Formatting a Media widget

For an image of a Media widget and steps to add one to a document, see Defining a Media widget.

The table below lists the different aspects of the Media widget that you can format, and describes how and where 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.

What to Format in the Widget

How to Format It

Determine the content type that will display in the widget

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

  2. Select the General tab.

  3. Specify the content type that will display in the widget. Select either Video, Audio, Web Content (Flash only), or Image (Flash only) from the Content type drop-down list.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

Text that is displayed when an analyst hovers the cursor over the widget. This text can be used to identify the media in the widget

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

  2. Select the General tab.

  3. In the Tooltip Text field, type the text that you want to display when users hover the cursor over the widget.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

Set the background color of the widget

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

  2. Select the General tab.

  3. Select a color from the Background color drop-down list.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

 

Determine whether to display the widget automatically or after clicking a button

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

  2. Select the General tab.

  3. Do one of the following:

    • Clear the Popup content when clicked check box to display the widget normally in the document.

    • Select the Popup content when clicked check box to hide the widget and display a button. The user can click the button to display the widget.

      • From the Display Content drop-down list, select one of the following:

        • Inline: The widget will be displayed in the document after the button is clicked.

        • New Window: The widget will be displayed in a new browser window after the button is clicked.

      • Type the text to display on the button in the Button Text field.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

 

Determine whether to display the play button control in the widget

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

  2. Select the Play Frequency tab.

    Note    : The Play Frequency tab is available only when the Content type is Video or Audio.

  3. Select or clear the Show Play Button Control check box.

    Note    : If the Play button is not displayed, the media cannot be controlled by the user.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

Determine whether to begin playing the feed data automatically

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

  2. Select the Play Frequency tab.

    Note    : The Play Frequency tab is available only when the Content type is Video or Audio.

  3. Select the Auto Play on Start check box.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

 

Determine whether to play the feed data once or loop it continuously

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

  2. Select the Play Frequency tab.

    Note    : The Play Frequency tab is available only when the Content type is Video or Audio.

  3. Select either Play Once or Continuous Play from the drop-down list.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.