MicroStrategy ONE
Formatting Gauge widgets
By default, a Gauge 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 Gauge 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 Gauge widget, you can change:
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The number format of the metric values. For example, you can format numbers to appear as dollars and cents, as percentages, or even as scientific notation. For instructions, see Changing the number format of the metric values.
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The font of the text that appears in the gauge. For instructions, see Formatting the text on a cylinder, gauge, or thermometer.
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The minimum and maximum values (the Y1 Axis) that appear at the left and right of the gauge. For instructions, see Formatting the Y axis.
The formatting listed above is done in Design View in MicroStrategy Developer and in Design Mode and Editable Mode in MicroStrategy Web. In Flash Mode in MicroStrategy Web, you can:
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Show or hide the value that the gauge needle is pointing to
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Show or hide the title (either the series or category label) at the base of the gauge
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Determine whether the needles on the gauge use the default series colors from the graph, or the default needle colors from the Gauge 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.