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title: "Use a Range Data Control to Set Color Thresholds for Gauges"
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# Use a Range Data Control to Set Color Thresholds for Gauges

Set up a range data block to control color thresholds for gauges.

1. [Set up values and parameters for the range control.](/documentation/docs/set-up-values-and-parameters-for-a-range-control)
2. Connect the Range Control Block to retrieve inputs from a Query Data Block, and output to a Gauge block.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/Range_input_output_connectors.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-17T14%3A50%3A06Z&se=2026-10-17T15%3A50%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Dy7k3nJmJDujt2EtSMMkwnzRTlqI3n%2Fo1vfcfMi7KSI%3D)
3. Select the Range Data Control block.
4. In the **Properties** section, select the **Pane** in which the range slider should appear (in this case the gauge makes the most sense), or you can hide the Range control in the viewer using the **Hide Slider** check box.
5. Open the Input Bindings section for the Range block and select the **Minimum** and **Maximum slider values** of the range using the **min** and **max** properties of the column that the Range block will be coloring (as shown in the example below for **Minimum Slider Value**).

![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/range_Min_Max_inputs.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-17T14%3A50%3A06Z&se=2026-10-17T15%3A50%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Dy7k3nJmJDujt2EtSMMkwnzRTlqI3n%2Fo1vfcfMi7KSI%3D)
6. Set up either a [basic color gradient](/documentation/docs/set-up-a-basic-color-gradient-using-a-range-control), or [set up a 3-color gradient](/documentation/docs/set-up-a-3-color-gradient-using-a-range-control).
7. Select the Gauge block and open the **Input Bindings** section.
8. In the **Scale color thresholds** field, select the **Range1.thresholds** output from the Range block (where Range1 is the actual name of the Range block). This allows the Gauge to use the color threshold settings defined in the Range block.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/range_color-threshold_gauge.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-17T14%3A50%3A06Z&se=2026-10-17T15%3A50%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Dy7k3nJmJDujt2EtSMMkwnzRTlqI3n%2Fo1vfcfMi7KSI%3D)
9. When you are done, click the **Apply** button.

> [!NOTE]
> **NOTE**: Gradients in gauges can only display from left to right.

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