Add Markdown to dashboard
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A Markdown tile can be anything from a minor note about something on the dashboard to a whole page of formatted information with links and pictures.
Add a Markdown tile
To add a markdown tile to a dashboard
-
In the upper-right of the dashboard, open the
Add menu and select
Add markdown.
An Options side panel opens on the right.
-
In the Options side panel, enter your text.
- Use Markdown to format your text and add links and images.
- The tile is updated as you edit.
- While you're editing text, press Ctrl+Space to see options.
-
Close the Options side panel when you're done.
Syntax
Use Markdown to format your annotations.
While you're editing your text:
- The side panel on the right shows how the Markdown will be rendered in your annotation.
- Press Ctrl+Space to pop up a selectable list of available Markdown elements.
Italics
Wrap text in single asterisks (*like this*
) to get italics like this.
Bold
Wrap text in double asterisks (**like this**
) to get bold text like this.
Strikethrough
Wrap text in double tildes (~~like this~~) to get strikethrough (crossed out) text like this.
Blockquote
Start a line with >
to get blockquotes, where everything before you press Enter is quoted.
Code
-
Wrap text in backticks (`like this`) to get bold text
like this
. -
Wrap text in triple backticks (```like this```) to show a code block (multiple lines of
code text
).
Headings
To add a heading, start the line with the #
character like this: # This is your heading text
.
Horizontal line
To visually separate sections of your annotation, add a horizontal line with three dashes (---
):
Lists
Each line of an unordered (bulleted) list starts with an asterisk (*
):
* Line 1
* Line 2
Alternatively, you can use a dash (-
):
- Line 1
- Line 2
An ordered (numbered) list starts with a number and a period (1.
) followed by a space and then your text:
1. The first line of my procedure.
2. The second line of my procedure.
3. The third line of my procedure.
Tip: If you use 1.
for each line number, the lines are renumbered automatically when you display the dashboard.
Tables
To add a table, define the headers, the column formatting row, and then the rows of data you want to display
| Header 1 | Header2
--- | ---
content2 | content2
Header 1 | Header2 |
---|---|
content2 | content2 |
Special characters
You can use any printable characters, including emojis such as 😃 and 🌍 and ❤️.
Links
To link to a website, use this format:
[Example text label](https://www.example.com)
Here's a link to the [Dynatrace website](www.dynatrace.com).
Images
To link to a picture, use this format:

Here are some of the people who started [Dynatrace](https://www.dynatrace.com).

Variables
Use variables to filter your dashboard.
To reference a variable in an annotation, use the variable name prefixed by a $
character. For example:
The status is $Status.
If the dashboard has a variable named Status
and the current value of Status
is Good
, the above example would appear in your tile as "The status is Good." and it would be updated when the value of Status
changes.
For details on variables, see Add a variable to a dashboard.