Settings for Theme Preferences (Optimized Story Experience)

Set default formatting preferences for your story and widget items.

For information on opening the theme preferences dialog, see Configure Preferences and Use Themes (Optimized Story Experience).

Story Settings

The following settings apply to specific story items.

Story Settings: Canvas

Default Canvas Background: You can change the background color for a canvas page.

Story Settings: Responsive Pages

Default Page Properties: you can set the following default options.

  • Page Background: change the color.

  • Lane Background: change the color.

  • Grid Spacing: enter a value or use the slider to change the grid spacing.

Story Settings: Popups (Advanced Mode)

Default Popup Background: You can change the background color.

Story Settings: Thresholds

Default Threshold States

There are five threshold states to choose from, and you can change the default symbol and color for each of the states.

State Default Symbol Default Color
OK Square Dark green
Warning Triangle Orange
Critical Circle Red
Neutral Diamond Grey
Informative Badge Light blue

You can also change the symbol to one of the following options.

  • Alert (A triangle with an exclamation mark)

  • A circle around one of the following characters:

    • Checkmark

    • Error (X)

    • Outline (Donut)

    • Information (lowercase “i”)

Widget Settings

The following widget settings apply to basic mode, advanced mode or both.

Theme Preferences
Widget Styling Options Description
  • Charts
  • Geo
  • Comment Widgets
  • Filter Lines (advanced mode)
  • Flow Layout Panels (advanced mode)
  • Header (advanced mode)
  • Input Controls
  • Input Fields (advanced mode)
  • Image
  • Page Books (advanced mode)
  • Panels
  • R Widget
  • RSS Reader
  • Shapes
  • Tables
  • Tab Strips (advanced mode)
  • Text
  • Value Driver Trees
  • Web Page
 Default Tile Background Select a background color for the widget.
  • Charts
  • Geo
 Default Color Palettes

Select the default color palettes for charts and geomaps in your story.

  • Standard: determines the colors available in all styling options.

    The standard palette affects dual measure comparisons and all dimensions in charting.

  • Continuous: can have any number of colors.

    Continuous palettes are commonly used in geospatial analysis charting.

  • Diverging: has a range based on three different colors. You can set the colors for the left, center, and right values, typically using a neutral color for the center value.

    A diverging palette affects heat maps, tree maps, and geospatial analysis in charting.

  • Sequential: has a range based on two different colors. You can only select the end values to change the color.

    A sequential palette affects heat maps, tree maps, and geospatial analysis in charting.

Other color options:

  • Geo Single Color

  • Geo Point of Interest

  • Geo Cluster

  • Waterfall Standard

  • Null Color
  • Charts
  • Geo
 Default Variance Color

Set the default colors for variances in charts and geo maps in your story.

You can set defaults for the following values:

  • Positive

  • Negative

  • Null / 0
  • Charts
  • Geo
 Default Axis Line Color Select the default axis line color for charts in your story.
  • Charts
  • Geo
  • Comment Widgets
  • Flow Layout Panels (advanced mode)
  • Header (advanced mode)
  • Input Controls
  • Input Fields (advanced mode)
  • Image
  • Page Books (advanced mode)
  • Panels
  • R Widget
  • RSS Reader
  • Shapes
  • Tables
  • Tab Strips (advanced mode)
  • Text
  • Value Driver Trees
  • Web Page
 Default Tile Border You can choose from several border options for your widget.
  • Charts
  • Geo
  • Input Controls
  • Header (advanced mode)
  • R Widget
  • RSS Reader
  • Tables
  • Text
  • Web Page
 Default Text

The text options change based on the widget.

  • Select all text in the widget or specific text such as a header title or a subtitle.

  • Font

  • Size

  • Color: select a color or select More to create your own color option.

  • Style: apply bold, italics, or other styles.

