Formatting a Date Selection widget for display in Web

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

The table below lists the different aspects of the Date Selection widget that you can format, and lists the steps to format them in MicroStrategy Web. These options are applied only to Flash Mode. In other modes/views, how the widget displays is determined by how it was created:

For steps to define how a Date Selection widget is displayed on an iPad with MicroStrategy Mobile, see Formatting a Date Selection widget for display on the iPad.

What to Format in the Widget

How to Format it

Background color of the calendar

  1. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget, and then click Properties. The Date Selection dialog box opens.

  2. Click the General tab.

  3. Select a Background color.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

To set the border color of the calendar

  1. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget, and then click Properties. The Date Selection dialog box opens.

  2. Click the General tab.

  3. Select a Border color.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

To set the color displayed when a user rolls over a date on the calendar

  1. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget, and then click Properties. The Date Selection dialog box opens.

  2. Click the General tab.

  3. Select a Rollover color.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

To set the color displayed when a user chooses a date on the calendar

  1. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget, and then click Properties. The Date Selection dialog box opens.

  2. Click the General tab.

  3. Select a Selected color.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

To set the day to be displayed as the first day of the week on the calendar

  1. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget, and then click Properties. The Date Selection dialog box opens.

  2. Click the General tab.

  3. Select the First day of the week from the drop-down list.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

To highlight the current date on the calendar

  1. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget, and then click Properties. The Date Selection dialog box opens.

  2. Click the General tab.

  3. Select or clear the Highlight today check box.

  4. Click OK to save the changes.

To set the font properties, namely font color, size, and style, of different areas on the calendar

  1. In Flash Mode, right-click the widget, and then click Properties. The Date Selection dialog box opens.

  2. Click the Fonts tab.

  3. From the drop-down list, select a calendar area to format. Each area can be formatted individually. The options include:

    • Month+Year: The calendar header.

    • Day header: The names of the days.

    • Day number: The dates on the calendar.

  4. Select a Font Type, Font Size, and Font Color from the drop-down lists.

  5. To italicise the text, select the Italic check box.

  6. To bold the text, select the Bold check box.

  7. To format another calendar area, repeat the procedure beginning at step 3.

  8. Click OK to save the changes.