Dynamic text is user-built data-driven text that is linked to a data discovery. The text includes dynamic PQL or MDX functions in order to obtain and display the required information. When the presentation is launched in runtime, the dynamic text is rendered, showing the current data-driven values of the given dynamic functions.
Dynamic text offers a way to draw attention to insights that require attention, placing the data-driven content on the presentation slide.
There are two ways to add dynamic text to your presentations:
- Add dynamic text that was built in Illustrate
- Use the dynamic text wizard in Present
Note: Dynamic text supports grid visuals only.
Add Dynamic Text from Illustrate
You can easily add dynamic text from Illustrate by locating it in the Content panel in Present. As with adding any other visuals to your presentation, simply find the required text in the folder tree and drag it onto the canvas.
See Build Dynamic Text for step by step instructions.
Configure Dynamic Text in Present
You can build dynamic text from on the fly within Present.
- Add a text box to the slide and write the required text
- Highlight the text that should be dynamic
- Use the dynamic text function in the text ribbon to replace the relevant text with dynamic values
- From the content tree in the lower panel, select the required grid, and then choose the specific cells that should be injected into the text
Add a Text Box
Add a static text box by clicking the text box icon (green highlight below) from the canvas menu. Alternatively, right click to open the text box menu where you can select a static text box or a graphic text box.
After you select the text box, the canvas will be highlighted in blue; left click on the location where the text box should be added.
Resize and position the textbox as needed. Right click on the textbox to open its context menu. You can open it in Illustrate or save it to the CMS.
Click on your text box to enable text functions from the Component ribbon; in this example, the font options (green highlight below) were used to add a background color, increase the border width, and change the border color. A header was also applied from the Styles options (red highlight). You can also add dynamic text, dynamic place holders, and text fields from the Component ribbon.
Dynamic Text Editor
With your text box selected, click the Dynamic Text button (purple highlight below) to open the Dynamic Text Builder. Alternatively, open the Dynamic Text drop-down button to build dynamic place holders, or add dynamic text fields. You can even use AI to generate dynamic text.
From the Dynamic Text Editor:
- Open the Content drop-down (orange highlight below) find and select the content you want to base your dynamic text on. Note that you must save the grid from Discovery in order to use it for dynamic text. Once selected, the grid or visual area will appear in the editor.
- Write your dynamic text expression in the script editor (red highlight).
- Use the PQL Functions library (yellow highlight) to add SQL expressions to your script.
- Select the relevant cells from the grid (purple highlight) to populate the given PQL expressions,
Auto Translate Dynamic Text
Users can automatically translate dynamic text using Pyramid's AI-driven Auto Translate feature. Enable the Auto-Translate option by clicking the Auto Translate button on the Design ribbon.
Click on the enable button and select the required source language from the drop down. The user's application language is defined in the System Info panel from the user settings button on the home page. When a user (having a different application language from the source language) logs in to the presentation, all dynamic text will automatically be translated into the user's application language.
- Click here to learn more about configuring translations in Model
- Click here to learn more about configuring translations in Formula
Note: The Auto Translate function only translates dynamic text. It does not translate static text strings created in the Presentation.
- Click here to learn more about the Dynamic Text Editor and how to build dynamic text.