Formatting a Story

You can apply formatting to your story by using a template, which provides predefined layouts and placeholders for objects to help you build a story.

Procedure

  1. From the story toolbar, select (Layouts).
  2. Select a layout from the list and select Apply.
    You can select layouts from three categories depending on the type of story you are trying to create:

    • Monitor: These layouts can help you create a story ideal for monitoring you data or create a boardroom monitor. The layouts combine tiles such as maps, content, and keyfigures.

    • Report: These layouts can help you create a story ideal for reporting. The layouts combine tiles such as charts, tables, and annotations.

    • Present: These layouts can help you create a story ideal for presentations. The layouts provide the formatting and elements necessary to create a slide deck.

  3. Select Add in place for each tile in the layout that you want to use to create a chart, map, or table.

    You can also add a specific tile by selecting and then selecting the tile you want to add.

    You will be able to see the chart type that was used when saving the story as a template or in the predefined template. When turning the chart placeholder into a chart, the original chart type will be automatically selected.

  4. If you want to remove the tile from the layout, select (remove) in the top-right corner of the tile.
  5. Added layouts appear in the Manually Added section of the Layouts menu. You can change the layout by selecting it from the menu or add more layouts by selecting + Add Layout from the Additional Layouts section.