MicroStrategy ONE

Formatting the legend (widget)

You can choose to display or hide the legend of certain widgets. If it is displayed, you can format it, which includes:

  • The position of the legend relative to the graph

  • The background fill and line around the legend area

  • Formatting the text of the legend

  • The position of the markers relative to the text, and the color of those markers (markers indicate the color of each series)

This formatting is available for:

To format the legend

  1. Open the document in the Document Editor. (How?)

    You can also use Design Mode or Editable Mode in MicroStrategy Web.

  2. Select the Grid/Graph containing the widget.

  3. In the Property List: Appearance section, set View mode to Graph.

    If the Property List is not displayed, click Property List at the bottom of the panel on the left. If the panel is not displayed at all, select Property List from the View menu.

  4. Edit the Grid/Graph by double-clicking it. A red hashed border displays around it, indicating that the Grid/Graph is in edit mode.

  5. From the Graph menu, select Graph Options. The Graph Options dialog box opens.

  6. Expand the Vertical Bar Options category, and select Display.

  7. Do one of the following:

    • To hide the legend, clear the Show Legend check box, then click OK. Press ESC to exit edit mode. You are now finished with this procedure.

    • To show the legend, select the Show Legend check box.

  8. From the Layout drop-down list, select one of the following options:

    • Legend on Right Side

    • Legend on Left Side

    • Legend Below Chart

      • To specify the position of the markers relative to the legend text

      • The markers indicate the color of each series.

  9. From the Markers and Text drop-down list, select the position of the markers, such as to the right of or above the text of the legend.

  10. Click Apply.

  11. Expand the Legend category, and select Fill.

  12. Select the background color for the legend area. For descriptions of all the options, see Fill formatting for graph objects.

  13. Select the Border category under Legend.

  14. Format the line around the legend area. For descriptions of all the options, see Line and border formatting for graph objects.

  15. Click Apply.

  16. Expand the Legend Text category under Legend, and then select Font.

  17. Format the font of the text. For descriptions of all the options, see Font formatting for graph objects.

  18. Select Fill under the Legend Text subcategory.

  19. Format the background color for the legend. For descriptions of all the options, see Fill formatting for graph objects.

  20. Select Border under the Legend Text subcategory.

  21. Format the line around the legend. For descriptions of all the options, see Line and border formatting for graph objects.

  22. Click Apply.

  23. Expand the Series category.

  24. Repeat the steps below for each legend marker:

    1. Expand the legend marker name under the Series category.

    2. Select the Fill subcategory under the legend marker name. Format the background color for this legend marker. For descriptions of all the options, see Fill formatting for graph objects.

    3. Select the Border subcategory under the legend marker name. Format the line around the legend marker. For descriptions of all the options, see Line and border formatting for graph objects.

    4. Click Apply.

  25. Click OK to save all the changes.

  26. Press ESC.

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