Dashboards and Widgets Creation Guide - MicroStrategy

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Formatting Widgets Dashboards and Widgets Creation Guide
The table below lists the different aspects of the Data Cloud widget that you
can format, and describes the steps to format them in MicroStrategy Web.
The steps can be performed in Flash Mode. They can also be performed in
Interactive Mode if the widget has been defined to display as a widget in
DHTML, and DHTML is enabled in Web. For steps to determine how the
widget is displayed, see Defining how a widget is displayed in different
views and modes, page 285. For steps to enable DHTML, see the
MicroStrategy Web Help.
What to Format in the Widget How to Format It
Whether the attribute elements in the
widget are sorted alphabetically
Alignment of the data cloud within the
widget’s borders
Define the equation used to determine
the size of attribute elements
Font size of the smallest attribute
element in the widget
1 In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget
and select Properties. The Data Cloud dialog box opens.
2 To sort the attribute elements alphabetically, select the
Sort Alphabetically check box.
3 Click OK to save the changes.
1 In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget
and select Properties. The Data Cloud dialog box opens.
2 Select Align Left, Align Right, or Justify from the
Alignment drop-down list.
3 Click OK to save the changes.
1 In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget
and select Properties. The Data Cloud dialog box opens.
2 Select Square Root, Logarithm, or Linear from the
Equation drop-down list:
• Square Root: Select this option to display your data in
abrupt increments. Selecting this option is beneficial if you
have large value differences between each set of data in
the widget.
• Logarithm: Select this option to display your data in
gradual, smoother increments. Selecting this option is
beneficial if you are using percentage data that drops
below 0%.
• Linear: Select this option to display your data as a
weighted average. For example, if you want to display the
average sales data for each month of the year, or the
average profit for Q1 2007, this option is beneficial.
3 Click OK to save the changes.
1 In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget
and select Properties. The Data Cloud dialog box opens.
2 Select or type the font size (1-15) in the Minimum Font
Size (1-15) field.
3 Click OK to save the changes. The font size of the smallest
attribute element is changed; all other attribute elements
are sized proportionally.
306 Formatting options by widget type © 2012 MicroStrategy, Inc.