I. Intro
You can add text blocks to the dashboard to provide explanations or more context for your audience, which is helpful in a wide range of scenarios, such as reporting and presentations.
Note: If advanced permissions are not turned on, users with edit permissions can create and edit text blocks. If advanced permissions are turned on, only the base owner and users with manage permissions can create and edit text blocks.
Use cases:
- Supplement reports: The text block can be used to explain chart metrics or highlight any key takeaways or anomalies without the need to switch between different pages.
- Provide additional context: Use text blocks to briefly describe the purpose of each chart and explain key indicators, or other relevant details, to help your collaborators get the big picture and understand the small details.
- Enrich dashboard layout: The text block can be an effective visual element to divide the dashboard into distinct sections to create a more structured and intuitive layout.
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II. Steps
Add block and enter text
- Open the base and click Dashboard on the left navigation bar.
- Click Add Block and select Text.
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- Enter text into the block and select the text to format it. The following actions are supported:
- Change heading level (Body text, heading 1, heading 2, heading 3)
- Change the alignment (left, right, center, top, middle, bottom)
- Change the line spacing (Default, 1.3, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3)
- Use bold, strikethrough, italic, underline.
- Change the font color and background color.
- Add to-do lists (in the form of checkboxes), links, numbered lists, bulleted lists, quotes, and indents.
- Enter @ to mention others and send them a notification as needed.
- Enter @ to tag a document
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Note: To copy the text in the block, you need to have Who can copy content permission for the base.
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Manage a text block
Click the ⋮ icon in the upper-right corner of the block to duplicate, copy to other dashboards, change its background color, move to a layout block, or delete. Text blocks cannot be added to Workplace.
You can also select the block and drag the lower-right corner to adjust the block size or drag the top of the block to move it.
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III. FAQs