Using Custom Visual Content

You can embed custom content, such as images, online forms, webpages, and online videos, in an analysis. For example, you can embed the image of your company logo, an online video from a conference, or an online form asking the users of the dashboard if the dashboard is helpful.

These requirements and limitations apply to custom visual content:

  • The web content that you want to embed must be from a source that supports viewing or opening the content in an HTML iframe.
  • You must enable all the cookies that are required to view the content in the web browser. If the web browser blocks third-party cookies, the images do not load.
  • Only HTTPS URL schemes are supported.
  • Custom visual content is not supported in email reports.
  • Images and websites that use hotlink protection do not load in visuals.

To create a visual with custom content:
  1. Click Dashboards tab, the Dashboards tab.
  2. Click Dashboard Designer, in the bottom-left corner.
  3. On the Analyses dialog, click New analysis or click Options button, the Options button, next to an existing analysis and select Edit.
  4. On the analysis page, click , the Add visual button, on the toolbar.
    Analysis page - Create a visual
  5. Click the Custom visual content icon.
    Custom visual content icon
  6. Add content to the visual from the Properties panel on the right.
    1. Expand the Custom Content section.
    2. Enter the URL of the image, online video, webpage, or online form in the URL field.
    3. Click Apply.
    4. For images, enable the Show as image option and select a size setting from the Image sizing options list.
      Make sure that the URL you added links directly to an image. Open the image that you want to embed in a separate browser tab or choose an embeddable URL for the image.
    It is best to use embeddable URLs, especially for videos, online forms, spreadsheets, and documents. Embeddable URLs create a better experience for the users of your dashboard and make interacting with the content easier. You can usually find the embeddable URL when you choose to share the content from the source website.
Parent topic: Creating Visuals