Line/Arrow Object

Line/arrow objects are used for adding lines or arrows to the layout. They can be moved around and positioned anywhere in the sheet area, even to areas covered by other sheet objects.

By a right-click on a line/arrow object the Line/Arrow Object: Object Menu will be displayed. It can also be accessed from the Object menu, when the line/arrow object is the active object.

Object Menu

The line/arrow Object menu is opened by right-clicking the object. The menu commands are:

Properties...	Opens the Line/Arrow Object Properties dialog where a number of parameters can be set.
Notes	Allows creating and sharing notes about the current object. See: Notes and Comments
Order	This cascade menu is only available when the Design Grid command of the View menu is activated or when the Always Show Design Menu Items under User Preferences: Design is checked. It contains four commands to set the layout layer of the sheet objects. Valid layer numbers are -128 to 127. Bring to Front Sets the layout layer of the sheet object to the largest value currently used by any sheet object on the current sheet. Send to Back Sets the layout layer of the sheet object to the smallest value currently used by any sheet object on the current sheet. Bring Forward Increases the layout layer of the sheet object by one. Maximum value is 127. Send Backward Decreases the layout layer of the sheet object by one. Minimum value is -128.
Copy to Clipboard	This cascade menu contains the various copy options for the sheet object. Image Copies an image of the sheet object to the clipboard. The image will include or exclude the sheet object caption and border depending on the settings in the User Preferences: Export page. Object Copies the entire sheet object to the clipboard for pasting elsewhere in the layout or in another document opened within the current instance of QlikView.
Linked Objects	Opens a menu with the following commands for linked objects. Adjust Position of Linked Objects All linked objects on all sheets are adjusted to the same position and size as the one/ones highlighted. Unlink This Object/Unlink Objects This destroys the link between the objects, making them different objects with different object IDs.
Minimize	Iconizes the object. Clicking on the icon in the object caption (if shown) produces the same result. This command is available only if minimizing is allowed in the object's Properties dialog on the Caption page.
Maximize	Enlarges the object to fill the sheet. Clicking on the icon in the object caption (if shown) produces the same result. This command is available only if maximizing is allowed in the object's Properties dialog on the Caption page.
Restore	Restores a minimized or maximized object to its previous size and location. Double-clicking the icon of a minimized object or clicking the icon in the object caption (if shown) of a maximized object produces the same result. This command is available only for minimized or maximized objects.
Help	Opens QlikView help.
Remove	Removes the sheet object from the sheet.

General

This property page is opened by a right-click on a line/arrow object, or by selecting Properties in the Object menu when a line/arrow object is active.

In the Orientation group you determine the general direction of the line/arrow object by selecting one of the alternatives: Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal(Climbing) or Diagonal(Falling).

In the Style group you can alter the style of the line/arrow object to be used.

Line Style	Choose between a solid line and several types of dashed and/or dotted ones.
Line Weight	Determines the thickness of the line. The value can be specified in mm, cm, inches (", inch), pixels (px, pxl, pixel), points (pt, pts, point) or docunits (du, docunit).
Arrow Style	Several choices of style and orientation of the arrow head(s) are available here.

In the Color group you can set the color of the line/arrow object by clicking the colored button which opens the Color Area dialog.

In the Background group you may define a background of the line/arrow object.

Color	Choose this alternative if you want the object to be displayed with a colored background. The color can be defined as a solid color or it may be dynamically calculated from an expression via the Color Area dialog that opens when you click the colored button to the right of the radio button.
Image	If you select this alternative, you will have to import a picture by clicking the Select Image button.
Transparency	This alternative sets the degree of transparency of the object background. At 0% the background will be completely opaque. At 100% the background will be completely transparent. The transparency will apply regardless if a color or an image is used for background.
Object ID	This is used for marco purposes. Every sheet object is assigned a unique ID. For line/arrow objects, the ID starts with LA01. Linked objects share the same object ID. You may edit this ID number later on. See: Internal Macro Interpreter
Alternate State	Choose one of the available states in the list. The following Alternate States are always available. Inherited The sheets and sheet objects are always in the inherited state unless overridden by the QlikView developer. This setting is inherited from the object on the level above, a chart in a sheet gets the same settings as the sheet if inherited is chosen. Default state This is the state where most QlikView usage occurs and is represented by $. The QlikView document is always in the default state.

Actions

In the Actions tab you can specify what actions should be performed when you click on the object. The page is identical to the Actions page for the button object.

Layout

Shadow Intensity	The Shadow Intensity drop-down menu makes it possible to set the intensity of the shadow that surrounds the sheet objects. There is also the choice of No Shadow.
Border Style	The following predefined border types are available: Solid A solid unicolored border. Depressed Border giving the impression of depressing the sheet object from the background. Raised Border giving the impression of raising the sheet object from the background. Walled Border giving the impression of a wall around the sheet object.
Border Width	This option is available for all border types. The width can be specified in mm, cm, inches (", inch), pixels (px, pxl, pixel), points (pt, pts, point) or docunits (du, docunit).
Color	Click this button to open a dialog in which an appropriate base color can be chosen from the color palette for all border types.
Rainbow	Creates a rainbow colored border for all border types. The rainbow will start with the selected base color on top of the sheet object.

Rounded Corners	Checking this option makes the alternatives for rounded corner shapes possible.
Corners	Corners for which the check box remains unmarked will be drawn rectangular instead.
Squareness	A variable number between 2 and 100 where 100 defines a rectangle with perfectly square corners and 2 corresponds to a perfect ellipse (a circle for a 1:1 aspect ratio). A squareness between 2 and 5 is usually optimal for achieving rounded corners.
Corner Radius	This setting determines the radius of the corners in fixed distance (Fixed) or in percent of the total quadrant (Relative (%)). This setting lets you control the extent to which the corners will be affected by the underlying general shape set under Squareness. The distance can be specified in mm, cm, inches (", inch), pixels (px, pxl, pixel), points (pt, pts, point) or docunits (du, docunit).

Bottom	A sheet object with the Bottom layer property can never obscure sheet objects in the Normal and Top layers. It can only be placed on top of other sheet objects in the Bottom layer.
Normal	When created, sheet objects reside in the Normal (middle) layer. A sheet object in the Normal layer can never be obscured by sheet objects in the Bottom layer and can never obscure sheet objects in the Top layer.
Top	A sheet object in the Top layer can never be obscured by sheet objects in the Normal and Bottom layers. Only other sheet objects in the Top layer can be placed on top of it.
Custom	The Top, Normal and Bottom layers correspond to internally numbered layers 1, 0 and -1 respectively. In fact all values between -128 and 127 are accepted. Choose this option to enter a value of your choice.

Always

The sheet object will always be displayed.

Conditional

The sheet object will be shown or hidden depending on a conditional function which will be evaluated continuously depending on e.g. selections etc. The sheet object will only be visible when the condition returns TRUE.

See: Conditional functions

Users with Admin privileges for the document can override all show conditions by selecting Show All Sheets and Sheet Objects in Document Properties: Security. This functionality can be toggled by pressing Ctrl+Shift+S.

See: Document Properties: Security

Allow Move/Size	If this option has been deselected it will be impossible to move or resize the sheet object.
Allow Copy/Clone	If this option has been deselected it will be impossible to make a copy of the sheet object.
Allow Info	When the info function is in use an info icon will be displayed in the window caption whenever a field value has information associated to it. If you don't want the info icon to be displayed in the caption, you can uncheck this option. See: Info
Size to Data	Normally the borders around all table sheet objects in QlikView will shrink when selections cause the size of the table to be less than allocated size for the sheet object. By deselecting this check box this automatic adjustment of size will be turned off leaving any surplus space blank.

Preserve Scroll Position	With this setting enabled, QlikView will try to preserve the scroll position of tables and charts with a scroll bar when a selection is made in another object. The setting must be enabled in User Preferences: Objects as well. The scroll position is not preserved when you close the document.
Scroll Buttons	Sets the scroll button color. Select a color by clicking the button. Note that medium gray tones often render the best results for scroll bars. Either color can be defined as a solid color or a gradient via the Color Area dialog that opens when you click the appropriate button.
Scroll Background	Sets the scrollbar background color. Select a color by clicking the button.
Scrollbar Width	This control affects both the width and the relative size of the scrollbar symbols.
Scroll Style	Sets the scroll bar style. Select a style in the drop-down control. The Classic scroll bar style corresponds to QlikView 4/5 scroll bars. The Standard scroll bar style gives a more modern look. The third style is Light, which is a thinner, lighter bar. The Styling Mode must be set to Advanced for the scroll bar style to be visible. This setting can be found on the General tab by opening the Settings drop-down menu and selecting Document Properties.

Apply To...

Opens the Caption and Border Properties dialog where you can set where to apply the properties that have been set on the Layout page.

Caption

Show Caption	When this option has been checked a caption will be drawn at the top of the sheet object. List boxes and other "box objects" will have the option switched on by default whereas buttons, text objects and line/arrow objects will not.
Title Text	In the text box you can enter a title to be shown in the caption of the sheet object. Use the Font... button to change the caption font.

Wrap Text	If this option is checked, the caption will be displayed in two or more rows.
Caption Height (Lines)	Set the number of caption lines in this edit box.

X-pos	Sets the horizontal position of the left side of sheet object in relation to the sheet's left edge.
Y-pos	Sets the vertical position of the top side of sheet object in relation to the sheet's upper edge.
Width	Sets the width of the QlikView sheet object.
Height	Sets the height of the QlikView sheet object.

Horizontal	The label can be horizontally aligned: Left, Centered or Right within the caption area.
Vertical	The label can be vertically aligned: Top, Centered or Bottom within the caption area.

Use the special caption icons with care. Too many icons will only confuse the user.

Allow Minimize	When this option has been checked a minimize icon will be displayed in the window caption of the sheet object, providing that the object is minimizable. Furthermore, this will make it possible to minimize the object by double-clicking the caption.
Auto Minimize	This option becomes available when Allow Minimize is checked. When Auto Minimize is checked for several sheet objects on the same sheet, all but one will be automatically minimized at any time. This is useful e.g. for alternately displaying several graphs in the same sheet area.
Allow Maximize	When this option has been checked a maximize icon will be displayed in the window caption of the sheet object, providing that the object is maximizable. Furthermore, this will make it possible to maximizing the object by double-clicking the caption. If both Allow Minimize and Allow Maximize are checked, double-clicking will effect minimizing of the object.
Help Text	Here you may enter a help text to be displayed in a pop-up window. The help text may be specified as a calculated formula. This option is not available at document level. Click the ... button to open the Edit Expression dialog for easier editing of long formulas. See: Expression syntax for calculated formulas Enter e.g. a description of the sheet object. A help icon will be added to the window caption of the object. When the mouse pointer is over the icon, the text will be displayed in a pop-up window.