# Gauges

A Gauge can be displayed in a report to give a visual representation of the scale of a value. To insert a Gauge, select a cell and click the Insert Gauge button (). The Gauge Wizard will appear. The Gauge Wizard has two tabs: Appearance and Data.

> NOTE. Gauges can be placed in any section of the report.

# Appearance

In the Appearance Tab, select the Type and Dimension of the Gauge.

Type – Select the icon representing the type of gauge. Available types include: Angular, Linear, Bulb, and Thermometer.

There are three ways to set the size of the Gauge.

- Enter the height and width in the dimension boxes.
- Resize the gauge by dragging the lower right corner in the preview.
- Check the box ‘Fit to Cell’.

# Data

In the Data Tab, select the Data Values and Color Ranges for the Gauge.

- Use the Data Values dropdown to select the cell that contains the numeric value for the Gauge.
- Use the ‘Provide range as’ buttons to specify if the Min and Max values for the Gauge should be static numbers or come from cells on the report.
- In Color Ranges, use the ‘Color By’ buttons to specify if color ranges should be percentages of the Max value, static numbers, or come from cells on the report.

> NOTE. Percent Color Ranges must be in ascending numeric order.

- Use the Add () and Remove () buttons to create additional colors.

> NOTE. Thermometer Gauges can only have one color.

To change a color either use the drop-down () or enter a Hex value.