Styles

A style is a defined set of resources, such as images and cascading style sheets, that controls the appearance of the IBM® Cognos® Web interface. The branding images and fonts are also part of the style.

The resources for the styles are located in the c10_location/webcontent/skins directory.

The following predefined styles are available in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence:

Table 1. Predefined styles
Style	Description
business	Uses soft colors. Creates clean and simple, professional look.
classic	Matches the style used by Metric Studio.
contemporary	Uses bolder, more vivid colors.
corporate	Matches the IBM Cognos corporate branding. This is the default style in IBM Cognos BI.
modern	Matches the style used by IBM Cognos ReportNet.
presentation	A variation of the corporate style intended for projections. Uses larger fonts and increased contrast.

If the predefined styles do not meet your requirements, you can create your own style and make it available in IBM Cognos BI. For more information, see Creating a Custom Style.

At run time, individual users can choose any of the available styles to use in their Web interface. For more information, see Personalize the Portal. Ensure that all users have access to at least one style.

The initial style settings for new users are determined by the default user profiles. For information about changing the user profiles, see Managing User Profiles.

Managing styles involves:

Adding new styles. For more information, see Add a New Style
Controlling access to styles. For more information, see Control Access to Styles
Modifying styles. For more information, see Modify a Style