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Widget Section of the Properties and Formatting Dialog

Use the Widget section of the Properties and Formatting dialog to specify display options, as well as other miscellaneous options for a report or widget .

Access

  1. Open a document in Design or Editable Mode.
  2. Right-click a control and choose Properties and Formatting.
  3. In the left pane, click Widget.

Fields

Widget Selection

Widget Select how a report or widget appears.

Alternative Display Determines how a widget appears if it cannot be displayed as a widget in a particular display mode.

  • Show Grid or Graph The widget displays as a grid report or a graph report.

    When a widget is displayed on a mobile device, only the Show Grid or Graph option is available. If you specify another alternative display option, the widget still displays as a grid report or graph report.

  • Show Placeholder A placeholder displays in place of the widget, with a message stating that the widget cannot be displayed.
  • Hide Grid or Graph The widget does not appear.

Display widget in Determine how the widget renders in different display modes.

Full Screen Determine whether to size the widget to take up the entire screen when viewed on the iPhone or Android device. If you choose to display the widget using the entire screen, any additional grids, graphs, or widgets in the document layout will not appear.

Widget Properties Specify widget options.

Secondary Data Providers Specify a grid or graph report in the document to use as a secondary data provider for the widget. This option is only available for widgets that use multiple data providers.

  • If you are designing a document using a custom widget and you see the Secondary Data Provider area in the Widget tab of the Properties dialog, contact your customization specialist for information on how to use their custom implementation.
  • You can access additional MicroStrategy widgets, add third-party widgets, and create and use custom widgets using the MicroStrategy SDK. See the SDK area of MicroStrategy Community for more information.