Using the Ticker View

A ticker displays the results of a report as a marquee (moving results that scroll across
the page). You can customize the size of the scroll area, the speed and direction in
which the results scroll, and other display settings.

note: If your Web browser does not support moving text, the results will appear, but
they will not scroll across the page.

Screen

Ticker View

How to…

Add a Ticker View

1. Create or modify the report with which you want to work.

2. Click the Results tab.

3. Click the button and choose the Other Views > Ticker using the drop-down,
cascading menu.

4. Select the Contains HTML Markup checkbox to indicate that the subsequent fields
use HTML tags to mark up the content.

5. In the Behavior field, choose a setting to specify how the results move in the ticker.

You can choose from among the following options:

• Slide—The results start hidden, scroll on to the page, then stop once touching
the other side.
• Scroll—The results start hidden, scroll on to the page, then off the page before
repeating.
• Alternate—The results bounce back and forward inside the marquee.

6. In the Direction field, choose the direction the results move in the ticker.
You can choose from among the following options: Left, Right, Down, or Up.

7. In the Width field, type the width of the ticker, either in pixels or as a percentage of
the page width.
For example, a value of 200 indicates a width of 200 pixels, and a value of 25%
indicates a width of one-quarter of the page.

8. In the Height field, type the height of the ticker, either in pixels or as a percentage
of the page height.

9. In the Beginning Text field, type any optional text or graphics to display at the
beginning of each redraw of the analysis results. You can use HTML to format the
text.

If you include an image, then ensure you know where the image is located. If the
image is for your use only, then the following is a sample location:
c:\mycomputer\temp\report.gif

If the image is for use in a shared environment, then it must be located on a network
drive accessible to all users. For a shared image, specify the UNC name, for
example:
\\ALLUSERS\graphics\report.gif

10. In the Row Format field, type the HTML to use in formatting the rows in the results.
To include the results from a designated column, use @n. For example, @1 inserts
the results from the first column, and @3 inserts the results of the third column.

11. In the Row Separator field, type the character that separates one row from
another. The default character is a vertical bar ( | ).

12. In the Column Separator field, type the character that separates one column from
another. The default character is a vertical bar ( | ).

13. In the Ending Text field, type any optional text or graphics to display at the end of
each redraw of the analysis results. You can use HTML to format the text.

If you include an image, then ensure you know where the image is located. If the
image is for your use only, then the following is a sample location:
c:\mycomputer\temp\report.gif

If the image is for use in a shared environment, then it must be located on a network
drive accessible to all users. For a shared image, specify the UNC name, for
example:
\\ALLUSERS\graphics\report.gif

14. Click the Set Defaults button to generate default settings for the most commonly
used field.
If you click the Set Defaults button after entering values in other fields, your
entered values are cleared.

15. Click the Clear Fields button to clear all fields.
After you clear all fields, you can click the Set Defaults button to restore default
settings for the most commonly used fields.

16. Click the Advanced button to specify additional options for the ticker, such as
number of loops and background color. The Advanced Ticker Options dialog
appears.

a. In the # of Loops field, type the number of times that the results scroll.
The default is an infinite number of times. You must specify a whole number.
b. In the Scroll Amount field, type the number of pixels between successive
redraws of the results.
c. In the Scroll Delay field, type the number of milliseconds between successive
redraws of the results.
d. In the Background Color field, type the color to use for the background.
Depending on what the browser supports, you can enter a color name, such
as yellow or blue, or use the 6-digit hexadecimal format, such as #AFEEEE for
pale turquoise. (You can omit the number sign character from the hexadecimal
format.)
e. In the Additional Marquee Attributes field, type other marquee options that
the browser might support.
You can type text such as ALIGN=”top | middle | bottom” to align the ticker to
the top, middle or bottom of the text around it. You can also add HTML to further
customize the look of the ticker.

17. Click the button to save the view.

18. Click the button to save the report.