Widget Settings in Dashboard
To access Widget Settings:
Open a dashboard.
Hover over the widget you want to modify.
Click the three-dot menu (⋮) or settings icon.
Select Widget Settings.
Key Configuration Options
1. Color Customization (Gauge Charts)
Gauge charts allow you to visually represent scores using color segments.
You can customize the colors used to represent different satisfaction levels.
How it works
Navigate to Widget Settings → Visualization → Color
Three segments are available:
Not satisfied
Neutral
Satisfied
Each segment can be assigned a different color
Example
You might configure:
Red → Not satisfied
Orange → Neutral
Green → Satisfied
This helps users quickly interpret the score visually.
You can also click Reset to default to restore the original color settings.9
2. Selecting and Removing Columns (Data Categories)
For charts that display multiple response options (such as bar charts), you can control which categories appear in the visualization.
How it works
Under Widget Settings → Visualization, a list of all available response options is displayed with checkboxes.
What you can do
Select a checkbox to include a category in the chart.
Uncheck a checkbox to remove that category from the visualization.
The chart will immediately update to show only the selected categories.
3. X-Axis Title Labels
The X-axis displays the labels representing response categories in bar charts.
These labels correspond to the response options selected for the question.
Behavior
Labels automatically adjust based on selected categories.
Long labels may appear angled to maintain readability.
Removing a category will automatically remove its label from the X-axis.
4. Y-Axis Configuration
The Y-axis controls how numerical values are displayed in charts.
You can configure the axis visibility and scaling options.
Show / Hide Y-Axis
You can toggle the Y-axis on or off.
Options include:
Show Y-axis
Show Y-axis title
This allows you to simplify the chart display if needed.
Y-Axis Scaling Options
The system provides three scaling methods.
1. Auto (Fit to Data)
Automatically adjusts the axis range based on the dataset.
Best when values vary significantly.
Example:
If the highest value is 8.2%, the axis may scale to 10.
2. Fixed (0–100%)
Locks the Y-axis range between 0 and 100.
Useful for percentage-based charts where consistent scaling is important.
This ensures that multiple charts remain comparable.
3. Custom Scaling
You can manually define the range of the Y-axis.
When Custom is selected, two input fields appear:
Y-axis min
Y-axis max
Example:
Min: 0
Max: 15
5. Decimal Place Settings (Data Values)
You can control how many decimal places appear in the displayed values.
How it works
Navigate to:
Widget Settings → Data Values → Value decimal places
Options
Choose how many decimal places should be displayed.
Examples:
6. Data Value Display
You can control how values appear on the chart.
Options include:
Show data values
Displays the numeric value directly above the chart bars.Position
Automatically adjusts where the values appear.Orientation
Defines whether labels appear horizontally or vertically.
7. Font Settings
You can customize the appearance of text within the widget.
Available font options
Under Widget Settings → Data Values / Widget Style, you can modify:
Font family
Font size
Bold
Italic
Underline
These controls allow you to adjust readability and match your dashboard style.
8. Font Color
You can change the color of text used in chart labels and data values.
How it works
Click the Font Color selector.
Choose a color from the palette.
Apply the color to update the text appearance.
Example uses:
Dark color for light backgrounds
Brand colors for consistent styling
9. Widget Border Color
You can customize the border color surrounding the widget.
How it works
Navigate to:
Widget Settings → Widget Style → Widget Border Color
What you can do
Select a color from the theme palette.
Apply brand colors to match your dashboard theme.
This allows widgets to visually align with your organization’s design.
10. Widget Background Color
You can also change the widget background.
How it works
Select Widget Background Color.
Choose from available theme colors.
Apply the new background style.
11. Reset to Default
Most configuration sections include a Reset to default option.
What it does
Restores the original system settings
Removes any custom formatting
Returns colors, fonts, and scaling to default values
Saving Changes
After adjusting the widget settings:
Click Save Changes
The dashboard widget will update immediately.
If you do not want to apply the changes, click Cancel.
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