Formatting a Report

Formatting a report involves highlighting certain data to enhance analysis, as well as changing the overall display or look and feel of a report. You can:

• Highlight important numbers
• Put the focus on specific sets of data
• Rename an object on the report, such as a business attribute or a metric calculation
• Apply your corporate look to a report for a business presentation

Using the banding option, you can group rows or columns of report data using colors to enhance readability and make it easier to identify business concepts on which you would like to focus.

MicroStrategy's autostyles are collections of formatting choices that can all be applied at the same time with a single click. This chapter tells you how to use autostyles and how to create and save your own.

Report formatting can be performed in Grid view, or it can be performed in Design view (for report designers). Grid view shows you the results of your changes immediately as you format the report. (For an introduction to different views and how to access them, see Report types.)