# Add a parameter ## Add a parameter within text You may wish to display the current value of a parameter within a block of text. To do this: 1. Select some text. 2. Click the **Parameter** button in the formatting toolbar to create a new string parameter.

![Create text parameter](../../../assets/55be2eced6f4294dcff974499d603c799dc4f13d302b8d15d33cc9866cedeb71.gif)

3. Merge the new parameter into the desired Contour parameter. [Learn more about merging parameters.](../merge-multiple-parameters/index.md)



The current value of the merged parameter will now appear inline when in Viewing mode (in Editing mode, only the name of the parameter will appear inline).

![Inline text parameter](../../../assets/ce757157886166bba4dde877e9998a16c001e2e64078979ba6bf4df4e7b573e0.webp)

## Add a parameter from another Foundry application Some Foundry Applications allow editors to add parameters to control how data is filtered in a visualization. Adding a widget from another Foundry application to a report (e.g., [Add boards from Contour](../add-content-from-other-apps/index.md)) will also automatically add any parameters that affect it. ### Add a parameter from Contour [Learn more about parameters in Contour.](../parameters-overview/index.md) 1. Open a Contour analysis, then create or open a path. 2. *(If needed)* Switch to Editing mode. 3. Create a parameter (e.g. a String parameter named `$value`).

![Create a parameter](../../../assets/24b8210e34f86c2cfdd56da58800ad050ee568ac00f3a4f68c16159a5ca0fa7d.webp)

4. Add a [Filter board](../../contour/boards-filter/index.md) to your path. Enter the name of a column to filter, then enter the name of your parameter (e.g. `$value`) in the value field.

![Add a Filter board](../../../assets/c593e4320357053fc763ba1c378056d13c8e39cdf65f9459c3156aa781745c56.gif)

5. Create a visualization board *(e.g. Chart, Table)* below the Filter board. 6. Add the visualization board to a report (see: [Add boards from Contour](../add-content-from-other-apps/index.md)). The visualization board will appear in the report you selected, and the `$value` parameter will appear in the report's parameters bar. Changing the parameter value will now change the data that appears in the visualization board. ![Parameters bar](../../../assets/c847bd72cee5736a82449fcd834461b4bbc9ee574ddec663d087d02ecf2dac0c.webp) ### Add a parameter from Code Workbook Like Contour, Code Workbook allows editors to filter data with parameters. * See [Using Parameters with Templates](../../code-workbook/templates-overview/index.md) to learn how to create parameters in Code Workbook * See [Add boards from Code Workbook](../add-content-from-other-apps/index.md) to learn how to add parameterized content from Code Workbook to a report.