Formatting a Thermometer widget

What to Format in the Widget

How to Format It

Colors and shading scheme of the thermometer

1. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Thermometer dialog box opens.

2. From the Thermometer Type drop-down list, select a shading scheme for the thermometer.

3. Click OK to save the changes.

Numbers that appear at the bottom and top of the thermometer (the minimum and maximum values)

1. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Thermometer dialog box opens.

2. In the Min Value and Max Value fields, type the minimum and maximum values for the thermometer.

3. Click OK to save the changes.

Apply formatting inherited from the widget's Grid/Graph to the widget

The following formatting options can be inherited from the widget's Grid/Graph:

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• Number and date formatting

• Font type, size, and color options

• Background and border color of the widget

• Legend formatting, including legend position, legend background color,  border color, and font

1. In Editable Mode, right-click the widget, then point to View Mode and select Graph View.

2. From the Format menu, select Graph. The Format: Graph dialog box opens.

3. From the Graph type drop-down list, select Vertical Bar. Click Apply to apply your changes.

4. Format the widget's Grid/Graph by selecting the appropriate options in the Format: Graph dialog box. For specific steps to format the widget's Grid/Graph, see the Advanced Reporting Guide.

5. Click OK to return to the widget.

6. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Thermometer dialog box opens.

7. Do one of the following:

• To apply formatting from the widget's Grid/Graph, select the Inherit grid formatting check box.

• To display the widget without inheriting formatting, clear the Inherit grid formatting check box.

8. Click OK to save the changes.