A document template provides a predefined structure to help you create a new document. For an introduction to templates, see Creating a document using a template. The Blank Dashboard template helps you create the look and feel of a dashboard with the key features described below:
A dashboard is commonly only one page long, so the Blank Dashboard template uses only one section. The height of the section is defined as six inches.
Grid/Graphs
are formatted with a background fill and a border.
Title
bars are displayed for Grid/Graphs, and they use a gradient color
(a two-color combination) to provide more sophisticated formatting. The
Grid/Graph has a fixed width and height; if the Grid/Graph is larger,
scroll bars are displayed.
These defaults help you create the
feel of a portal if you include several Grid/Graphs on your dashboard.
A user can display all the Grid/Graphs, or minimize the ones that are
not relevant at the moment to focus on a particular Grid/Graph.
Panel stacks are formatted with a background fill and a title bar. The title bars, which help users identify the objects, are formatted with a gradient color. Again, these defaults help you create the feel of a dashboard or a portal.
These are the default properties of the Blank Dashboard, so you can change them if necessary. For example, you can change the height of the section, display additional sections, remove title bars from a Grid/Graph, and so on.
To create a traditional document rather than a dashboard, use the Empty Document template. For more information, see Creating a document using a template.
Click the Create Document link at the top of the MicroStrategy Web home page. The Create Document page opens, showing a selection of document templates.
Select Blank Dashboard and click OK. A new dashboard document opens.
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