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==Overview==

Illustrations used in this article are from OnePager Pro using data from Microsoft Project but the features, function, controls, and manual edits apply equally to other OnePager editions that import from data sources like Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project for the Web, Smartsheet, Oracle Primavera P6, Planisware Enterprise, Asana, and Wrike.

When '''text column cells '''and '''swimlane cells''' appear in the chart their contents are determined by data '''imported '''from your '''source plan'''. It may be necessary on occasion to '''edit''' the contents of these '''cells''' to support your schedule presentation goals and objectives.

It is not necessary to go back to your '''source plan '''and change the data and '''re-import''' that data to change '''text column cells''' or '''swimlane cells'''; changes can be made to individual or a set of selected '''cells''' in the '''Chart Editor'''. Within the '''Chart Editor''', you can use the '''text column''' right-click '''context menu’s''' '''Edit text''' and '''Properties … '''commands or the '''swimlane level '''right-click '''context menu’s''' '''Edit swimlane label '''and '''Properties … '''commands to edit '''labels''' as well as other '''label properties'''.

For more information on using the '''text column cell label '''or '''swimlane level cell label properties''', please see the articles at:  

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In addition to '''editing text column cells''' and '''swimlane cells''' using the right-click '''context menu''' commands, you can '''edit Font properties''' and '''Alignment settings''' of '''text column cells '''and '''swimlane cells''' using controls on the OnePager '''Home '''ribbon tool bar tab’s '''Font''' and '''Alignment''' control groups. Since being able to '''edit''' requires first selecting the '''cells''' to '''edit''', it may be beneficial to review the sections on '''selection methods for text column cells and swimlane cells ''' at: 

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| [[About OnePager's Rows and Swimlanes for Version 7.2#Selection Methods Available for Multiple Swimlane Levels | Selection Methods Available for Multiple Swimlane Levels]] <!--12.0.2-72-->
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Whenever you make a change to a '''text column cell '''or '''swimlane cell''',''' '''the '''edited cell''' becomes a '''maverick'''.

==Editing Text Column Cells==

===Editing Individual Text Column Cells Using the Edit text Form===

For the purpose of illustration, we’ll use the OnePager Pro chart below containing three '''swimlane levels''' and two '''text columns''':

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To '''edit''' the '''value''' of an individual '''text column cell''', right-click the '''text column cell''' to access the '''text column''' right-click '''context menu''' shown below:

<center>[[File:P70-12_3_1-(1)-07222020.png]]</center>
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After accessing the '''text column''' right-click '''context menu''', click the '''Edit text''' command shown above to access the '''Enter text '''form and its '''Enter text''' window that contains the current contents of the selected '''text column cell''' as shown here:

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To change the contents of the selected '''text column cell''' using the above '''Enter text''' form, type in the desired '''text''' into the '''Enter text '''window and click the '''OK''' button when finished.

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After clicking '''OK''' button on the '''Enter text''' form, the selected '''text column cell''' remains selected and the '''text''' in the '''cell''' is changed as shown below:

<center>[[File:P70-12_3_1-(4)-07222020.png]]</center>
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===Editing Multiple Text Column Cells Using the Edit text Form===

Editing the '''cells''' of multiple '''text columns''' is similar to '''editing''' an individual '''cell''' except that more '''cells''' are selected and the change made in the '''Edit text''' form’s window is applied to all selected '''cells'''. If we select a sequence of '''text column cells''' using the '''SHIFT+Left-Click ''' method to select the '''cells''', right-click in one of the selected '''cells''' to access the '''text column''' right-click '''context menu''', and then click the '''Edit text''' command, the chart looks like this:

<center>[[File:P70-12_3_1-(5)-07222020.png]]</center>
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Changing the '''text''' in the '''Edit text''' window to '''“Started”''' and clicking the '''OK''' button on the form, changes the '''text''' in the selected '''text column cells''' as shown below:

<center>[[File:P70-12_3_1-(6)-07222020.png]]</center>
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The same results as shown above can be achieved when individual '''text column cells''' are selected to become a set of multiple '''text column cells''' using the '''CTL+Left-Click''' selection method.

==Editing Swimlane Cells==

In the illustrations above for '''editing text column cells''', you are able to select individual '''text column''' or multiple '''text column cells''' and use the '''Edit text''' form to change the selected '''cell values'''. The same process can be used for changing the '''values''' for individual '''swimlane cells''' or multiple '''swimlane cells''' depending on the selection method you use. The examples that follow illustrate how you can change individual and multiple '''swimlane cells''' in the chart.

===Editing Individual Swimlane Level Cell Labels Using the Edit text Form===

For the purpose of illustration, we’ll use the same OnePager Pro chart below containing three '''swimlane levels''' and two '''text columns''':

<center>[[File:P70-12_13_1-(17)-07162020.png]]</center>
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To '''edit''' the '''value''' of an individual '''swimlane cell''', right-click the '''swimlane cell''' to access the '''context menu''' shown below:

<center>[[File:P70-12_3_1-(7)-07222020.png]]</center>
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After accessing the '''context menu''', click the '''Edit swimlane label''' command shown above to access the '''Enter text''' form and its '''Enter text''' window that contains the current contents of the selected '''swimlane cell''' as shown here:

<center>[[File:P70-12_3_1-(8)-07222020.png]]</center>
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To change the contents of the selected '''swimlane cell''' using the above '''Enter text''' form, type in the desired '''text''' into the '''Enter text '''window and click the '''OK''' button when finished.

