Workbook settings overview

A Sigma workbook has settings that apply to all its pages and elements. The settings covered in this document apply to workbooks using grid layout. See Create and manage workbook layouts.

Access workbook settings

Open the workbook settings panel from the Settings button at the bottom left of the workbook:
Workbook settings

Theme settings

Choose a theme for your workbook. Administrators can create custom workbook themes. See Create and manage workbook themes.

  • Theme: Select from a set of predefined themes. Themes encompass the palette, fonts, and title and table text sizes. The default uses the Light theme settings. You can choose a theme and modify its settings.

Color settings

The Color settings control text, button, background, element, and visualization colors in a workbook.

SettingDescription
AppearanceSets light or dark theme for a workbook.
Theme colors > PresetSets a predefined color theme for workbook text, buttons, background, and visualizations.
Theme colors > TextSets the color of workbook text for your theme.
Theme colors > HighlightSets the color of buttons, link text, and selection indicators in your theme.
Theme colors > SurfaceSets the color for element backgrounds, borders, and icons in your theme.
Override colors > CanvasSets a custom color for the workbook canvas, different from the canvas color for the theme. Click x to clear.
Override colors > ElementSets a custom color for workbook elements. Click x to clear.
Visualization colorsApplies a predefined palette or custom colors to use for visualizations in the theme. You can specify hex codes for the custom color palette.
Invert visualization tooltipsInverts the theme's text and background colors in tooltips.

When you specify a color, you can choose a color from a predefined palette, specify a hex code, pick a color from a window or document open on your computer using an eyedropper, or choose a color from a gradient.

Select Revert to default to undo your changes and reset the settings to the default.

Font settings

The Font settings control fonts throughout the workbook.

SettingDescription
Text fontSets the font for non-data workbook text, like element titles, element descriptions, and table headers. The default is Source Sans Pro.
Data fontSets the font for workbook data. The default is Roboto.
Title fontSets the font size and color of element titles.

Select Revert to default to undo your changes and reset the settings to the default.

Layout style settings

The Layout style settings control the layout of workbook pages and elements.

SettingDescription
Page widthSets the width of all pages in a workbook. The default is Full. Choose Custom to set a maximum width for workbook pages.
SpacingSets the size of spacing between elements.
CornerSets the shape of element corners. Choose from a square, rounded, or pill-shaped corner. The default is round.
Data element style > PaddingSets padding for a data element. Deselect the checkbox to remove padding around a data or control element.
Data element style > BackgroundSets a custom background color for a data or control element. Set to Auto to match the element background for the theme.

Select Revert to default to undo your changes and reset the settings to the default.

Table style settings

The Table style settings control the format and display of tables, pivot tables, and input tables. For more details about table style options, see Customize table style.

SettingDescription
Table style presetsApplies a preset to configure all table style options.
Cell spacingSets the padding around text within table cells.
Grid linesDetermines how cell borders are displayed.
Show bandingDisplays a background color to alternating data rows.
HeaderFormats table headers.
SubheaderFormats subheaders (applicable to pivot tables only).
CellFormats data cells.

Select Revert to default to undo your changes and reset the settings to the default.

Layout settings

The Layout settings control the workbook layout.

SettingDescription
Always show gridToggles the grid lines on and off. By default, the layouts grid is on, to help you align elements on a page. The grid displays when editing or exploring. It does not display to Viewers.
Custom mobile layoutToggles whether the layout is used for both desktop and mobile devices. For more information, see the Responsive design for desktop and mobile layouts section in Create and manage workbook layouts.

Select Revert to default to undo your changes and reset the settings to the default.

Manage locales

The Manage locales link opens the Manage locales panel. See Embedded workbook localization.