The following questions will be considered in this chapter:

Element style creation;

Style creation based on the used style;

Dashboard appearance;

Elements appearance;

Element style copying.

 

 

Element style creation

 

Step 1: Launch the report designer;

 

Step 2: Click the Style Designer on the Home tab in the report designer;

 

 

 

Step 3: Click the Add Style button;

 

 

 

Step 4: Select the style you want to create;

 

 

 

Step 5: You can set this style with the help of the properties and controls;

 

Step 6: Click Ok in the style editor;
 

Step 7: Assign a style for a dashboard.

 

 

Style creation based on the used style

 

Step 1: Add a dashboard;

 

Step 2: Select the element the style that needs to be changed;

 

Step 3: Click Style Designer button on the Home tab;
 
Step 4: Click Get Style from Selected Components button in the Style editor;

 

 

 

Step 5: You can set a given style with the help of the properties and controls;

 

Step 6: Click Ok button in the style designer;

 

Step 7: Assign a style for a dashboard elements.

 

 
Dashboard design
 
Step 1: Select a dashboard;
 
Step 2: Click the select style on the Home tab in the report designer;
 
Step 3: Select a style for your dashboard.

 

 

 
Dashboard elements design
 
Step 1: Select a dashboard element;
 
Step 2: Click the select style on the Home tab in the report designer;
 
Step 3: Choose a style for the dashboard element.

 

 

 

Copy Style for dashboard elements

 

Step 1: Highlight the dashboard element from which you want to copy a style;

 

Step 2: Click the Copy on the Home tab;

 

 
 
Step 3: Hover the cursor for the element, into which you want to copy a style;

 

Step 4: Click on the element once;

 

Step 5: Click the Copy on the Home tab to disable the copy mode.