Which statement is true when formatting text in a dashboard crosstab or table?

Question

Options

• ATable summary row may be formatted with a different color.
• BColumn formatting gets inherited for the table/crosstab summary row.
• CColumn titles may be individually formatted in any font/color/size.
• DThe default object does not wrap text, but it is an option.

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  6% (2)
• D
  91% (29)

Explanation

Option D is correct because, in dashboard tables and crosstabs (common in tools like MicroStrategy), text wrapping is off by default - content that exceeds cell width is clipped - but users can manually enable wrapping through the formatting options. This is a deliberate default to keep dashboards compact and visually clean.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is false: summary rows cannot be independently formatted with a different color; they are constrained by the object's overall formatting rules.
• B is false: column formatting is not inherited by the summary row - the summary row follows its own formatting context, separate from individual column styles.
• C is false: column titles share a uniform style and cannot be individually formatted with different fonts, colors, or sizes per column.

Memory tip: Think of "D for Default wrapping = Disabled." The table defaults to no wrap, but the option exists - just like many tools ship with word wrap off until you turn it on.

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