Text Widget

Learn how to use Markdown in the Text widget whenever you need to create explanations, instructions, or contextual information in your dashboards.

How to apply basic formatting?

1

Bold

Use double asterisks or double underscores to make text bold. Example:

**text** or __text__

2

Italics

Use single asterisks or single underscores to format text in italics. Example:

*text* or _text_

3

Bold + Italics

Use three asterisks or three underscores to combine bold and italics. Example:

***text*** or ___text___

4

Strikethrough

Use double tildes (~~) to strike through text. Example:

~~text~~

How to create titles and subtitles?

You can use six levels by adding # at the beginning of a line. The more hashtags you use, the lower the heading level.

# Heading 1

## Heading 2

### Heading 3

#### Heading 4

##### Heading 5

###### Heading 6

How to create lists?

1

Bullet lists (unordered)

Use *, - or + followed by a space. Example:

- Item 1

+ Item 2

* Item 3

2

Task lists (checklists)

Use - [ ] or - [x]. Example:

- [ ] Pending task

- [x] Completed task

3

Nested lists

Use four spaces or a tab to nest lists. Examples:

* First level

* Second level

* Third level

How to add quotes?

Use > at the beginning of the line. Example:

> Simple quote

>> Quote inside another

How to insert a horizontal line?

Add three or more asterisks (*), hyphens (-), or underscores (_) on a line, optionally separated by spaces. Example:

***

---

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How to create clickable links?

Create a link by placing the link text in brackets, followed immediately by the URL in parentheses. Example:

[text to link](http://example.com)

How to create tables?

You can create tables using either the Text or Table widget. To create one through the Text widget, use vertical bars | to structure the cells and hyphens to separate the header. Example:

| Header | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |

|:------ |:-------- |:--------:| --------:|

| 1. Row | is | is | is |

| 2. Row | left | nicely | right |

| 3. Row | aligned | centered | aligned |

To create one using the Table widget, simply select “Table” in the “Widget Type” field and customize it.

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