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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
  
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This article covers the '''Global editing''' of '''Task Links'''. As with all '''global editing''', the OnePager Pro 7.0 '''Template''' and the '''Chart Properties''' form are involved.   
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This article covers the '''Global editing''' of '''Task Links'''.   As with all '''global editing''', the OnePager Pro '''Template Properties''' and the '''Chart Properties''' form are involved.    As mentioned elsewhere with respect to OnePager Pro’s '''Task Links '''feature, the '''Template Properties '''form’s '''Task Links '''tab is almost identical to the same tab in the '''Chart Properties '''form.   
  
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1) As mentioned elsewhere with respect to OnePager Pro’s '''Task Links '''feature, the '''Template '''form’s '''Task Links '''tab is almost identical to the same tab in the '''Chart Properties '''form.  This article covers the '''global editing''' capabilities available in the '''Chart Properties '''form.  Please see the section on the '''Template '''form’s '''Task Links '''tab at this reference:  [[Template Only Features for Version 7.0 (OnePager Pro)#Task Links Tab | Template Only Features-OnePager Pro – Task Links Tab]]. 24.1.1-70
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For more information on the '''Template Properties '''form’s '''Task Links '''tab, please see this section in the article at:  [[Template Only Features for Version 7.0 (OnePager Pro)#Task Links Tab | Template Only Features-OnePager Pro – Task Links Tab]] <!--24.1.1-70-->
  
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2) In the discussion that follows on '''global editing''' using the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Task Links '''tab it is assumed that '''Data-driven Tasks '''are '''imported'''.  For more information on the rules governing the '''importing Data-driven Task Links''' please see the article at: [[Data-Driven Task Link Import Rules for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0| Data-Driven Task Link Import Rules for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0]]. 19.1.3.1-70
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In the discussion that follows on '''global editing''' using the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Task Links '''tab, it is assumed that '''Data-driven Tasks '''are '''imported'''.   
  
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3) The '''Task Links '''tab of the '''Chart Properties '''form (See the illustration below) provides the settings for both '''Data-driven '''and manual '''Task Links'''.  Only the '''Horizontal Anchor (Manual Task Links Only) '''control sub-group is specifically used for '''editing''' manual '''Task '''Links.  Pleases see the article at: [[Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0 | Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro]] 19.4.1-70 for more information on '''Horizontal Anchors''' for manual '''Task Links'''.
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For more information on the rules governing the '''importing Data-driven Task Links''' please see the article at: [[Data-Driven Task Link Import Rules for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0| Data-Driven Task Link Import Rules for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0]] <!--19.1.3.1-70-->
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The '''Task Links '''tab of the '''Chart Properties '''form (See the illustration below) provides the settings for both '''Data-driven '''and manual '''Task Links'''.  Only the '''Horizontal Anchor (Manual Task Links Only) '''control sub-group is specifically used for '''editing''' manual '''Task '''Links.   
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For more information on '''Horizontal Anchors''' for manual '''Task Links''', pleases see the article at: [[Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0 | Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro]] <!--19.4.1-70-->
  
 
==Task Link Editing with the Chart Properties Form==
 
==Task Link Editing with the Chart Properties Form==
  
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1) The '''Chart Properties''' form’s '''Task Links '''tab with all '''Data-driven Task Links '''previously imported looks like this:
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The '''Chart Properties''' form’s '''Task Links '''tab with all '''Data-driven Task Links '''previously imported looks like this:
  
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<center>[[File:P61-19_3_1-61-(1)-08172018.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(1)-10012020.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;P61-19_3_1-61-(1)-08172018.png&gt;</center>
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<!--<center>P70-19_3_1-70-(1)-10012020.png</center>-->
  
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2) There are three major control groups in this tab:
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The '''Task Links''' tab has three (3) major control groups.
  
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:(1) '''Show task Links Checkbox''':  The '''Show task links''' checkbox is the '''“master”''' switch in the '''Task Links '''tab of the '''Chart Properties '''form for turning the '''Task Links '''feature '''ON''' and '''OFF'''.   
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'''Show task Links Checkbox''':  The '''Show task links''' checkbox is the '''“Master”''' switch in the '''Task Links '''tab of the '''Chart Properties '''form for turning the '''Task Links '''feature '''ON''' and '''OFF'''.   
  
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::a) When the checkbox is unchecked or '''OFF''', '''Task Links '''can neither be '''imported '''('''Data-driven Task Links''') nor '''created '''(manual '''Task Links''')''' '''nor '''shown''' if they are already '''imported '''or created.
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'''Default Task-Link Formatting''': This control group defines the properties of '''Task Links''' in the chart with respect to '''Line Style''', '''Arrow Style''', '''Font properties''', and '''Horizontal''' and '''Vertical Anchors '''(i.e., '''Begin''' and '''End points''' on '''predecessor '''and '''successor '''tasks respectively).
  
