Creating text and images

Images in Qlik Sense for Desktopare stored in the following location by default: C:\Users\<\*your own user folder*>\Documents\Qlik\Sense\Content\Default\. Once images have been added to the folder, they are automatically made available in Qlik Sense.

Getting ready

For this recipe, we will make use of inline data loading, which gives us sales information. Load the following code into your Qlik Sense application:

  SalesData:
  LOAD * INLINE [
      ID, Sales, Quantity, Cost
      1, 15000, 50, 11000
      2, 30000, 100, 25000
];

 

 

How to do it…

To add images, follow these steps:

1. Place your desired image file in the C:\Users\<\*your own user folder*>\My Documents\Qlik\Sense\Content\Default\ folder.
2. Add the Text & image object from the assets panel to the content area.
3. With the Text & image object selected, click on Click to add text and measures.
4. The design bar will appear; click on the Insert an image button on the far right, as shown in the following screenshot...