User manual BUSINESS OBJECTS CRYSTAL XCELSIUS STANDARD 4.5 FOR WINDOWS

[. . . ] Crystal Xcelsius User Guide Crystal Xcelsius Standard 4. 5 Windows Patents Business Objects owns the following U. S. patents, which may cover products that are offered and sold by Business Objects: 5, 555, 403, 6, 247, 008 B1, 6, 578, 027 B2, 6, 490, 593 and 6, 289, 352. Business Objects, the Business Objects logo, Crystal Reports, and Crystal Enterprise are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects SA or its affiliated companies in the United States and other countries. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. [. . . ] The Export Word (DOC) dialog box appears. Enter a name for the Word document, and click Save. Xcelsius generates a Word document and embeds a SWF of your visualization in the document. Note: If your visualization in Word is static, on the Microsoft Word Control toolbar click the Exit Design Mode button. Taking a snapshot of your visualization The Snapshot menu items allow you to export the current preview data. To enable the snapshot feature, you must be in preview mode. On the File menu, point to Snapshot and click one of the following export methods: · Back to Excel An Excel spreadsheet (XLS) with the changes made in preview mode is generated. Note: · · This option is only available when an Excel spreadsheet has been imported into the visualization. To export a copy of the original Excel file imported into the visualization, on the Data menu, click Export Model and save the file. Crystal Xcelsius User Guide 69 5 Exporting Crystal Xcelsius Visualizations Taking a snapshot of your visualization · · · · · Macromedia Flash (SWF) A Macromedia Flash (SWF) file with the changes made in preview mode is generated. HTML An HTML file and a Macromedia Flash (SWF) with the changes made in preview mode are generated. PowerPoint Slide A Microsoft PowerPoint file with one slide that contains a Macromedia Flash (SWF) file with the changes made in preview mode is generated. Outlook A Microsoft Outlook email that contains the Macromedia Flash (SWF) file with the changes made in preview mode is generated. Adobe PDF An Adobe PDF file with the changes made in preview mode is generated. 70 Crystal Xcelsius User Guide Crystal Xcelsius User Guide Frequently Asked Questions chapter 6 Frequently Asked Questions Installation questions Installation questions Do I need to install Macromedia Flash to use Crystal Xcelsius? The Macromedia Flash player is required for Crystal Xcelsius to function properly. If you did not install Macromedia Flash as part of the installation process, you can download and install Flash from the Macromedia web site http://www. macromedia. com. Why doesn't Crystal Xcelsius function after I upgrade or install Microsoft Office? When Crystal Xcelsius is installed, it automatically configures itself to work with the version of Microsoft Office that is installed. If you upgrade or change the version of Microsoft Office on your machine, Crystal Xcelsius must be reinstalled to work properly with the new version. Microsoft Excel questions Can I re-import an Excel file with a renamed spreadsheet? See "Re-importing with renamed sheets" on page 35 for information about renamed spreadsheets. Why does my table look different than my Excel spreadsheet? The Table component only supports the Verdana font. Your Excel spreadsheets may be using a different font which will result in minor visual differences between the spreadsheet and your tables. To match your views, change the spreadsheet font to Verdana. 72 Crystal Xcelsius User Guide Frequently Asked Questions Microsoft PowerPoint questions 6 Microsoft PowerPoint questions How can I embed an Crystal Xcelsius SWF file into an existing PowerPoint presentation? Within Crystal Xcelsius you can embed your current SWF file into a new PowerPoint presentation using the Export to PowerPoint options. See "Exporting your visualization to PowerPoint" on page 67 for more information. Troubleshooting questions Why doesn't my component show scientific formatting? The visual display of scientific formatted numbers is not supported at this time. Calculations that are dependent upon scientific formatted numbers are not affected. Why doesn't my URL button work? Your URL must include http:// for it to function correctly. What happened to the scenarios I saved? If you are having trouble saving and loading scenarios with the Scenario button, refer to "How does the local scenario buttons component work?" on page 52. Why can't I drag my Slider, Dial, or other single value component? The values of single value components that are linked to cells with formulas cannot be adjusted. This prevents inconsistencies in the visualization. Crystal Xcelsius User Guide 73 6 Frequently Asked Questions Troubleshooting questions Why won't my SWF file print correctly? Printing your SWF file through the menu of the Flash Player does not work because the Flash Player does not print transparent objects properly. Printing through the browser may also print the SWF file with incorrect proportions. To correctly print your SWF file Take a screen shot of the SWF file. Tip: Press the CTRL and PRINTSCREEN keys simultaneously to capture the full screen or ALT and PRINTSCREEN to capture the active window. [. . . ] When the mouse is dragged up or down, the value is adjusted by an amount approximate to the distance dragged. Dragging up increases the value of the component. Dragging down decreases the value of the component. Automatic: The value of the cells will be controlled by dragging and holding the mouse above or below the cell. [. . . ]