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::b) When the checkbox is checked or '''ON''', '''Data-driven Task Links '''can be '''imported''' and '''shown''' and manual '''Task Links '''can be '''created''', '''edited''', and '''deleted'''.
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'''Data-Driven Task Links''': This control group provides controls for the '''import''' of '''Data-driven Task Links''', controls for the '''Task Link Filter rules '''feature, and a '''Where Are My Links? '''button to access the form of the same name.  
  
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:(2) '''Default Task-Link Formatting''':  This control group defines the properties of '''Task Links''' in the chart with respect to '''Line Style''', '''Arrow Style''', '''Font properties''', and '''Horizontal''' and '''Vertical Anchors '''(i.e., '''Begin''' and '''End points''' on '''predecessor '''and '''successor '''tasks respectively).
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For more information on the utilization of these controls, please see the article at: [[Data-Driven Task Link Import Rules for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0| Data-Driven Task Link Import Rules for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0]] <!--19.1.3.1-70-->
  
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:(3) '''Data-Driven Task Links''': This control group provides controls for the '''import''' of '''Data-driven Task Links''', controls for the '''Task Link Filter rules '''feature, and a '''Where Are My Links? '''button to access the form of the same name. For more information on the utilization of these controls please see the article at: [[Data-Driven Task Link Import Rules for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0| Data-Driven Task Link Import Rules for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0]]. 19.1.3.1-70
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===Show Task Links Master Switch===
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When the checkbox is unchecked or '''OFF''', '''Task Links '''can neither be '''imported '''('''Data-driven Task Links''') nor '''created '''(manual '''Task Links''')''' '''nor '''shown''' if they are already '''imported '''or '''created'''.  When the checkbox is checked or '''ON''', '''Data-driven Task Links '''can be '''imported''' and '''shown''' and manual '''Task Links '''can be '''created''', '''edited''', and '''deleted'''.
  
 
===Default Task-Link Formatting Control Group===
 
===Default Task-Link Formatting Control Group===
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====Line Style Sub-Group Controls====
 
====Line Style Sub-Group Controls====
  
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3) There are four (4) controls in the '''Line Style''' sub-group as follows:
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There are four (4) controls in the '''Line Style''' sub-group.
  
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:a) '''Color''': The standard OnePager Pro '''Color Chooser '''is used to assist you with the selection of the global '''connection line color''' to apply to all '''Task Links'''. 
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=====Color=====
  
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::i) The '''Color Chooser '''is shown below:
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The One Pager Pro standard '''Color Chooser ''' form is used to assist you with the selection of the global '''connection line color''' to apply to all '''Task Links'''.  The '''Color Chooser ''' form is shown below:
  
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<center>[[File:P61-19_3_1-61-(2)-08172018.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(2)-10012020.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;P61-19_3_1-61-(2)-08172018.png&gt;</center>
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::ii) Access the '''Color Chooser '''by clicking on the dropdown button next to the '''color '''window.
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Access the '''Color Chooser''' form by clicking on the dropdown button next to the '''color '''window.
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::iii) To access additional '''Color Palettes''' or to '''edit '''a '''Color Palette''' please see the article at:  [[Creating and Saving Color Palettes for Version 7.0 | Creating and Saving Color Palettes]]. 25.0.1-70
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:b) '''Width''':  You can increase or decrease the '''width''' of the '''connection line''' using this control. The default setting is 2 pixels.
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For more information on '''Color Palettes''' or to '''edit '''a '''Color Palette''', please see the article at: [[Creating and Saving Color Palettes for Version 7.0 | Creating and Saving Color Palettes]] <!--25.0.1-70-->
  
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:c) '''Dash Type''':  There are five (5) '''dash types''' available for '''connection lines'''.  These five '''dash types''' are the same as used for '''baseline''', '''deadline''', '''endpoints connection lines''', and '''borders'''.
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=====Width=====
  
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::i) The '''Dash Type '''dropdown looks like this:
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You can increase or decrease the '''width''' of the '''connection line''' using this control.  The default setting is 2 pixels. 
  
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<center>[[File:P61-19_3_1-61-(3)-08172018.png]]</center>
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=====Dash Type=====
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<center>&lt;P61-19_3_1-61-(3)-08172018.png&gt;</center>
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::ii) As an example, a chart with '''Data-driven Task Links '''configured with the '''Dash dot dot''' '''Dash Type''' looks like this with the '''connection line width’s ''' increased:
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There are five (5) '''dash types''' available for '''connection lines'''.  These five '''dash types''' are the same as used for '''baseline''', '''deadline''', '''endpoints connection lines''', and '''borders'''. 
  
