Text
The Text Component in Akuko is a powerful tool for adding textual content to your data stories. Whether you're introducing your data, explaining visualizations, highlighting insights, or narrating data stories, the Text Component empowers you to communicate effectively with your audience.
Key Features
Supports Markdown
The Text Component supports Markdown, a lightweight markup language that allows you to format your text for better readability. With Markdown, you can easily create headings, lists, emphasize text, add hyperlinks, and more. Markdown makes it simple to structure and style your text within the Text Component.
Integration with Data Sources
You can connect the Text Component to a data source, enabling you to embed dimensions and measures directly into your text using tokens like {dimension_name}. This integration allows you to create dynamic, data-driven narratives within your data stories.
Best Practices
Clarity and Conciseness: Keep your text concise and focused on delivering key messages.
Visual Appeal: Use formatting and styling options, including Markdown, to make your text visually engaging.
Contextualization: Provide context and explanations that help your audience understand the significance of the data.
Consistency: Maintain a consistent tone and style throughout your data story.
Testing and Review: Review your text for accuracy and clarity, and ensure that data-linked text components display data correctly.
The Text Component is an essential tool for creating compelling data stories in Akuko. Its Markdown support and integration with data sources make it a versatile choice for blending text with data-driven insights.
Properties
name
Component name.
width
Width of the component.
source
UUID of the data source
font-family
The font family used for the text.
font-size
font-color
Text color