Formatting suggestions

The following list provides some useful formatting suggestions:

• The transparent backstyle lets you see what is behind a control. The opaque backstyle covers what is behind a control or colors a control.

  For examples and steps, see Using a transparent or opaque backstyle.

• Borders, including 3D effect and drop shadows, set off or define a control. Use a 3D effect to make a control appear three-dimensional, like a button. Use a drop shadow to "float" a control on top of the background.

  For examples and steps, see Applying a 3D effect and Applying a drop shadow.

• Gradient colors allow you to blend two colors in a gradual color change in the background of a control.

  For examples and steps, see Using gradient colors.

• Create and use custom colors.

• Tooltips display pop-up text when a user positions the cursor over a control in MicroStrategy Web. Tooltips can provide extra information, such as the full company name in the tooltip of the company logo.

  For examples and steps, see Creating a pop-up tooltip.

• You can display text in a text field vertically (up and down the page) rather than horizontally. Vertical text is displayed in all MicroStrategy Web display modes and when the document is exported to Excel.

  For examples and steps, see Displaying text vertically.

• You can designate a control to be hidden when the document is viewed as a PDF. This allows the information to be visible to other document designers but not to users viewing the document as a PDF (for example, in Editable Mode and Presentation Mode in MicroStrategy Web). For instance, you could include a note in a hidden text field about the source of data.

  For examples and steps, see Hiding a control.