<center>[[File:P70-12_3_1-(9)-07222020.png]]</center>
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After clicking '''OK''' on the '''Enter text''' form, the selected '''swimlane cell''' remains selected and the '''text''' in the '''cell''' is changed as shown below:

<center>[[File:P70-12_3_1-(10)-07222020.png]]</center>
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===Editing Multiple Swimlane Cells Using the Edit text Form===

Editing the '''values''' of multiple '''swimlane cells''' is similar to '''editing''' an individual '''swimlane cell''' except that more '''cells''' are selected and the change made in the '''Edit text''' form is applied to all selected '''cells'''. If we select a sequence of '''swimlane cells''' using the '''SHIFT+Left-Click '''method to select the '''cells''', right-click in one of the selected '''cells''' to access the '''context menu''', and then click the '''Edit swimlane label''' command, the chart looks like this:

<center>[[File:P70-12_3_1-(11)-07222020.png]]</center>
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Changing the contents of the '''Edit text''' window to '''“Planning/Development Team”''' and clicking the '''OK''' button on the form, changes the '''text''' in the selected '''swimlane cells''' as shown below:

<center>[[File:P70-12_3_1-(12)-07222020.png]]</center>
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The same results as shown above can be achieved when individual '''swimlane cells''' are selected to become a set of multiple '''swimlane cells''' using the '''CTL+Left-Click''' selection method.

==Editing Text Column Cells or Swimlane Cells Using the Home Ribbon Tool Bar’s Controls==

When either single or multiple '''text column cells''' or '''swimlane cells''' are selected, they can be '''edited''' in terms of their '''Font properties''' and '''text Alignment''' using the '''Font''' and '''Alignment''' control groups on the OnePager '''Home''' ribbon tool bar tab as shown below:

<center>[[File:P70-12_3_1-(13)-07222020.png]]</center>
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Whenever you select a single or multiple '''cell''', the two control groups above are '''enabled''' and you can use any of the controls shown above to '''edit''' the '''text''' in the selected '''cell or cells'''.

===Editing Font Properties of Text Column Cells or Swimlane Cells===

Using the '''edited''' multiple '''swimlane cells''' from the previous sub-section above as an example, we can decrease the '''font size''' of the selected '''cells''' as shown below:

<center>[[File:P70-12_3_1-(14)-07222020.png]]</center>
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Once the desired '''text column cells''' or '''swimlane cells''' are selected, you can use the '''Font''' control group’s buttons to '''edit''' the '''value''' to '''Bold''', ''Italics'', or [[Underline]]; increase or decrease the '''font size'''; or access the standard '''Color Chooser''' form and change the '''color''' of the '''label''' itself.  When there are multiple '''text column cells''' or '''swimlane cells''' selected, the '''edit''' is applied to all selected '''text'''.

Additionally, you can change the '''font type''' and its '''size''' by using the dropdown windows appearing above the six buttons in the control group. All these '''font properties''' are available in the '''Font properties''' form accesses by selecting a task bar/milestone symbol '''text''', time axis cell '''text''', or text within '''comment boxes''' as just a few examples.

Any '''edits''' made to '''cell labels''' using the '''Home '''ribbon tool bar tab’s controls are applied to all selected '''text'''. The methodology described above applies as well to '''editing''' the '''Font properties '''of '''text column cell labels'''.

===Editing Alignment Properties of Text Column Cell Labels or Swimlane Level Cell Labels===

As mentioned, when a '''text column cell''' or '''swimlane cell''' is selected, the '''Alignment '''control group on the '''Home '''ribbon tool bar tab is '''enabled''' so you can change the '''position''' of the '''text''' within the selected '''cell'''. If we continue with the example from the previous sub-section, we can change the '''position''' of all the selected '''text''' to '''vertically centered''' and '''horizontally centered''' in their respective '''cells''' by clicking the '''two center buttons''' in each row of the '''Alignment '''control group as shown here:

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All the '''swimlane cells''' selected in the chart above are '''repositioned''' so that their '''text''' is '''positioned '''in the '''center vertically and horizontally''' within the '''cell'''.

==Related Links==

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| [[Creating and Formatting Text Columns for Version 7.2 | Creating and Formatting Text Columns]] <!--12.03.1-72-->
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| [[Resizing the Height of Rows for Version 7.2 | Resizing the Height of Rows]] <!--12.11.1-72-->
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| [[Editing Row Properties for Version 7.2 | Editing Row Properties]] <!--12.22.1-72-->
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| [[Zebra Striping for Rows and Swimlanes for OnePager for Version 7.2 | Zebra Striping for Rows and Swimlanes for OnePager]] <!--12.24.1-72-->
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