Overview
This canvas is where multiple types of content can be displayed together. A Canvas can be used for display on:- Reports
- Dashboards
- Storyboards
To add a Canvas to a dashboard or storyboard, use the same steps you would with any normal single chart report.
Widgets
The report canvas can be made up of four types of widget:
Each of these types of widget can be added to the canvas by opening their respective menu in the left side navigation panel.
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Canvas Properties
When using the canvas, there are a range of options you can adjust to suit your needs. To access these options, click on the <icon> settings icon in the top right corner of the canvas.<screenshot of cog and properties window>
Gridlines
These settings allow you to define which visual guides will be displayed to aid in the design of your canvas.
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| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Show Gridlines | This option allows you to toggle the display of gridlines in the background of your canvas. These can be used as a guide when laying out your widgets. |
| Gridline Size | This option allows you to define the size of the grid used by the gridlines setting (see above) in pixels. |
| Snap to Grid | This option allows you to require all widgets to align to gridlines if enabled, ensuring the layout adheres to your grid. |
Guidelines
These settings allow you to define where special guides are displayed to aid in the design of your canvas. These lines differ to gridlines as they are individual lines running vertically or horizontally across the canvas for a single specific location.
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| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Horizontal | This option allows you to add or remove horizontal guides on your canvas, as well as specifying the pixel location. |
| Vertical | This option allows you to add or remove vertical guides on your canvas, as well as specifying the pixel location. |
| Show Rulers | This option allows you to toggle the display of rulers across the top and left of your canvas, which can be used to place guidelines more accurately. |
Canvas Size
These settings allow you to define the size of your canvas display in pixels. This can be especially useful when you require an exact size for a specific purpose, as the canvas does not scale.
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| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Width | This allows you to specify the width of your canvas, in pixels. |
| Height | This allows you to specify the height of your canvas, in pixels. |
| Lock Size | This allows you to lock the size of your canvas, so that it cannot be resized by dragging during the design process. |
Canvas Design
This setting allows you to define the background colour of your canvas.
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| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Background Colour | This allows you to specify the colour of the background of your canvas. Especially useful when designing a canvas to be placed on a coloured background or image, such as on a storyboard slide. |
Canvas Widgets
Chart Widgets
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Edit | This allows you to return to the Charts step of the report builder and adjust the selected chart. From here you can return to the canvas by proceeding to the Design step of the builder. |
| Delete | This allows you to remove the selected chart from your canvas. This will not delete the chart from your report builder entirely. |
| Order | This allows you to change the order that widgets are displayed in the canvas, by moving the currently selected chart. The available options are:
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| Menu | This allows you to open the Widget Properties menu for the selected chart and adjust a range of options. |
Widget Properties
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Height & Location | |
| X | Specify the x coordinates of the top left corner of the currently selected widget, in order to position it exactly on your canvas. |
| Y | Specify the y coordinates of the top left corner of the currently selected widget, in order to position it exactly on your canvas. |
| Width | Specify the width of the currently selected widget, in pixels, in order to resize it exactly. |
| Height | Specify the height of the currently selected widget, in pixels, in order to resize it exactly. |
Text Widgets
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Delete | This allows you to remove the selected text widget from your canvas. |
| Order | This allows you to change the order that widgets are displayed in the canvas, by moving the currently selected text widget. The available options are:
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| Font | This allows you to select a different font to apply to the selected text widget. |
| Colour | This allows you to select a different colour to apply to the selected text widget. |
| Size | This allows you to select a different font size to apply to the selected text widget. |
| Menu | This allows you to open the Widget Properties menu for the selected text and adjust a range of options. |
Widget Properties
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Text | |
| Font | |
| Size | |
| Colour | |
| Style | |
| Alignment | |
| Opacity | |
| Indent | |
| List Style | |
| Spacing | |
| Line | |
| Chars | |
| Height & Location | |
| X | Specify the x coordinates of the top left corner of the currently selected widget, in order to position it exactly on your canvas. |
| Y | Specify the y coordinates of the top left corner of the currently selected widget, in order to position it exactly on your canvas. |
| Width | Specify the width of the currently selected widget, in pixels, in order to resize it exactly. |
| Height | Specify the height of the currently selected widget, in pixels, in order to resize it exactly. |
| Rotation | Specify the amount your wish to rotate your widget clockwise, in degrees. |
Image Widgets
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Change | This allows you to select a different image file to use with the currently selected image widget. |
| Delete | This allows you to remove the selected image widget from your canvas. |
| Order | This allows you to change the order that widgets are displayed in the canvas, by moving the currently selected image widget. The available options are:
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| Menu | This allows you to open the Widget Properties menu for the selected image and adjust a range of options. |
Widget Properties
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Image Options | |
| Opacity | |
| Aspect Ratio | |
| Height & Location | |
| X | Specify the x coordinates of the top left corner of the currently selected widget, in order to position it exactly on your canvas. |
| Y | Specify the y coordinates of the top left corner of the currently selected widget, in order to position it exactly on your canvas. |
| Width | Specify the width of the currently selected widget, in pixels, in order to resize it exactly. |
| Height | Specify the height of the currently selected widget, in pixels, in order to resize it exactly. |
| Rotation | Specify the amount your wish to rotate your widget clockwise, in degrees. |
Shape Widget
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Delete | This allows you to remove the selected shape widget from your canvas. |
| Order | This allows you to change the order that widgets are displayed in the canvas, by moving the currently selected shape widget. The available options are:
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| Fill Colour | This allows you to select a different fill colour to apply to the middle of the currently selected shape widget. |
| Stroke Colour | This allows you to select a different stoke colour to apply to the outline of the currently selected shape widget. |
| Stroke Width | This allows you to specify a thickness for the outline of the currently selected shape widget. |
| Menu | This allows you to open the Widget Properties menu for the selected shape widget and adjust a range of options. |
Widget Properties
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Shape Options | |
| Fill Colour | |
| Stroke Colour | |
| Stroke Width | |
| Fill Opacity | |
| Height & Location | |
| X | Specify the x coordinates of the top left corner of the currently selected widget, in order to position it exactly on your canvas. |
| Y | Specify the y coordinates of the top left corner of the currently selected widget, in order to position it exactly on your canvas. |
| Width | Specify the width of the currently selected widget, in pixels, in order to resize it exactly. |
| Height | Specify the height of the currently selected widget, in pixels, in order to resize it exactly. |
| Rotation | Specify the amount your wish to rotate your widget clockwise, in degrees. |