  • Alignment

  • Lists: add bulleted or numbered lists.
  • Buttons (advanced mode)
  • Checkbox Button Groups (advanced mode)
  • Dropdowns (advanced mode)
  • Filter Lines (advanced mode)
  • Input Fields (advanced mode)
  • List Boxes (advanced mode)
  • Radio Button Groups (advanced mode)
  • Range Sliders (advanced mode)
  • Sliders (advanced mode)
  • Tab Strips (advanced mode)
  • Text Areas (advanced mode)
  • Value Driver Trees
 Default Font Style

The text options change based on the widget.

  • Select all text in the widget or specific text such as a header title or a subtitle.

  • Font

  • Size

  • Color: select a color or select More to create your own color option.

  • Style: apply bold, italics, or other styles.

  • Alignment

  • Lists: add bulleted or numbered lists.
  • Buttons (advanced mode)
 Default Button Style
You can change the default settings for the following options:

  • Type

  • State

  • Show Icon

  • Upload Icon

  • Icon Position

You can also change the default colors for the following options:

  • Border

  • Background
  • Checkbox Button Groups (advanced mode)
 Default Checkbox Button Group Style You can change the default colors for the following options:

  • Border

  • Background

  • Check Mark
  • Dropdowns (advanced mode)
 Default Dropdown Style You can change the default colors for the following options:

  • Border

  • Background
  • Dropdowns (advanced mode)
 Default Dropdown Menu Style You can change the default colors for the following options:

  • Selected

  • Mouse Hover

  • Mouse Down
  • Filter Lines (advanced mode)
 Default Filter Line Style You can change the default colors for the following options:

  • Border

  • Background
  • Filter Lines (advanced mode)
 Default Filter Menu Style You can change the default colors for the following options:

  • Mouse Hover

  • Mouse Down
  • Input Fields (advanced mode)
 Default Input Field Style You can change the default colors for the following options:

  • Border

  • Background
  • List Boxes (advanced mode)
 Default ListBox Style You can change the default colors for the following options:

  • Selected

  • Mouse Hover

  • Mouse Down
  • Page Books (advanced mode)
 Default PageBook Style

You can change the default color for the following options:

  • Selected

  • Unselected

You can either turn scrolling off or set auto scrolling for the following option: Vertical Scroll
  • Panels
 Default Panel Style

You can either turn scrolling off or set auto scrolling for the following options:

  • Horizontal Scroll

  • Vertical Scroll
  • Radio Button Groups (advanced mode)
 Default Radio Button Group Style You can change the default colors for the following options:

  • Border

  • Background

  • Check Mark
  • Range Sliders (advanced mode)
 Default Range Slider Style You can change the default colors for the following options:

  • Progress Bar

  • Background Bar
  • Sliders (advanced mode)
 Default Slider Style You can change the default colors for the following options:

  • Progress Bar

  • Background Bar
  • Switches (advanced mode)
 Default Switch Style You can change the default colors for the following options:

  • Toggle Bar

  • Switched On

  • Switched Off
  • Tab Strips (advanced mode)
 Default Tabstrip Style
You can change the default colors for the following options:

  • Selected

  • Mouse Hover

  • Header Background

You can also change the default behavior for the following options.

  • Horizontal Scroll

  • Vertical Scroll

  • Margin
  • Text Areas (advanced mode)
 Default Text Area Styles

You can change the color for the following text areas.

  • Border

  • Background
  • Shapes
 Default Shape Properties

  • Fill Color

  • Line Color

  • Outline Width
  • Tables
 Default Styling Template

Select a styling template from the following options:

  • Default: uses best practices styling and color scheme. Includes different column heading lines for each type of planning version (Actual, Forecast, and so on).

  • Report Styling: follows the International Business Communication Standards (IBCS) guidelines.

  • Alternating Rows: designed for list reporting.

  • Basic (previously Standard): a simple design that includes gridlines and shading for row and column headings.
  • Tables
 Default Threshold Style The threshold style: changes how threshold cell data is displayed.
  • Symbol (default) – use the story-defined symbols and colors for the threshold ranges.
  • Color Values – the threshold colors are applied to the cell data.
  • Color Background – the threshold colors are applied to the cell background.
  • Color Background Without Values – the threshold colors are applied to the cell background and the values are hidden.
  • Value Driver Trees
 Default Node Style Select a background color for the header.