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The notepad widget adds a rich-text block to a dashboard. Use it for section headers, dashboard context, team-facing annotations, or embedded screenshots — anything that isn’t data but adds narrative or structure to the report.

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When to use a notepad

  • Section headers between widget groups.
  • Executive summaries at the top of a dashboard.
  • Client-facing explanations of what a metric or dashboard shows.
  • Screenshots or logos embedded inline with data widgets.

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Add a notepad

Click Edit dashboard, then click Add widget in the toolbar at the bottom center of the dashboard. Pick Notepad from the catalog. A blank notepad appears on the grid — resize and reposition it like any other widget.

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Editing content

The notepad supports:
  • Rich text — headings, bold, italic, bullet lists, numbered lists, links.
  • Images — drag-and-drop or paste an image into the editor; images upload to Adriel and render inline.
Only one notepad can be edited at a time on a dashboard. Clicking into a second notepad automatically closes the first. Notepad content follows the dashboard publishing flow. Changes appear on the dashboard while editing, but they do not update the published dashboard until Publish changes is clicked. Click Cancel to discard unpublished Notepad changes.

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Notepad history

Notepad history shows only published content. Unpublished Notepad changes appear in history only after Publish changes is clicked. If editing is canceled, those changes are discarded and are not added to history.

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Duplicating a notepad

When a notepad is duplicated, the original content is copied into the new notepad — including embedded images. The duplicated widget opens ready to edit.

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On shared or embedded dashboards

Notepad images embedded in a dashboard render correctly on:
  • Owner-viewed dashboards — images load directly from Adriel’s media store using the owner’s session.
  • Shared and embedded dashboards — images load via a signed token so viewers without direct Adriel access can still see them.
No configuration is needed — the sharing token handoff happens automatically.

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Troubleshooting

Shared and embedded dashboards require a valid media token. If images load for the dashboard owner but not for shared viewers, contact support at support@adriel.com.
Confirm that Edit dashboard was clicked before editing the notepad, then click Publish changes after editing. If publishing fails, confirm the network is connected and retry.
Notepads render in report mode. If a notepad is missing from PDF export, confirm the widget is inside the dashboard grid area (not overlapping a page break).