Creating a Text View
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a Text View visualization using a sample spreadsheet.
Key Concepts
Text views display information in a key-value pattern, but they only display the first row of data paired with a column's label. You can, however, add filters to make sure Reveal displays the row you need.
Sample Data Source
For this tutorial, you will use the Simple Series Charts sheet in the Reveal Visualization Tutorials.
Creating a Text View
- Choose Edit in overflow menu.
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Select the + Visualization button in the top right-hand corner.
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Select your data source from the list of data sources.
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Choose the Simple Series Charts sheet.
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Open the Visualization Picker and select the Text View visualization. By default, the visualization type will be set to Column.
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The above text view, for example, displays the Population, Life expectancy and Fertility rate for a specific country. Drag and drop Country Name, Population, Life Expectancy and Fertility Rate into Columns.
And you will get the result:
Changing the Selected Row
Text View displays the first row of the sheet by default. You can add a filter to your data in order to change this. For example, let's make the text view display row 9 (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
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Drag and drop the Country Name field into Data Filters.
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Select Filter Type to enable the dropdown menu and then choose Select Values.
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By default, all values will be selected. Uncheck the All box and select only Bosnia and Herzegovina. Then, select Create Filter.
And you will see the data updated:
