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1785508 - How to set global font in dashboard design 4.0

Symptom

How to set global font in dashboard design 4.0?

Environment

Dashboard Design 4.0

Resolution

  1. Open Dashboard design.
  2. Click File > Document Properties.
  3. In the "Document Properties" dialog box, select Use Global Font.
  4. From the list, select the font you want to use for all components.
  5. Select one of the following options:
        a. Use Device Fonts : Fonts are not embedded in the exported file.
        b. Use Embedded Fonts : Fonts used in dashboard will always be available when it runs.
    Restriction: Asian characters sets cannot be embedded. 
  6. Click OK.

Note: If the specified fonts are not available when the dashboard runs (on a different computer), another font is substituted for the missing font and the dashboard may appear different than when it was created.

Keywords

global,font,dashboard, 4.0 , KBA , BI-RA-XL , Obsolete: BusinessObjects Dashboards and Presentation Design , How To

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0