Use text widgets to provide explanations and information to improve user understanding
and engagement.
Required Editions
| User Permissions
Needed |
| To edit Tableau Next dashboards: |
Tableau Unmetered Platform Analyst or Tableau Next Platform Analyst permission set |
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To insert titles or brief explanations that provide meaning for the data, click the
Text widget
and add it to the dashboard.
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Use the available space in the General section to add your text.
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To add semantic model data, click Insert Data and select
SDM Field.
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Select a semantic model then one of its fields.
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Add static text to the No Filter Text field if an applied filter
doesn't return any data.
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Add static text to the No Result Text field if an interaction
doesn't show results.
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Click Done.
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Type in text with the semantic model field for added context, and use the menu to
format the text.
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