Creating a Text View

    In this tutorial you will learn how to create a Text View visualization using a sample spreadsheet.

    Visualization sample using Text View

    Access the links below for the Text view walkthroughs.

    Key Concepts

    Text views display information in a key-value pattern, but they only display the first row of data paired with a column's label. You can, however, add filters to make sure Slingshot displays the row you need.

    Sample Data Source

    For this tutorial, you will use the Simple Series Charts sheet in the Slingshot Visualization Tutorials.

    Note

    Excel files as local files are not supported in this release. In order to follow these tutorials, make sure you upload the file to one of the supported cloud services or add it as a Web Resource.

    Creating a Text View

    1. Depending on where you want to save the dashboard, you can open a dashboard list in My Analytics, a workspace or a project. You can always move the dashboard to another location later on.

    2. Click/tap on the + Dashboard button.

    New dashboard button in My Analytics

    1. You can choose the data source you want to work with from the list of data sources. If the data source is new, you will need to add it from the + Data Source button.

      Data Sources list

    2. Once the data source is configured, select the Slingshot Tutorials Spreadsheet. Then, choose the Simple Series Charts sheet.

      Simple Series Charts Spreadsheed in the example data source

    3. Open the Visualization Picker and select Text View. By default, the visualization type will be set to Column.

      Text View in the Chart Types list

    4. The above text view, for example, displays the Population, Life expectancy and Fertility rate for a specific country. Drag and drop Country Name, Population, Life Expectancy and Fertility Rate into Columns.

      Organize Text View data

    Changing the Selected Row

    Text View displays the first row of the sheet by default. You can add a filter to your data in order to change this. For example, let's make the text view display row 9 (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

    1. Drag and drop the Country Name field into Data Filters.

      Select a data filter for Text View

    2. Select Filter Type to enable the dropdown menu and then choose Select Values.

      Select Value option from the list of Filter Types

    3. By default, all values will be selected. Uncheck the All box and select only Bosnia and Herzegovina. Then, select Create Filter.

      Choose country from the list of Selected Values

    4. The visualization will be updated to reflect the changes.

      Choose country from the list of Selected Values