You open the properties panel for a visualization by clicking Edit in the toolbar and clicking the visualization that you want to edit.
If the properties panel is hidden, click in the lower right-hand corner to open it.
Data
Click Add layer to add an area layer or a point layer. Options that are dimmed are not available.
Layers
| Add layer |
On the Data tab, select Add layer to open the Fields list where you can select to add an area layer or a point layer, depending on what is available. You can only add one layer. When the layer is added, the Add layer button is dimmed to indicate that no more layers can be added. |
| <Dimension name> | Click the dimension name to open the dimension settings. If you want to delete the dimension, long-touch/right-click the dimension and select Delete in the dialog. Alternatively, click the dimension and click Delete. |
| Field | Shows the name of the field or dimension that is used for the layer. |
| Show null values | By default, selected. A null measure value is displayed as an x in the map. |
| Expression | Add an expression to the dimension value. You can visualize the differences in value by coloring by measure or selecting the option Use size. |
| Label | Enter a label for the expression. If you have used a field from the assets panel, to create an expression, the expression name is automatically displayed. |
| Measure | Only displayed for master items. To be able to edit a measure that is linked to a master item, you must first unlink the measure. |
| Use size | Select Use size to reflect the measure values through the size of the points. (Only available when an expression or measure is used.) |
| Bubble size | Use the slider to set the size of the bubbles. |
| Opacity | Use the slider to set the opacity of the point or area layer. |
| Range | By default, Auto, which means that the range is set by the measure values. When set to Custom, you can set the min value, the max value, or both. The min value cannot be larger than the max value. You can use expressions for the values. |
| Show | Select Show to display the area layer or the point layer. By default, it is selected. |
| Delete | Button for deleting the layer. |
Background
| Show |
Select Show to display the background image. By default, it is on. |
| Map service | By default, Auto, which means that a Mapbox background map is automatically added to a point layer. To use other map providers, click the button to switch to Custom and enter URL and attribution for the map. |
| Type | Select the background image type. Currently, slippy map is the only type available. |
| URL | Enter the URL of the tile server that you want to use. Click the link at the bottom of the section to go to a help page with the available URLs and attributions. |
| Attribution string | Enter the attribution string that corresponds to the URL. Click the link at the bottom of the section to go to a help page with the available URLs and attributions. |
Appearance
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General |
Show titles: On by default in all visualizations except filter panes, KPIs, and text & image visualizations. Enter Title, Subtitle, and Footnote. By default, the string is interpreted as a text string. However, you can also use the text field for an expression, or a combination of text and expression. An equals sign (=), at the beginning of a string shows that it contains an expression. Click if you want to create an expression by using the expression editor. Example: Assume that the following string is used, including quotation marks: 'Sales: ' & Sum(Sales). By default, the string is interpreted as a text string and is displayed as presented in the example. But if you begin the string with an equals sign: (='Sales: ' & Sum(Sales)), the string is interpreted as an expression instead. The output is then Sales: <value of expression>, where <value of expression> is the calculated value. |
| Presentation |
Navigation: By default, off. When set to Auto, the navigation tool is displayed, with options to pan and zoom. Auto-zoom on selection: By default, selected. When a selection is confirmed, the map automatically zooms in on the selected area. |
| Colors and legend |
Colors You only need to select Custom if you want to change the settings. The Auto settings are based on the visualization used and the number of dimensions and measures, that is, the settings are not fixed, but are dependent on the data input. When you add a measure from the assets panel, or an expression to the layer under Data in the properties panel, the coloring is automatically set to By measure. Coloring by measure reflects the measure value differences, and is normally what you want to use when adding a measure or an expression. Single color A single color (by default blue) is used for all items in the chart. In visualizations that do not benefit from multiple colors (bar charts with one dimension and scatter plots), single color is the default setting. Use the color picker to change the dimension color. By dimension By default, 12 colors are used for the dimensions. The colors are reused when there are more than 12 dimension values. Persistent colors: When selected, colors are persistent between selection states. Only available when using one dimension and the setting By dimension. Color scheme: Select 12 colors or 100 colors to be used for the different values. The 12 colors can all be distinguished by people who are color blind, but not all of the 100 colors. By measure By default, Sequential gradient is selected. The higher the measure value, the darker the color. Color scheme: You have the following four options: Sequential gradient: The transition between the different color groups is made using different shades of colors. High measure values have darker hues. Sequential classes: The transition between the different color groups is made using distinctly different colors. Diverging gradient: Used when working with data that is ordered from low to high, for instance, to show the relationship between different areas on a map. Low and high values have dark colors, mid-range colors are light. Diverging classes: Can be seen as two sequential classes combined, with the mid-range shared. The two extremes, high and low, are emphasized with dark colors with contrasting hues, and the mid-range critical values are emphasized with light colors. Reverse colors: When selected, the color scheme is reversed. Range: By default, Auto, which means that the range is set by the measure values. When set to Custom, you can set the min value, the max value, or both. The min value cannot be larger than the max value. You can use expressions for the values. By expression You can use coloring by expression to accentuate certain values. Supported formats: RGB, ARGB, and HSL. Expression: Enter the expression that you want to use. Click to open the expression editor. The expression is a color code: Selected by default. In most cases you want to keep this setting. When the selection is cleared, the expression evaluates to a number, which in turn is plotted against one of the chart gradients. When the coloring is by measure or by expression, you can set the color range (Min and Max values). By setting the color range, the colors remain constant throughout selections and paging. When using color by expression, the option The expression is a color code must be cleared before you can set the color range. Show legend: Not available when Single color is selected. By default set to Auto when there is more than one dimension or measure. The legend is displayed if there is enough space. The placement can be changed in the Legend position setting. Legend position: Select where to display the legend. Show legend title: When selected, the legend title is displayed. |