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title: "Define a Link Label"
slug: "define-a-link-label"
updated: 2026-02-20T17:15:32Z
published: 2026-02-20T17:15:32Z
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Define a Link Label

The Link Label Data Control can be used as follows:

- [Show static text](/documentation/docs/define-a-link-label#display-static-text)
- [Provide a link to a URL](/documentation/docs/define-a-link-label#create-a-link-to-a-url)
- [Display static text with an input from another source appended to that text](/documentation/docs/define-a-link-label#display-data-from-another-source)
- [Display the data from another source](/documentation/docs/define-a-link-label#display-data-from-another-source)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/Link_label_examples.png)

## Display Static Text

1. Drag the Link Label Data Control block onto the workspace.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/link_label_build.png)
2. On the **Properties** pane for the Object, optionally give the Link Label Object a **Name** and **Description**.
3. In the **Pane** field, select or add a Pane in which you want the Link Label to appear.
4. Type the text to display into the **Static label text** field, and leave the **Link url** field blank.
5. Optionally, de-select the check mark next to the **Show border** option so the text will appear without a line around it. Alternately, you can select **Show as button** if you want the label to appear as a button.
6. Specify a **Font size** in pixels for the text.
7. When you are done, click the **Apply** button.

## Create a Link to a URL

1. Drag the Link Label block onto the workspace.
2. Type the text to display on the link into the **Static label text** field.
3. Type or paste the URL for the link into the **Link url** field.
4. Optionally, check the **Show as button** option if you want the link to display as a button with text.
5. Specify a **Font size** in pixels for the text.
6. When you are done, click the **Apply** button.

## Display Data from Another Source

You can display data from another source as text. For example, if you connect a Page Context Data block to a Link Label Data Control block, you can choose to display the current user name; browser language; or time zone:

1. Drag a Link Label Data Control block onto the workspace.
2. Drag a Page Context Data block to the workspace and connect it to the Link Label Data Control block.
3. Select the Link Label Data Control block and open the **Input Bindings** section in the Object pane.
4. When you are done, click the **Apply** button. The current user name will display as text in the dashboard pane.

> [!NOTE]
> **NOTE**: If you have text in the Static Label Text field the dynamic content will be appended.

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