Utilities Tab

In this section:

You can change the font, chaining, active report, template, and page properties of an HTML page or Guided Report page. The Utilities tab is shown in the following image.

Utilities tab


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Chaining Group

You can add or remove chaining options. The Chaining group is shown in the following image.

Utilities tab, Chaining group

The commands are:

Add

Chains two or more objects that are selected in the Parameters tab.

Remove

Unchains two or more selected, chained objects in the Parameters tab.


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Active Technologies Reports Group

You can synchronize an active report. This group is available only for an HTML page and a Guided Report page. The active reports group is shown in the following image.

Utilities tab, active reports group

The commands are:

Sync

Syncs an active report.

Show

Shows the synchronization of the canvas.


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Template Group

You can unlock a template to add controls, text, and buttons. This group is available only for an HTML page and a Guided Report page. The Template group is shown in the following image.

Utilities tab, Template group

The commands are:

Unlock

Unlocks the template that you are using and allows for full control of the page.

Report Set

In template mode, this adds a title bar and a form with controls, text, and buttons as a set.


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Files Utility Group

You can import and export a page, save a page, and add pre-processing or post-processing code to a document. The Files Utility group is shown in the following image.

Utilities tab, Files Utility group

The commands are:

Thin Client

Saves the page so that it can be run as a thin client. It is available only if there is a Visual Discovery component on the page and if the page is an HTML page or a Guided Report page.

Export

Exports files from the page. This command is available only for an HTML page and a Guided Report page.

Import

Imports files to the page. This command is available only for an HTML page and a Guided Report page.


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Miscellaneous Group

How to:

The Miscellaneous group contains the Visibility, Tab order, and Delete Container commands. This group is available only for an HTML page and a Guided Report page. The Miscellaneous group is shown in the following image.

Utilities tab, Miscellaneous group

The commands are:

Visibility

Toggles the visibility of hidden objects. Hidden objects are objects that have the Visibility property, in the Properties panel, set to hidden.

For more information on using the Visiblity command, see How to Toggle the Visibility of a Hidden Object.

Tab order

Shows the order of the tabs.

Delete Container

Deletes the selected container without deleting the container content.

Refresh All

Refreshes the HTML page.



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Procedure: How to Toggle the Visibility of a Hidden Object
  1. Insert an object into the HTML canvas.
  2. Select the object you created, if it is not already selected.
  3. In the Properties panel, change the Visibility property to hidden.

    The object on the canvas is hidden from view.

  4. On the Utilities tab, in the Miscellaneous group, click the Visiblity command.

    The hidden object is now displayed on the canvas. You can click the Visibility command again to hide the object again. At run time, this object will be hidden.


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View Group

The View group allows you to display or hide the panels associated with an HTML Page or Guided Report page. This group is accessible in the Utilities tab of the HTML canvas and in the Text Editor tab when accessing the Embedded JavaScript/CSS view tab. The View group is shown in the following image.

Utilities tab, View group

The commands are:

Properties

Toggles the visibility of the Properties panel.

Settings

Toggles the visibility of the Settings panel.

Thumbnails

Toggles the visibility of the Thumbnails panel.

Tasks & Animations

Toggles the visibility of the Tasks & Animations panel.

Requests & Data sources

Toggles the visibility of the Requests & Data sources panel.


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