Opening documents

You can open a document to either:

• Create a new document or modify an existing document, using the Document Editor (Design View)

•  View the document as it will look when printed and print it, using Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF View)

To open a document

To modify an existing document:

• Right-click the document in MicroStrategy Developer and select Edit. The Document Editor opens.

To view the results or print the document, do one of the following:

• In MicroStrategy Developer, double-click the document.

• In the Document Editor, select PDF from the View menu. For instructions to print the document, see Printing and viewing documents.

To create a new document:

1. In MicroStrategy Developer, from the File menu, point to New, and then select Document. The New Document dialog box opens.

2. Do one of the following:

   • To create a new document, select Empty Document. For more information, see Creating documents using the Document Editor.

   • To create a new Report Services (RS) dashboard, select Blank Dashboard. For more information, see Creating an RS dashboard: the Blank Dashboard template.

   • To create a new document using the Document Wizard, select Document Wizard. For more information, see Creating documents using the Document Wizard.

Related Topics

• Switching between views

• Document Editor

• Using Adobe Acrobat Viewer

• Getting started with documents

• Designing documents