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Fabrice Mainguené

4D View Pro: Create a Pivot Table from a data table

Pivot tables are among the most valuable features that allow users to swiftly summarize and analyze large quantities of data to see comparisons, patterns, and trends in their data. From the 4D v19, pivot tables are included in 4D View Pro. This blog post reviews how to use a pivot table through the ribbon interface.

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4D View Pro: What’s New in 4D v20

With every release, the 4D View Pro features list is growing. And this feature release is no exception: 4D v20 comes with a new version of SpreadJS, the v16, and a Ribbon update that is compatible with it.

Let’s discover the new features offered by this new version.

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4D View Pro: Customize the Style of your Tables

Tables are an integral part of 4D View Pro documents, so we have provided many table-related features over the releases of 4D. 4D v19 R8 adds a new one related to styles so that the table fits perfectly with the rest of your document.

From now on, the VP Set table theme provides a way to apply by programming one of the predefined table styles. If none of these styles meet your need, you can define your own theme and apply it to your table.

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4D View Pro: New Commands to Manage Rows & columns

Spreadsheets are great versatile tools. From dashboards to input/output UI, spreadsheets provided by 4D View Pro can quickly solve a lot of situations encountered by your end-users.

We previously explained using the 4D View Pro table feature to display and modify data collections. Using 4D View Pro tables, you may need to add or remove columns later on, depending on end-users needs. To do so, from 4D v19 R7, 4D View Pro has several new commands to manage your table columns and rows. Let’s see how it works.

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4D View Pro: New in 4D v19 R7

With every release, the 4D View Pro features list is growing. And this feature release is no exception:4D v19 R7 comes with a new version of SpreadJS, the v15.2, and a Ribbon update that is compatible with it.

Let’s discover the new features offered by this new version.

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4D View Pro: Display your Collections as Tables

You know it already; 4D View Pro allows you to easily load and display data in spreadsheets.
4D v19 R6 brings exciting news. This blog post will show you the new table feature that enables you to do much more and benefit from additional properties like headers, table resize, summary row, column sorting, filters, and more. You’ll also discover how to quickly load data from data classes and collections. And don’t miss out on the demo, which provides a complete example and some visual charts as a bonus.

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4D View Pro: Print Interface

4D View Pro is a powerful tool in many fields. Its razor-sharp capabilities enable users to easily store, organize, and manipulate data. 4D v19 R5 brings a new ability to the product.

To make it easier for your customers to set up printing, the Ribbon has now a new addition; it supports print settings with a Page layout tab and a Page setup dialog. This dialog includes tabs for the Page, Margins, Header/Footer, and Sheet, allowing users to manage many options in the VP SET PRINT INFO command.

Here is everything you need to know.

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4D View Pro: Workbook options

When you create a document with 4D View Pro, you often need to fine-tune your user experience by hiding the sheet tabs and the scrollbars, or by deactivating the context menu or the drag and drop option… All these features and more are now possible thanks to the VP SET WORKBOOK OPTIONS command from the v19 R4.

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