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  1. Click the "Projects" tab in the Browse panel.
  2. Create a new Elementi project or open an existing one.
  3. The project's main index file is opened by default. If needed, open the file that should contain the widget.
  4. Click the "Widgets" tab in the Browse panel to find all the collections of widgets included with your Elementi version/type.
    Elementi 2025 X widgets
    Elementi 2025 X widgets
  5. Double-click the desired collection and find the widgets delivered with Elementi.
  6. Select the widget that best fits how you want to present the data.
  7. Drag that widget from the Browse panel and drop it into the Edit panel (or the Preview panel) to create a new media layer within the opened document. The built-in widget is automatically copied into your project files.
  8. Double-click the widget's layer in the Edit panel to find its properties.
  9. Configure the widget's properties and layout to display your data.

Template documentation

This is a template listing the steps required to get started with a widget.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
folderfolder

The widgets folder to use (e.g., Spreadsheets, Media, Calendars, etc.) at step 5. Defaults to "desired".

Suggested values
Spreadsheets Media Calendars RSS Text Weather Data Feeds Finance Analytics Viva Engage SharePoint News
Default
desired
Stringsuggested
cloudcloud

Use a non-empty value (e.g., cloud=true) to add the mention of linking the project to a cloud account at step 2. Use cloud=optional when a cloud account is only optional.

Suggested values
optional true
Stringsuggested
image1image1

A full image syntax to replace the default [[File:Elementi_Widgets.png|border|right|350px|Elementi 2025 X widgets]] at step 4.

Default
[[File:Elementi_Widgets.png|border|right|350px|Elementi 2025 X widgets]]
Example
[[File:Elementi_Widgets.png|border|right|350px|Elementi 2025 X widgets]]
Templateoptional
image2image2

A full image syntax to include at step 5, for instance, a screenshot of the widgets inside the selected folder.

Example
[[File:Analytics_widgets.png|border|center|Analytics widgets]]
Templateoptional
hrefhref

Wiki ref for the configuration link at step 9; defaults to "Edit_panel#Configure_widgets".

Suggested values
%23Configure
Default
Edit_panel#Configure_widgets
Stringoptional
widgetwidget

The name of a widget to pick at step 6, such as “Power BI”. If missing, "widget that best fits how you want to present the data" is shown.

Suggested values
Power BI
Default
widget that best fits how you want to present the data
Stringoptional

Examples of use

1. With two images:

{{GetStartedWidget|folder=Media|image2=[[File:Media_files_widgets.png|border|right|350px|Media files widgets]]}}
  1. Click the "Projects" tab in the Browse panel.
  2. Create a new Elementi project or open an existing one.
  3. The project's main index file is opened by default. If needed, open the file that should contain the widget.
  4. Click the "Widgets" tab in the Browse panel to find all the collections of widgets included with your Elementi version/type.
    Elementi 2025 X widgets
    Elementi 2025 X widgets
  5. Double-click the "Media" collection and find the widgets delivered with Elementi.
    Media files widgets
    Media files widgets
  6. Select the widget that best fits how you want to present the data.
  7. Drag that widget from the Browse panel and drop it into the Edit panel (or the Preview panel) to create a new media layer within the opened document. The built-in widget is automatically copied into your project files.
  8. Double-click the widget's layer in the Edit panel to find its properties.
  9. Configure the widget's properties and layout to display your data.

2. With a specified widget.

{{GetStartedWidget|folder=Analytics|widget=“Power BI” widget|image2=[[File:Analytics_widgets.png|border|center|Analytics widgets]]|cloud=true|href=%23Configure}}
  1. Click the "Projects" tab in the Browse panel.
  2. Create a new Elementi project or open an existing one. Make sure your project is linked to a SpinetiX cloud account.
  3. The project's main index file is opened by default. If needed, open the file that should contain the “Power BI” widget.
  4. Click the "Widgets" tab in the Browse panel to find all the collections of widgets included with your Elementi version/type.
    Elementi 2025 X widgets
    Elementi 2025 X widgets
  5. Double-click the "Analytics" collection and find the widgets delivered with Elementi.
    Analytics widgets
    Analytics widgets
  6. Select the “Power BI” widget.
  7. Drag that widget from the Browse panel and drop it into the Edit panel (or the Preview panel) to create a new media layer within the opened document. The built-in widget is automatically copied into your project files.
  8. Double-click the widget's layer in the Edit panel to find its properties.
  9. Configure the widget's properties and layout to display your data.
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