The text & image object complements other visualizations by offering options to add text, images, hyperlinks, and measures.
You can format and color the text and align the paragraphs. The background image has sizing and positioning options. You can also set the responsive behavior for text and images.
The text & image visualization is only available in the advanced edit mode.
You can create a text & image visualization on the sheet you are editing.
Do the following:
- In the advanced edit mode, drag an empty text & image chart to the sheet from the assets panel.
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Click the text & image chart to open the editing toolbar.
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Add and format text, images, hyperlinks or measures to the text & image chart.
Creating a link
You can mark a text section and use it for a link.
If you do not add a prefix, http:// is added automatically, assuming that you are adding a web address.
Do the following:
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Select the text section that you want to use for the link.
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Click
in the editing toolbar to open the link dialog. -
Enter the web address that you want to link to.
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Click
.
Removing a link
You can remove a link from a text section.
Do the following:
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Click the link so that the cursor is somewhere inside it.
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Click
in the editing toolbar to open the link dialog. -
Click
.
The link is removed, but not the text.
Adding an image
You can add an image through the editing toolbar. You can use one of the default images, or an image of your own.
Do the following:
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Click
in the editing toolbar.The Media library opens.
The following formats are supported: .png, .jpg, .jpeg, and .gif. You can upload images to the In app folder in the media library.
- Click on a folder in the media library, for example In app or Default.
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Select the image that you want to add.
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Click Insert.
Adding a measure
You can add a measure in the following ways:
- By dragging a field from the assets panel and adding it as a measure.
- By dragging a measure from Master items.
- By adding a measure (existing or new) from the properties panel.
When you are editing the measure, it is displayed as a token, which can be styled and moved around in the visualization. You can also apply number formatting to it. When you leave the editor, the measure value is displayed . Values that cannot be aggregated are shown as a hyphen (-).
Deleting a measure
You can delete a measure in the following ways:
- Place the cursor before the token and press Delete.
- Place the cursor after the token and press Backspace.
- In the properties panel, right-click the measure and select Delete in the dialog.
- In the properties panel, click the measure and click Delete.