Styling sheets
You can customize the style of your sheet changing the title and description, adding conditions for when the sheet displays in the app and adding sheet thumbnails.
Changing the title and description of a sheet
You can change the title and description of your sheets. You can either use a fixed sheet title, or a dynamic sheet title based on an expression.
Do the following:
-
In the app overview, click
to view the sheets.
- Do one of the following:
- If you are in grid view,
, click the sheet title followed by clicking 
. - If you are in list view,
, click .
- If you are in grid view,
- Edit Title and Description.
- Click outside the text area.
You can also change a sheet’s title by clicking on it in the sheet editor.
In Advanced options, you can change the title and description in the Sheet properties panel.
Using a dynamic sheet title
In Advanced options, you can set a dynamic sheet title based on an expression in the Title expression property of the sheet properties panel. You can use any valid chart expression. For more information, see Using expressions in visualizations.
If you set a dynamic sheet title, the fixed title (Title) is not used.
Creating dynamic sheet titles using expressions
Hiding the toolbar and header in sheets
You can hide the toolbar and sheet header in your app. This means that these areas will not display on any sheet, for any user, regardless of permissions. Any user with Can edit rights in the app can toggle these elements on or off.
Toolbar
The toolbar is the area above the sheet that contains the following buttons:
Assets
Insight Advisor
Selections (shown with
icon)Edit sheet
Do the following:
- In the navigation bar, click the app name, and then click
to open app options. - Under Appearance, toggle off Show toolbar.
Sheet header
The sheet header is the area on the sheet that contains the sheet title, title image, and the sheet navigation arrows.
If you hide the sheet header, the navigation arrows move to the toolbar.
Do the following:
- In the navigation bar, click the app name, and then click to open app options.
- Under Sheet title styling , toggle off Show sheet header.
When to use it
Advantages
Hiding the toolbar and sheet headers creates more space for charts, filter panes, and other objects.
Turning off sheet headers means that this area will not appear when you download or share sheets, send subscriptions, or generate Qlik Application Automation reports. This is helpful if you are using your sheets to create PowerPoint presentations or dashboards.
Removing the toolbar means app developers have more control over which features other users can access easily. For example, hiding the Edit sheet button might discourage other app developers from editing the app.
Disadvantages
Hiding the toolbar does not completely remove capabilities such as bookmarks, notes, Insight Advisor, or sheet editing. For example, bookmarks can still be found in the app overview. However, app consumers may think that these features are no longer available.
If you hide the toolbar and sheet header, the only way to navigate between sheets is by using keyboard shortcuts or button objects. For more information, see Keyboard navigation and shortcuts in apps and Creating buttons.
If the selections area is hidden, users may not realize that selections have been applied to the app. You may need to add filter panes to your sheets or filters to individual charts. For more information, see Creating filter panes and Applying filters to visualizations.
Examples
A sheet displaying the toolbar and sheet header. The toolbar shows Notes, Insight Advisor, current selections, and more. The sheet header contains the title image, sheet title, and navigation arrows.
The same sheet as above, but the toolbar is visible and the sheet header is hidden. Users can no longer see the title image, sheet title, or navigation arrows.
The same sheet as above, but the sheet header is visible and the toolbar is hidden. Users cannot see which selections have been applied.
The same sheet as above, but the header and toolbar have both been hidden.
Adding custom logos
You can add custom logos to app navigation bars. These replace logos set in the navigation bar of tenants.
Do the following:
In an app, in the app navigation bar, click
> Settings.After UI settings, click
.Under App navigation bar, click
.Under Logo, click
.Select an existing image or upload a new image.
Click Insert.
Setting a show condition for a sheet
You can set a condition in Show condition to show or hide a sheet in an app depending on if an expression evaluates as true or false. The sheet is only shown if the expression evaluates as true. Hiding a sheet does not hide or exclude data in an app.
For example, you could create a sheet that is only available if certain values are present in your data. Typically, you should use an if function. For more information, see if - script and chart function.
Setting a show condition for a sheet
Changing the sheet thumbnail
In Advanced options, you can replace the default thumbnail, to make it easier to distinguish between sheets in the app overview and in the assets panel. You can use one of the default images, or an image of your own.
Note the following:
- The following formats are supported: .png, .jpg, .jpeg, and .gif.
- The optimal aspect ratio of a thumbnail is 8:5 (width:height).
- You can only add or change the thumbnail of a private sheet.
Do the following:
- In the app overview, click to view the sheets.
- Do one of the following:
- If you are in grid view, , click the sheet title followed by clicking .
- If you are in list view, , click .
- If you are in grid view,
Click
on the default thumbnail.The Media library opens.
- Select the image you want to use as a thumbnail for the sheet and click Insert.
- Click
to stop editing.
The image you selected is now used as a thumbnail for the sheet, and is visible in the assets panel and in the app overview.
Fore more information, see Managing a Qlik Sense site: Uploading objects to content libraries.
Adding a background color or image
You can customize the background of a sheet. You can chose a specific background color, or color by expression. Any image in the media library can be set as a background. The image can be positioned and resized so it does not fill the entire background.
The following formats are supported: .png, .jpg, .jpeg, and .gif. If you use a .gif, it can be animated or static.
Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS - Government (US) does not support background images or colors in sheets.
Do the following:
- Open the sheet in Edit mode.
- Turn on Advanced options.
- Under Sheet properties, click Styling.
- Set Background to Custom. The default is Auto.
Background color:
Single color: Choose a color using the color picker.
By expression: Set a color using a user-defined expression. For more information, see Color by expression.
- Background image: Select Image from media library. The default is None.
Click
on the default thumbnail.The Media library opens.
Select the image you want to use and click Insert.
If the image you want is not already in the media library, click New upload and add the image.
- Use the drop down to change the size of your image:
- Original size
- Always fit
- Fit to width
- Fit to height
- Stretch to fit
- Always fill
- Under Position, you can change the alignment of the image. For example, the image can be centered on the sheet, or in the top-right corner.
The image and background color you selected is now visible on the sheet.
Sheet in Edit mode, with a background image set on the left
