Once you have chosen your font, grab a copy of the font file and install it on the computer where you are developing your app and in the machine(s) that host the QlikView Server(s). You could choose a different provider or just host the font file on your own server.Ģ. Search or browse font families at /fonts you want to use in your QV app For this example, I’m going to pick the Abel font for my project, one of the many open source fonts hosted at /fonts.

To do so you will need to install and customize a document extension – you can download it at the bottom of this post - and then follow the next steps:ġ. The answer is yes, you can customize QlikView apps based on your needs and use an external font from Google or any other font servers.

That may cause your app to be unreadable and/or blurry in some situations.īut let’s say you really need to use a non-standard typeface to customize one of your apps. It’s important to note that fonts such as Tahoma or MS Calibri will force those devices that don’t come with those fonts installed, to pick an alternative font based on the font family. With the increasing number of devices and platforms accessing to your QlikView apps, details such as font size and type have become in a very important piece of the app success.Īs a rule of thumb our recommendation is to keep your app as simple as possible, meaning using Arial or any other font that work well across devices. One of the topics we always cover in our data visualization training courses is the font family selection within your app.

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