How to Use the Same Control on Multiple Pages

Introduction

This article describes how to use the same control (e.g. Combo box) on multiple Pages in your document.

In doing this, your control will show the current selections and can be changed no matter which page of your report you are on.

Requirements

A Displayr document

(Optional) A Control Box object (see How to Create a Combo Box Filter or How to Create a List Box Filter).

Method

In your Displayr document, click on the Page Master icon in the toolbar.
Select one of the existing template pages, right-click and select Duplicate.
Under Properties > GENERAL > Label, give this new page a distinctive name, e.g. "Control Page".

If you don't have an existing Control you want to use, add a new one using these steps:

Go to Anything > Page Design > Control and add the control(s) of your choice.
Position the Control(s) to the desired position on the Page, and exit the Page Master view.
To add a Page with the control(s) go to Anything > Page Design > Page > New, and select the "Control Page" from the list. To add the controls to an already existing page, select the Page and go to the object inspector > Layout > Page Layout and select the "Control Page" from the list.

If you have an existing Control you want to copy, follow these instructions.

Exit the Page Master view by clicking on the below icon in the toolbar:
Select the control(s) you wish to use on multiple Pages and press CTRL+C on your keyboard.
Return to the Page Master (Step 1), select the page (e.g. "Control Page"), and press CTRL+V on your keyboard.
Position the Control(s) to the desired position on the Page, and exit the Page Master view.
To add a Page with the control(s) go to Anything > Page Design > Page > New, and select the "Control Page" from the list. To add the controls to an already existing page, select the Page and go to the object inspector > Layout > Page Layout and select the "Control Page" from the list.

If you want to connect the new control to a filter variable, go to this article, use the manual method and start at "Step 2: Create the filter and link it to the Combo Box control": How to Create a Combo Box Filter

How to Create a Combo Box Filter

How to Connect Filters to Controls Using R Code

How to Dynamically Change Binary or Numeric Variable Sets in an Output Based on a Control Box

How to Select Which Rows or Columns to Show in a Visualization Based on a Control Box Selection

How to Switch Logos and Images Based on a Control Box Selection

How to Control Which Calculations Filtered in View Mode

How to Change Weighting using a Control Box

How to Use a Control Box as an Input for Calculations