MicroStrategy ONE
Formatting Graph Matrix widgets
By default, a Graph Matrix 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 Graph Matrix 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 Graph Matrix widget, you can change:
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The formatting of the column and row axis headers, which display the attribute names. For instructions, see About formatting a report.
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The formatting of the column and row values, which display the attribute element names. For instructions, see Formatting the axes in a graph report.
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The color of the area graph series, which is the colored section of the area graph. For instructions, see Formatting the color of the bar risers.
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The font and color of the area graph labels. For instructions, see Formatting titles and labels.
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The formatting of the area graph numbers. For instructions, see Formatting the series in a graph report.
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 or Interactive Mode in MicroStrategy Web, you can specify:
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Whether every area graph uses the same scale and number interval on the Y-axes (that is, a uniform axis for all graphs).
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Whether to display horizontal reference lines. The red horizontal reference line provides the average for all graphs in the same row; the black line provides the average for each graph.
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Whether to show or hide the axis labels on the area graphs.
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Whether to show or hide a legend for the area graphs. The legend is displayed when a user clicks an area graph to maximize it.
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The transparency of the background of the widget.
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Whether to display all series as line graphs or to display the values of the first metric as area graphs. The area graph shows the current values, allowing you to see how values changed over time. The area graph represents the values of the first metric on the Grid/Graph that contains 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.