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Highlights

Draw attention to important data​

When editing a workspace, you can configure its highlights to display key information at a glance.

A highlight gives focus to one or more data points from an existing widget. It can be used to draw attention to an important number or render a widget's data points as a graph. Selecting a data point within a highlight will flash its position in the widget it belongs to.

Note

If the highlights area isn't visible, use the toolbar to switch to Viewing mode, turn on Show highlights, and then switch back to Editing mode.

Add highlight​

You can add up to eight highlights to a workspace.

To add a highlight to the active workspace, select Add highlight in the top area or select beside the last highlight, and then choose a highlight type.

Number​

To surface an important number from a widget, choose Number. Fill in the following fields:

  • Widget * - choose the widget containing the data you want to highlight.

  • Data point * - choose one of the widget's data points to display.

Select Create to finish.

An example Number highlight

Bar​

To render a widget's data as a bar graph, choose Bar. Fill in the following fields as needed:

  • Widget * - choose the widget containing the data you want to highlight.

  • Data points * - select some or all of the widget's data points.

Select Create to finish. To reorder data points in the rendered graph, reorder them in the widget.

An example Bar highlight

Donut​

To render a widget's data as a donut graph, choose Donut. Fill in the following fields:

  • Widget * - choose the widget containing the data you want to highlight.

  • Data points * - select some or all of the widget's data points.

  • Show values - if enabled, each segment of the donut will display its corresponding item count.

  • Show percentages - if enabled, each segment of the donut will display its corresponding percentage.

    • Use widget total for percentages - if enabled, percentages will be calculated based on the total item count of the widget, rather than the highlight (which may not include all data points).

Select Create to finish. To reorder data points in the rendered graph, reorder them in the widget.

An example Donut highlight

Highlight actions​

To perform an action with a highlight, select the button in its header:

  • Edit - change the highlight's properties.

  • Delete - permanently remove the highlight.