MicroStrategy ONE
Formatting Data Cloud widgets
By default, a Data Cloud widget automatically inherits some of the formatting contained in the underlying graph report. For example, the font colors and types defined for the graph report can be displayed in the widget. If you do not want the widget to inherit this formatting, clear the Inherit graph formatting check box in the Data Cloud dialog box in Flash Mode or Interactive Mode in MicroStrategy Web.
A widget also has additional formatting specific to the type of widget. For a Data Cloud widget, you can use Flash Mode and Interactive Mode in MicroStrategy Web to:
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Sort the attribute elements alphabetically.
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Align the Data Cloud widget within the borders of the widget (the options are left-alignment, center-alignment, and right-alignment).
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Determine the equation (square root, logarithm, or linear) of the widget:
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Using the square root equation displays the data in abrupt increments. Use it if the widget has large value differences between each set of data.
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Using the logarithm equation displays your data in gradual, more smooth increments. Use it if the percentage data drops below 0%.
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Using the linear equation displays the data as a weighted average.
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Change the font size of the attribute elements, by specifying the size of the smallest attribute. All other attribute elements are sized proportionally to the smallest.
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Specify the font colors of the attribute elements. Attribute elements in the Data Cloud widget alternate between the two font colors.
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Specify the border color of the widget.
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Specify the background color of the widget.
The widget can be displayed as an interactive widget (not as a placeholder, empty space, or a Grid/Graph) in Express Mode in MicroStrategy Web, which allows a preview of how these changes will affect the widget. These changes cannot be saved, however. For instructions for displaying the widget in various modes, see Determining how widgets are displayed.