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 instructions to determine how the widget is displayed, see
Determining how a widget is rendered in non-Flash
modes. For instructions to enable DHTML, see
Enabling
DHTML in MicroStrategy Web.
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What to Format
in the Widget |
How to Format it |
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Whether the attribute elements in the widget
are sorted alphabetically |
In Flash
Mode or Interactive Mode,
right-click the widget and select Properties.
The Data Cloud dialog box opens. To sort the attribute elements alphabetically,
select the Sort Alphabetically
check box. Click OK
to save the changes. |
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Alignment of the data cloud within the widget's
borders |
In Flash
Mode or Interactive Mode,
right-click the widget and select Properties.
The Data Cloud dialog box opens. Select Align
Left, Center, Align
Right, or Justify from
the Alignment drop-down list. Click OK
to save the changes. |
|
Define the equation used to determine the size
of attribute elements |
In Flash
Mode or Interactive Mode,
right-click the widget and select Properties.
The Data Cloud dialog box opens. Select Square
Root, Logarithm, or Linear from the Equation
drop-down list.
Square
Root: Select this option if you want 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 if you want to display your data in gradual, more smooth
increments. Selecting this option is beneficial if you are using percentage
data that drops below 0%. Linear:
Select this option if you want to display your data as a weighted average.
For instance, selecting this option is beneficial if you want to display
the average sales data for each month of the year, or the average profit
for Q1 of 2007.
Click
OK to save the changes. |
|
Font size of the smallest attribute element
in the widget |
In Flash
Mode or Interactive Mode,
right-click the widget and select Properties.
The Data Cloud dialog box opens. Select or type the font size (1-15)
in the Minimum Font Size (1-15)
field. Click OK
to save the changes. The font size of the smallest attribute element is
changed; all other attribute elements are sized proportionally. |
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Colors in which the attribute elements are displayed |
In Flash
Mode or Interactive Mode,
right-click the widget and select Properties.
The Data Cloud dialog box opens. Specify colors from the Font
Color 1 and Font Color 2
palettes. Click OK
to save the changes. Attribute elements in the Data Cloud widget alternate
between the two font colors when displayed. |
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Background color of the widget |
In Flash
Mode or Interactive Mode,
right-click the widget and select Properties.
The Data Cloud dialog box opens. Specify a color from the Background
Color palette. Click OK
to save the changes. |
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Border color of
the widget
|
In Flash
Mode or Interactive Mode,
right-click the widget and select Properties.
The Data Cloud dialog box opens. Specify a color from the Border
Color palette. Click OK
to save the changes.
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Determine whether or not to apply formatting inherited from the widget's
Grid/Graph to the Data Cloud widget.
By default, a Data Cloud widget inherits only the number formatting
from its Grid/Graph in Editable Mode. For example, if a dollar sign ($)
is used in the metric values in Editable Mode, a dollar sign is also used
in the metric values in the tooltips.
You can choose to inherit formatting from the widget's Grid/Graph in
addition to the number formatting. |
In Flash
Mode or Interactive Mode,
right-click the widget and select Properties.
The Data Cloud dialog box opens. Do one of the following: Click OK
to save the changes. |