Widget Container Customization

General Settings

The General Settings section appears at the top of every widget’s Properties pane.

Name

Sets the primary title displayed in the widget header bar. The title is shown to dashboard viewers unless Show Header is disabled in Container Actions.

Subtitle

Sets a secondary line of text displayed beneath the title in the header bar.

Description

Provides a tooltip-accessible description of the widget. Viewers can read this description by hovering over the information icon in the widget header (if shown).

Container Appearance

Container Appearance settings control the visual frame that surrounds every Bold BI widget, including its title bar, background, border, padding, and the action icons available to dashboard viewers. These settings are separate from the chart or data visualization inside the container and apply uniformly to all widget types.

Title Alignment

Sets the horizontal alignment of the widget title within the header bar. Options: Left, Center, Right.

Title Color

Sets the font color of the widget title text.

Title Auto Font Size

When enabled (the default), the title font size scales automatically with the screen resolution of the viewing device.

Subtitle Auto Font Size

When enabled (the default), the subtitle font size scales automatically with the screen resolution.

Auto Padding

When enabled (the default), the widget container padding adjusts automatically as the widget is resized.

Padding

Activates when Auto Padding is disabled. Sets the inner padding between the container border and the widget content area. The accepted range is 0-25.

Show Border

Toggles the visibility of the border surrounding the widget container.

Corner Radius

Sets the rounding radius of the widget container corners. Only active when Show Border is enabled. The accepted range is 0-10.

Show Background Image

Toggles a custom background image for the widget. When enabled, a file picker appears to upload or select an image.

Background Color

Sets the fill color of the widget container background. Accepts a color value from the picker or a hex code.

Transparency

Controls the opacity of the Background Color. At 0 the background is fully opaque; at 100 it is fully transparent.

Show Shadow

Toggles the drop shadow displayed around the widget container, giving it a raised appearance on the dashboard canvas.

Container Actions

Container actions control the icons that appear in the widget header and the capabilities available to dashboard viewers at runtime.

Show Header

Toggles the visibility of the entire widget header bar, including the title, subtitle, and all action icons.

Allow Maximize View

When enabled, a maximize icon appears in the widget header. Clicking it expands the widget to fill the dashboard view area, allowing the viewer to inspect data in detail.

Allow CSV Export

When enabled, a CSV export icon appears in the widget header. Clicking it downloads the widget’s summarized dataset as a .csv file.

Allow Excel Export

When enabled, an Excel export icon appears in the widget header. Clicking it downloads the widget’s summarized dataset as an .xlsx or .xls file.

Allow Image Export

When enabled, an image export icon appears in the widget header. Clicking it downloads the current widget view as a .jpg, .png, or .bmp image file.

Allow PDF Export

When enabled, a PDF export icon appears in the widget header. Clicking it downloads the current widget view as a .pdf file.

Enable Comments

When enabled, viewers can add and view comments on the widget. For more details, refer to Commenting Widget.

Allow View Underlying Data

When enabled, viewers can inspect the raw row-level data behind the widget’s aggregated values. For more details, refer to View Data.

When enabled, a pin icon appears in the widget header, allowing viewers to pin the widget to a personal favorites board.

Responsive Behaviour

Bold BI automatically hides certain widget elements when the widget is resized below threshold sizes to maintain readability:

When the widget width is less than 7 columns wide, Y-axis labels and Y-axis titles are hidden on chart widgets.
When the widget height is less than 6 rows tall, X-axis labels, X-axis titles, and gridlines are hidden on chart widgets.