Using symbols in Formatted Grids

The name of the symbol to display. The name must be a valid name from the symbol library.

For more information on how to browse symbols and find specific symbol names, see the following section.

Alternatively, you can use a bracketed cell reference to read the symbol name from the referenced cell. This approach is useful if you want to dynamically determine the symbol, because then the formula can be in the referenced cell instead needing to construct the tag using a formula. For more information, see Referencing cells in content tag parameters.

If you use a cell reference, and the referenced cell currently contains a valid symbol name, then that symbol will be shown in the dialog.

Optional. The URL to a target file or web page. This can be used to display symbols that open a file or a web page when clicked.

For more information on how to generate a URL to a file within the Axiom database, see the discussion in Using hyperlinks in Formatted Grids.

Alternatively, you can use a bracketed cell reference to read the URL from the referenced cell. This approach is useful if you want to dynamically determine the URL, because then the formula can be in the referenced cell instead needing to construct the tag using a formula. For more information, see Referencing cells in content tag parameters.

Optional. Specifies tooltip text to display when a user hovers the cursor over the cell contents.

Alternatively, you can use a bracketed cell reference to read the tooltip text from the referenced cell. This approach is useful if you want to dynamically determine the text, because then the formula can be in the referenced cell instead needing to construct the tag using a formula. For more information, see Referencing cells in content tag parameters.

Optional. Specifies whether the URL target will open in a new browser window (True/False). If omitted, the default is False, meaning the target will open in the same browser window (replacing the current window contents). File tabs opened within the Desktop ClientGeneral term for using either the Excel Client or the Windows Client, both of which are installed to the user's desktop. are treated the same as browser windows for this purpose.

This parameter does not apply and should not be specified for URL targets that do not open in a browser window, such as when linking to spreadsheet Axiom files or plan file attachments. In this case, the parameter should always be omitted or set to False.

Optional. Specifies how many columns the cell contents will span in the grid.

If this parameter is omitted or set to 1, then content generated by the tag will only span the current column. If you want the content to span multiple columns, enter a number such as 2 to span 2 columns. The column span extends to the right.

NOTE: The row and column styles used in the grid impact how the column span displays. For example, if the content in the starting column is left-aligned and does not naturally exceed the width of the starting column, then the spanned columns will simply be blank because no content is extending to those columns. However, if the content is long enough to extend out of the starting column, or if the content has external borders (such as a text box), or if the content is center-aligned or right-aligned, then content will display in the spanned columns.