Using Widgets in Reports

A report is made up of a collection of widgets that display your data as charts, graphs, and tables—widgets are the building blocks of reports. There are five types of widgets: Chart, Graph, Number, Datagrid, and Text. Different widgets work well with different field types to help you clearly display your data.

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Managing Widgets

You can have up to 20 widgets on a report with two notable exceptions: You can only use one Datagrid widget per report, and Text widgets don't count towards the limit at all—you can add as may Text widgets as you need.

Adding Widgets

To add a widget to a report:

  1. Create a report.
  2. In the report builder menu, click Add Widgets.
  3. Drag the widget you want and drop it off right into the report preview. You can drag and drop your widgets in whatever order you want.
  4. At the bottom of the page, click Save Report.
Editing Widget Settings

Each type of widget has its own special settings. To edit them:

  1. Log in and go to Reports.
  2. Under your existing report, click Edit.
  3. Click on the widget in the report preview.
  4. At the top of the page, fiddle around with the widget settings.
  5. At the bottom of the page, click Save Report.
TIP! Since you can't see real data in the report preview, you can preview your report by keeping a tab open with your live report ready and waiting. As you save your report, just refresh that tab to see how the settings affect how your data displays.
Deleting Widgets

To delete a widget:

  1. Log in and go to Reports.
  2. Under your existing report, click Edit.
  3. Click on the widget in the report preview.
  4. Click the red minus button that appears on the widget.
  5. At the bottom of the page, click Save Report.

 

Chart Widgets

Chart widgets work with all field types. The settings and display options depend on the field type you used in your form.

When editing your report, click the Chart widget in the report preview to open the Chart Settings. You'll need to select the field you want to use for the widget. To help you out, we automatically choose one of the following chart types—the one that makes the most sense for the field type you're using.

Bar Chart

If you're using a Single Line Text, Checkbox, Multiple Choice, Dropdown, Date, Number, or Likert field, we'll display it as a friendly Bar Chart.

Bar Charts group your data by answer choice as horizontal bar chart. If you have more than 7 answer options, we'll show the top 7 choices and group the rest into an Other category that you can expand on the live report.

Field Chart - Choices
Grid Chart

If you're using an Email, Name, Phone, or Text Area field, we'll display it as a spreadsheet-like Grid Chart. The most recent submissions will appear at the top.

Paragraph Field Chart
Card Chart

If you're using a File Upload or Address field, we'll display it as a nice-looking Card Chart. They're ordered so the most recent submissions appear first.

File Upload Field Chart
Total Count vs. Unanswered Count: Total Count represents the total number of non-blank submissions for that field. The Unanswered Count represents the number of blank responses for that field. A Checkbox field is considered blank if all selections are blank (has zero checked boxes).

 

Graph Widgets

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Graph widgets work with all field types. When editing your report, click the Graph widget in the report preview to open the Graph Settings. You can choose to display the data as a small, medium, or large Pie, Bar, or Line Graph. Line Graphs only work with Multiple Choice and Dropdown fields.

 

Number Widgets

Big Number Invitation Status Example

The Number widget lets you to run a simple calculation on Number, Price, Dropdown, Multiple Choice, or Checkbox field. You can also use Number widgets to get a total of the number of times your form has been viewed, how many submissions you have, your conversion rate, or your bounce rate.

Number Settings

When editing your report, click the Number widget in the report preview to open the Number Settings.

Number Settings
Why is the entry count wrong in my report?

If you're using a Number widget to show the entry count of a form, it shows the count for All Entries, not the count for the Selected Entries.

 

Datagrid Widgets

The Datagrid widget displays entry data in a nice, organized table so people easily browse individual entries—it's kind of like browsing entries in a spreadsheet. You can only add one Datagrid widget per report.

Datagrid Settings

When editing your report, click the Datagrid widget in the report preview to open the Datagrid Settings.

Datagrid Settings

Action
Description
Choosing what to displayCheck the boxes to choose the data you'd like to display, then save your report.
Selecting the number of entries per pageClick the drop-down menu in the lower-left corner of the settings menu to choose the number of entries to display per page.
Allowing people to view data not displayed

Turn on (check) the Allow User to View Columns Not Checked setting in the lower-right corner of the settings menu to add a green plus sign to the Datagrid in your live report so people can see other fields you didn't choose to display. If there's data you don't want to share, leave this box unchecked to show only the data you selected for your report.

 

Text Widgets

Text Settings

Use the Text widget to add any additional text you want to a report—maybe you want to explain your data or let people know how to use your report. You can use standard HTML to format text.

A report is made up of a collection of widgets that display your data as charts, graphs, and tables—widgets are the building blocks of reports. There are five types of widgets: Chart, Graph, Number, Datagrid, and Text.

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