Formatting custom groups

Steps to format a custom group

You can format each element of a custom group separately. For example, one element can be formatted in a bold blue font, while another can be red and italicized.

You can also format different parts of each custom group element in different ways to differentiate them. The parts include the following:

• Element Header: the name of the custom group element

• Element Values: the metric values of the element

• Individual Items Headers: the names of the individual items within the element

• Individual Items Values: the metric values of those individual items

For example, you can format the items of one element as currency and of another as a percentage. The following diagram shows the various parts, each with different formatting.

Element 1 Header		$500
	Individual Item 1 Header	$200
	Individual Item 2 Header	$300
Element 2 Header		100%
	Individual Item 1 Header	40%
	Individual Item 2 Header	60%

 

Prerequisite

This procedure assumes you have created a custom group. For instructions, see Creating custom groups.

To format a custom group

1. Open the Custom Group Editor. (How?)

2. Right-click the custom group element header and select Formatting properties.

3. Select one of the following options:

   • Element Header to format the name of the selected element header

   • Element Values to format the metric values of the selected element header

   • Individual Items Headers to format the names of the individual items within the element

   • Individual Items Values to format the metric values of those individual items

   • The Format Cells dialog box opens.

4. Select from the following procedures depending on what you want to format:

   • Format a number

   • Format the alignment

   • Format the font

   • Format the border

   • Format the background