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User guide > Data Browser > Data selection and display > How to use the format options

The display settings button is located on the upper right-hand side of the data display section of the Data Browser.

Screenshot with the location of the display settings button highlighted
 

Clicking on 'Display settings’ opens a pop-up. Using the options displayed, users can customise many display features to get to the desired result. There are two kind of format options:

  • general settings: these options apply to all the data display options (table, line, bar, map)
  • table-specific settings: each data display option has specific formatting possibilities

These can be distinguished by their headings displayed in the pop-up

Screenshot of the general settings window tabs

General options

Under this part, you will find the possibilities to change the labels and separators in the dataset.

Labels and codes

It is possible to choose whether dimensions are identified by label, code, or both. Check boxes are used to indicate the selected options:

View of the labels and codes tab. The dimensions available in the dataset are displayed. Next to each dimension are two check boxes with which to indicate the whether codes and/or labels are required

Separators

In this tab, the following options are available:

Screenshot of the separators tab with the option to change the decimal symbol, thousands symbol and data alignment visible

  • decimal symbol: this is used to separate the integer part from the fractional part of the statistical values; available options are: dot (.) (default) and comma (,)
  • thousands symbol: this is used to separate each thousands group when displaying the statistical values; available options are: dot (.), comma (,), blank space (default), and none
  • data alignment: this is used to either align the data values to the right-hand side or to the left hand side by their decimal separator (default)

 Please note: The decimal symbol and the thousands symbol cannot be the same. If the same symbols are selected, Data Browser will automatically change one of them.

Once selections have been made, it is necessary to click on the button 'Apply' located at the bottom right-hand side of the pop-up.

Table-specific settings

The specific options available to customise the formatting depend on which option you choose to display the data. For more information on the specific options for each type of data display, please refer to the following pages:

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