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Embeds in Tape's dashboard apps
Embeds in Tape's dashboard apps
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Written by Leo
Updated over a week ago

You can embed a lot of different online content within Tape's dashboard apps — from video and audio players to Loom videos, Figma designs, and entire Miro boards.

Tapes's embedded services help users consolidate their tools and information in one place, reducing the need for switching between multiple apps and tabs.

Embeds are really useful for adding the same content to many dashboard apps. This way, you only need to make changes in one place, and all the dashboard apps will update. Simply create your content on a website, for example, and then use Tape's embed block to include this URL in your dashboard apps, even in different organizations.

Insert an embed

  • Click the + that appears to the left when you hover over a new line. Choose Embed or one of the common embed types listed above. Press enter.

  • In the menu that appears, paste the embed link.

  • You can also use /embed to upload and display your own image, audio, or video. Just select Upload and choose the file from your computer. (coming soon)

💡 Note: Some websites prohibit their content from being embedded elsewhere. If you receive a Failed to Load error, that's why.

Embeds in Tape's dashboard apps

Tape allows you to embed external content from many domains. This enables you to bring videos, screencasts, slide decks, images, audio, and more into your Tape's dashboard apps, so that you can keep all context in one place.

Here is a selection of some of the commonly used apps that you can embed into your Tape's dashboard apps:

  • Figma

  • google calendar

  • google docs

  • google forms

  • Google looker studio

  • google sheets

  • google slides

  • Loom

  • Miro

  • Rows

  • Spotify

  • Soundcloud

  • Tally

  • YouTube

💡 Note: some embeds require login to an external site

Embed actions and options

Resize and arrange embeds

Most embeds can be resized to suit their content and the format of your dashboard app.

  • Hover your mouse over your embed, then drag the black bars that appear on the sides.

  • Use drag-and-drop to move embeds around your dashboard app. Hover over the embed in question, then use the ⋮⋮ icon that appears as a handle to drag it.

  • You can also drag and drop embeds into columns.

Go to an embed's source

It's easy to link back to where the embed came from.

  • Hover over your embed and click ↗ Original. Your browser will take you to its source.

  • You can also hover over the embed and click ⋮⋮ on the left or ••• at its top right corner. Select View Original and your browser will open to the source page.

Replace embedded content

As your project evolves, you'll likely need to update embedded content. You can replace both content you've embedded from elsewhere online or content you've uploaded in order to embed and display it on your dashboard app.

  • Hover over the embed and click ⋮⋮ on the left or ••• at its top right. Choose Replace.

  • When prompted, choose Embed link or (coming soon Upload.)

  • Paste the new URL from the online service, or (coming soon select the new file.)

💡 Note: If the source of your embed changes in any way, that change will appear in Tape too.

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