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Text control

Display text content​

You can add any number of these to the layout of a flow document.

A Text control represents...some text! You can type it yourself or display a dynamic value fetched from a data source.

Text controls are great for creating titles and headings. These are important for optimising the layout of any document, as they give structure to your content. Readers often skim through things, so organising your report document into logical sections will help them to navigate and see key information at a glance.

However, you can also use Text controls to display large sections of text, such as descriptions or instructions.

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Add a Text control​

In the Document Layout Editor, select at the bottom (or within a container control) and then choose Text.

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Set the value​

Select the pill shape inside the control.

Either select Static and enter any amount of text (or paste it in from elsewhere), or select Dynamic and link to a data source header. To learn more, see Dynamic values.

Configuration​

Select the control to show its properties in the top toolbar.

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Layout properties​

  • ​ Relative width - Auto by default. The control automatically sizes itself to display its content in full (space permitting). Alternatively, you can set a constant width. See Flow control width.

  • ​ Margins - adjust the gap between each side of the control and the content inside. See Flow control margins.

Table properties​

  • ​ Wrap - enabled by default. If the text content exceeds the maximum width of the control, it'll be wrapped onto multiple lines. If disabled, the control will display a single line of truncated text.

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  • ​ Text align - align the text within the control. Choose Left (default), Centre or Right.

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  • ​ Text style - make text big and blue! Choose a heading size from H1 (largest) to H5 (smallest).

  • ​ Edit description - customise the control's description (shown in the toolbar).

  • ​ Remove - delete the control.