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Text panels improve the layout of your dashboard by giving additional context in text form. Basic markdown is supported.

The example below uses a text panel as a reminder list of the testing steps for a procedure.

Create a Text Panel

To create a Text panel in a dashboard:

  1. Create a New Panel, whether from an existing dashboard, Dashboard Manager, or elsewhere.

  2. Select the visualization icon, which is set to Timechart by default, and choose Text.

  3. Enter a title. This is hidden by default, but toggle on Show panel title to display it from the dashboard.

  4. Enter a description. This will be visible from the dashboard.

  5. Toggle Transparent background and Auto-size text as desired.

  6. Click Save.

Text Panel Markdown

You can format your text panels with Markdown syntax.

To link to other dashboards, use a section of the dashboard url in the following format:

[Pod Rightsizing & Capacity Optimization](#/dashboard-template/view.kubernetes.cluster.rightsizing)

To find the correct link, navigate to the dashboard in the Monitor UI, and copy the first section of the url after .com/. There is no need to include any additional part of the url, such as the scope.

  • The url of templates in the Dashboard Library begin with #/dashboard-template/.
  • User-created dashboards follow the format #/1234567.

Private dashboards, or those not shared with all teams, may not be accessible to those without access, even if they have the link.

Headers

# H1
## H2
### H3
#### H4
##### H5
###### H6

H1
======
H2
------

Emphasis

*italics* or _italics_
**bold** or __bold__
**combined _emphasis_**
~~strikethrough~~

Lists

General guidelines for entering list information:

  • List items can contain properly indented paragraphs, using white space.

  • Unordered lists can use: *, -, or +.

  • The formatting defines the lists. You can type incorrect numbering and it will render correctly.

Linebreaks

This is the first sentence.

This line is separated from the one above by two newlines, so it will be a *separate paragraph*.

This line is also a separate paragraph.
This line is only separated by a single new line, so it's a separate line in the *same paragraph*.

Trailing spaces can be used for line breaks without creating a new paragraph. This behavior is contrary to the typical GFM line-break behavior, where trailing spaces are not required.

Learn More

For more information on Markdown syntax, see Markdown Guide.