How to Add Data Widgets to PDFs Online Free

A data widget places a chart or a table on a page. The small badge shows where it is, and a box you draw sets where the full chart opens. Papr offers 13 kinds, from bar charts to timelines.

Step by step

1.Open the PDF

Click Open file in the toolbar, or drop the PDF onto the page. Widgets can go on any page.

The PDF editor with a sample report open.

2.Choose Widget

Open the Insert menu and click Widget. The keyboard shortcut is W.

The Insert menu open, with the Widget item outlined in red.

3.Choose a kind

The dialog opens on the Choose Visualization step. Click one of the 13 kinds: Table, Bar Chart, Line Chart, Pie Chart, Doughnut, Area Chart, Scatter, Sparkline, Flowchart, Radar, KPI Card, Gauge and Timeline.

The New Widget dialog with the 13 visualization kinds. Bar Chart is outlined in red.

4.Enter the data

The Data step is a table. Type the labels and values into it, or use Paste CSV / TSV to paste rows copied from a spreadsheet.

The Enter Data step with a table of three labels and values, outlined in red.

5.Preview the chart

Click Next to set the options, such as the title, the number format and the colors. Then click Preview to see the chart as it will look.

The Configure step of the dialog, with the Preview button outlined in red.

6.Place the widget

Click Create, then click the page where the badge should go. Papr then asks for the box where the full chart opens: drag it out on the page. The arrow points at the badge.

A placed widget, shown as a small green badge on the page, with an arrow pointing at it.

7.Check the popup box

Click the badge to select the widget. Under Popup Position in the Annotation Options panel, Show Popup Bounds outlines the box. Redraw Popup Area lets you draw it again.

8.Export the PDF

Click Export in the toolbar and save the file. The chart is included in the exported PDF.

The editor with the Export button in the toolbar outlined in red.

Tips

Try it on your own file

Everything in this guide happens in your browser tab. Your file stays on your device.

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