Description

See the chart description options in action

 

Add a Description

  1. With the gadget or macro in Edit mode, on the right side, click the Chart description tab

  2. Click into the text box and begin typing your description

  3. Click Save to lock in your changes

Change the Description Formatting

 

Option

What does it do?

What does it look like on gadgets/macros?

Keyboard shortcut

Option

What does it do?

What does it look like on gadgets/macros?

Keyboard shortcut

Text style dropdown

 

The Text Style dropdown gives users the ability to change the style of the text in the description. The styles align with the options available in Confluence.

 

 

Text Formatting

 

The Text Formatting options allow users to format the text in the description.

  1. B button: Bolds the description text

  2. I button: Italicize the description text

  3. Set of 3 dots: Access additional formatting options, including Underline, Strikethrough, Code, Subscript, and Superscript

 

  1. Bold text: Highlight the text, then hit “Command + B”

  2. Italicized text: Highlight the text, then hit “Command + I”

  3. Underlined text: Highlight the text, then hit “Command + U”

  4. Strikethrough text: Highlight the text, then hit “Command+Shift+S”

  5. Coded text: Highlight the text, then hit "Command+Shift+M"

Text Alignment

 

 

The Text Alignment dropdown determines the placement of the description text within the text box.

  1. Shifted to the right of the text box

  2. Shifted to the center of the text box

  3. Shifted to the left of the text box

 

 

Text Color option

 

The Text Color option allows users to adjust the color of the text in the description. Click the specific color square to choose the color. If the color you’re looking for does not match any of the boxes, click More colors to access additional colors.

 

N/A

Bullet List

 

The Bullet list option allows user to add a bulleted list to the description.

 

“Command + Shift + 8”

Numbered List

The Numbered list option allows users to add a numbered list to the description.

 

“Command + Shift + 7”

Link

 

 

 

 

The Link option allows users to insert a link to the description.

In the Paste link box, users can input the direct URL of the link.

In the Text to display box, users can input the text they would like to display the link as

 

“Command + K”

Code Snippet

 

The Code Snippet option allows users to insert a block of code into the chart description in a clean format. Simply enter your code into the grey box that appears.

Use the Select language dropdown to adjust the language of the code. The Trashcan icon removes the code snippet.

 

 

Quote

The Quote option allows users to insert a quotation block into the chart description.

 

 

“>”

Expand option

 

The Expand option allows add a block of text that can be hidden or shown based off

 

N/A

Adjust the Position

At the bottom of the Display options tab of the gadget/macro, adjust the visibility and position of the Description

The toggle Show description on chart is automatically enabled, and, the Description position defaults to the Bottom of the gadget/macro