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cathoms
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5 years ago
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Adding a table or matrix visualization that is just text

Hello. I have a report with a few pages of heat maps and bullet charts. I've been asked to add some pages with instructions, definitions, etc. This will be purely text. I would like to add material in a table format. Is there an easy way to do this? I'm thinking I will need to create a data table(s) with the definitions and add it to my data model, but it would be easier (I think) to just add text directly in a table in the report.

 

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    cathoms
    5 years ago

    I decided to create an Excel workbook with separate sheets for each table of definitions and added them to my data model. Then I built Table visualizations from each. Still some fine tuning to do but looks like this:

     

     

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  • cathoms , You can have table visual With all column as un(non) summarized. But I doubt the format you have.

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      cathoms
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      I suppose I could just screenshot this and insert the image... That wouldn't allow for easy changes in future, however.

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      I decided to create an Excel workbook with separate sheets for each table of definitions and added them to my data model. Then I built Table visualizations from each. Still some fine tuning to do but looks like this: