12.1.2.1.1.11.1.2.4. Column: Color Styles

In the Column: Color Styles window, users can specify conditional formatting rules for the data within the column, such as applying a specific background or text color to cells that meet certain criteria.

*By using color styles, users can visually highlight important data or patterns in the column, making it easier to interpret and analyze the information.

1. Value: This field allows users to input a numeric or text value associated with the color style.
2. Condition: This field allows users to set conditions that must be met for the color style to be applied.

   • Comparing Data Between Two Columns

     • Total Sales vs. Price
       • If Total Sales > Price, display the value in green.
         
       • If Total Sales < Price, display the value in red.
         
       • If Total Sales = Price, display the value in orange.
         
     • Completion Date vs Due Date
       • If Completion Date < / = Due Date, display the value in green.
         
       • If Completion Date > Due Date, display the value in red.
         
       
       

   • Comparing Data Within the Same Column

     • Price
       • If Price < 50, display the value in green.
         
       • If Price > 100, display the value in red.
         
       • If 50 <= Price <= 100, display the value in orange.
         
       
       

3. Color: This field allows users to select the color they want to use for the color style.
   • It contains three tabs: Custom, Web, and System.
     
     • In the Custom tab, users can choose a color by selecting a color from a color picker. The color picker offers a selection of theme colors, standard colors, and the ability to create custom colors.
     • In the Web tab, users can select a color from a scrollable list. The list displays a range of specific colors, each with its own name, allowing users to easily choose from pre-defined options.
     • In the System tab, users can select a color from a scrollable list. The list displays a range of specific colors, each with its own name, allowing users to easily choose from pre-defined options.
4. Requires Background Color: This checkbox indicates whether the color style requires a background color to be applied.
   • If this checkbox is selected, users will need to specify a background color before the color style can be applied.
5. Background: This field allows users to select the background color they want to use for the color style.
   • It also has three tabs, similar to the Color field, where users can select a color from a color picker or a scrollable list of pre-defined options.

   • Background Color Style Preview: Web View

     • Priority
       • If Priority = High, display the value in red. If Priority = Medium, display the value in orange. If Priority = Low, display the value in green.
         
       
       

     **To apply a background color style, users must first select the Requires Background Color checkbox.

6. Icon: This field allows users to set an icon to be associated with the color style.
   • Users must choose icons from the Font Awesome library.

   • Icon Color Style Preview: Web View

     
     

     !!When assigning icons to dropdown options, make sure that the color style value corresponds to the data value established in the Query Editor.

7. Hide Value Itself: This checkbox determines whether the value associated with the color style should be displayed in the column.
   • If this checkbox is selected, only the icon will be displayed.

   • Hidden Value Preview: Web View

     
     

8. Icon Has Own Color: This checkbox indicates whether the icon associated with the color style should have its own color.
   • If this checkbox is selected, users will be able to select a separate color for the icon.
9. Icon Color: This field allows users to select the color for the icon associated with the color style.
   • It also has three tabs, similar to the Color field, where users can select a color from a color picker or a scrollable list of pre-defined options.
     

     **To apply a background color style, users must first select the Icon Has Own Color checkbox.

10. Add: This button allows users to add a new color style.
11. Remove: This button allows users to remove a selected color style.