
Tip for customizing text font: You can apply certain changes to only the selected or highlighted text within a text widget. Once these settings are defined, they will affect any new text entered. These settings include : font type and size, color, style, opacity , and indent.
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Text editor keyboard shortcuts
The following keyboard shortcuts work within the text editor.
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Bold | Ctrl+B | Command+B |
Italic | Ctrl+I | Command+I |
Underline | Ctrl+U | Command+U |
Select All | Ctrl+A | Command+A |
Redo | Ctrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+Z | Command+Y / Command+Shift+Z |
Undo | Ctrl+Z | Command+Z |
Header 1 | Alt+Shift+1 | Ctrl+Option+1 |
Header 2 | Alt+Shift+2 | Ctrl+Option+2 |
Header 3 | Alt+Shift+3 | Ctrl+Option+3 |
Header 4 | Alt+Shift+4 | Ctrl+Option+4 |
Header 5 | Alt+Shift+5 | Ctrl+Option+5 |
Header 6 | Alt+Shift+6 | Ctrl+Option+6 |
Paragraph | Alt+Shift+7 | Ctrl+Option+7 |
Div | Alt+Shift+8 | Ctrl+Option+8 |
Address | Alt+Shift+9 | Ctrl+Option+9 |
Insert link | Ctrl+K | Command+K |