(v24) Format Comments

Format Comments

This applies to: Visual Data Discovery

If you are an Editor or Commenter user on a dashboard, you can add comments to widgets in this dashboard, and format your comments to emphasize points or provide links to more information. You can edit or delete your own comments, and Editor users can delete any comments.

Format options include:

Formatting Option	Description
Text Color	Apply a color to selected text. There are five ways to select a color: Color Picker: Select a color; the Hex and RGB fields update to indicate color code information. Color Slider: Select a color; the Hex and RGB fields update to indicate color code information. Hex: Enter a color by hexadecimal color code number. RGB: Enter a color by R G B color code number. Color Presets: Select a preset color; the Hex and RGB fields update to indicate color code information.
Background Color	Apply a background color to selected text. There are five ways to select a background color: Color Picker: Select a color; the Hex and RGB fields update to indicate color code information. Color Slider: Select a color; the Hex and RGB fields update to indicate color code information. Hex: Enter a color by hexadecimal color code number. RGB: Enter a color by R G B color code number. Color Presets: Select a preset color; the Hex and RGB fields update to indicate color code information.
Bold	Apply bold formatting to selected text.
Italic	Apply italic formatting to selected text.
Underline	Underline the selected text.
Bullet List	Select to start a bulleted list. Alternatively, selected text and convert it to a bulleted list of body text.
Numbered List	Select to start a numbered list. Alternatively, selected text and convert it to a numbered list of body text.
Add Link	Select to insert a link to an external website. Opens the Add Link work area. Enter Text and a Link to an external UR to create a link. If you're adding a link to selected text, that text is prefilled in the Text field. Note: Formatting applied to link text is converted to the browser's default link and visited link colors. On hover, an underline is shown under the link text. To edit or remove the link, select the link while you are in edit mode and choose the Edit or Remove option.
Clear Formatting	Select to clear color and font formatting (bold, italic, underline) from a paragraph.