Displaying images with dynamic text

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Name of the sample app to refer to on the portfolio site: Chapter 10_01

https://www.appsheet.com/templates/sample?appGuidString=530fb5cc-1001-4294-9719-c6e23e8dc865

In order to increase the visibility of data on your app, you can apply the AppSheet native format rules. They change the color and add icons so a particular section of data stands out.

However, you cannot change the background color using the existing format rules. To highlight some text with color, we can use external services, which will help us generate instant images. These images come with text and background color. But since these are pure images, your text will stand out. For example, a list of line items may have a status such as Draft or Approved for documentation. With this technique, you can highlight the status of each document, as you can see in the following screenshot:

Figure 10.1 – Sample screenshot with dynamic text in the...