MicroStrategy ONE

Formatting the text on a cylinder, gauge, or the thermometer (widget)

You can format the font of the text on the cylinder of a Cylinder widget, in the gauge of a Gauge widget, or the side of the thermometer in a Thermometer widget. The text is saved as the Y1 axis label.

This formatting is available for:

To format the font on a cylinder, gauge, or thermometer

  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 Formatting, and then Y1 Axis Label. The Preferences dialog box opens, displaying the Axis Labels - Font properties.

  6. Format the font of the label. Options include color, size, font type, italics, and so on. For a full listing and descriptions of all the options, see Font formatting for graph objects.

  7. Click OK to save the changes.

  8. Press ESC to exit edit mode.

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