Adding title bars to Grid/Graphs

A title bar on a Grid/Graph allows users to better identify an object on the document, for example, a Grid/Graph focused on regional marketing efforts. In Editable Mode and Interactive Mode in MicroStrategy Web, users can minimize and maximize the Grid/Graph using the title bar.

While the icons on the right of the title bar are not functional in MicroStrategy Developer, in MicroStrategy Web, they allow the user to resize the window containing the Grid/Graph. The options are described below:

• Normal: The Grid/Graph is shown at the height and width set for it.

• Minimized: Only the title bar is shown. A user can move the Grid/Graph but cannot resize it.

• Maximized: The Grid/Graph is displayed at the same size as the section in which it is located.

Title bars allow you to quickly achieve a dashboard look in your documents. If you include several Grid/Graphs with title bars in a document, you can create the feel of a portal. The Grid/Graphs can all be displayed, or a user can minimize the ones that are not relevant at the moment to focus on a particular Grid/Graph.

A title bar:

• Displays the title of the report by default, although you can replace it with your own text. This helps identify the object.

• Is displayed in all views/modes for both MicroStrategy Developer and MicroStrategy Web.

• Lets you determine the initial state of the window: normal, minimized, or maximized. The initial state, which is controlled by the Display state property, is used in PDF View for MicroStrategy Developer and all modes in MicroStrategy Web.

In Editable Mode and Interactive Mode in MicroStrategy Web, the title bar allows users to:

• Minimize and maximize the Grid/Graph. (Also available in Express Mode and Flash Mode)

• Quickly access menu options to format and edit the Grid/Graph. Available menu options include sorting and adding subtotals, among others.

• Open the dataset report used in the Grid/Graph (using Zoom In).

Grid/Graph container vs. title bar

You can format the title bar independently of the container of a Grid/Graph. The container is the object that holds the actual Grid/Graph. For examples of the difference, see the Grid/Graphschapter of the Document Creation Help.

You can format the title bar independently of the container of the Grid/Graph; for details and a procedure, see Formatting Grid/Graph title bars.

Prerequisite

This procedure assumes that you have added a Grid/Graph to the document. For instructions on adding Grid/Graphs, see Displaying reports in documents: Grid/Graphs.

To add a title bar to a Grid/Graph

1. Open the document to be formatted in the Document Editor. How?

2. If the Property List is not displayed, select Property List from the View menu.

3. Click the Grid/Graph to select it. Resizing handles display around it.

   If red hashed lines appear around it, you are in edit mode. Press ESC to exit edit mode, then click the Grid/Graph once to select it.

4. In the Property List: View section, set Show title bar to True. A title bar is displayed on the Grid/Graph in the Layout area.

5. By default, the name of the dataset report is displayed in the title bar. To display a different title, type the new text into the Title property in the Property List.

6. By default, the Grid/Graph is displayed at the height and width set for it; the Display state property is set to Normal. To change it, select one of the following from the Display state property drop-down list:

   • Minimized: Only the title bar is shown. A user can move the grid but cannot resize it.

   • Maximized: The Grid/Graph is displayed at the same size as the section in which it is located.

7. You can format the title bar. How?

For examples of title bars on Grid/Graphs, see the Grid/Graphschapter of the Document Creation Help.