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<center>[[File:P61-19_3_1-61-(4)-08172018.png]]</center>
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The '''Dash Type '''dropdown looks like this:
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<center>&lt;P61-19_3_1-61-(4)-08172018.png&gt;</center>
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:d) '''Corner Radii''':  You also have options when specifying '''Corner radius''' of a '''Task Link''' '''connection line''' regardless of the '''connection line option''' selected.
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(4)-10012020.png]]</center>
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::i) The '''Corner radius''' is a parameter denoting the number of pixels that are used to make the '''connection line’s''' '''90 degree bends'''. 
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As an example, a chart with '''Data-driven Task Links '''configured with the '''Dash dot dot''' '''Dash Type''' looks like this with the '''connection line width’s ''' increased:
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::ii) The '''higher''' the pixel count the '''more rounded''' the '''connection''' '''line''' '''bend''' appears.
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::iii) Below is an example of a '''Corner Radius''' of 4:
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<center>[[File:P61-19_3_1-61-(5)-08172018.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(5)-10012020.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;P61-19_3_1-61-(5)-08172018.png&gt;</center>
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::iv) For comparison, below is an illustration with a manual '''Task Link '''with a '''Corner Radius '''of 10:
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=====Corner Radii=====
  
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<center>[[File:P61-19_3_1-61-(6)-08172018.png]]</center>
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You also have options when specifying '''Corner radius''' of a '''Task Link''' '''connection line''' regardless of the '''connection line option''' selected.  The '''Corner radius''' is a parameter denoting the number of pixels that are used to make the '''connection line’s''' '''90 degree bends'''.  The '''higher''' the pixel count the '''more rounded''' the '''connection''' '''line''' '''bend''' appears.
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<center>&lt;P61-19_3_1-61-(6)-08172018.png&gt;</center>
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Below is an example of a '''Corner Radius''' of 1:
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(6)-10012020.png]]</center>
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For comparison, below is an illustration with a manual '''Task Link '''with a '''Corner Radius '''of 10:
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(7-1)-10012020.png]]</center>
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<!--<center>P70-19_3_1-70-(7-1)-10012020.png</center>-->
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:1) The '''default Corner Radius''' value in OnePager Pro distributed '''Template Properties''' forms is 4.
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:2) It is recommended that larger '''Corner Radius''' settings above 5 be accompanied by increases in '''Row Height''' in order to have sufficient room for the larger '''Corner Radius''' as was done in the illustration above.
  
 
====Arrow Style Sub-Control Group====
 
====Arrow Style Sub-Control Group====
  
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4) There are four (4) controls in the '''Arrow Style''' sub-control group.
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There are four (4) controls in the '''Arrow Style''' sub-control group.
  
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:a) '''Begin and End Types''':  In OnePager Pro there are five (5) enhanced '''Arrow Styles'''.
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=====Begin and End Types=====
  
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::i) The '''Arrow Style Begin Type '''dropdown is shown below:
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In OnePager Pro there are five (5) enhanced '''Arrow Styles'''.  The '''Arrow Style Begin Type '''dropdown is shown below:
  
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<center>[[File:P61-19_3_1-61-(7)-08172018.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(8)-10012020.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;P61-19_3_1-61-(7)-08172018.png&gt;</center>
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::ii) The default setting for the '''Begin Type''' is '''None''' and the default setting for the '''End Type '''is '''Arrow'''.
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The '''default setting''' for the '''Begin Type''' is '''None''' and the default setting for the '''End Type '''is '''Arrow'''. The chart illustration above shows the '''Arrow''' '''Begin Type'''.
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::iii) The chart illustration above shows the '''Arrow''' '''End Type'''.
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:b) '''Begin Size and End Size''':  You can '''edit''' the '''size''' of the '''Begin '''and '''End Type '''changing the value in the adjacent window.  '''Begin '''and '''End Size '''is measured in pixels.  The larger the value the larger size of the '''Begin''' or '''End Type'''.
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=====Begin Size and End Size=====
  
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::i) '''Caution:''' You can override OnePager’s determination of '''Begin''' and '''End Type Arrow Styles''' by making your own selections in the dropdown windows shown in the above form.   
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You can '''edit''' the '''size''' of the '''Begin '''and '''End Type '''changing the value in the adjacent window.  '''Begin '''and '''End Size '''is measured in pixels.  The larger the value, the larger size of the '''Begin''' or '''End Type'''.
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::ii) '''Caution: '''This is not recommended for '''Data-driven Task Links''' because the end result of the '''edit '''is to potentially alter the '''look''' of the '''Dependency relationship '''between task/milestones and thereby appear to violate the integrity of your '''source plan '''data.
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=====Cautions=====
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You can override OnePager’s determination of '''Begin''' and '''End Type Arrow Styles''' by making your own selections in the dropdown windows shown in the above form.  '''This is not recommended for '''Data-driven Task Links''' because the end result of the '''edit '''is to potentially alter the '''look''' of the '''Dependency relationship '''between task bars/milestone symbols and thereby appear to violate the integrity of your '''source plan '''data.
  
 
====Font Sub-Control Group====
 
====Font Sub-Control Group====
  
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5) You can '''edit''' the '''Font properties''' associated with '''Task Links''' in the '''Font '''sub-control group.
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You can '''edit''' the '''Font properties''' associated with '''Task Links''' in the '''Font '''sub-control group. Clicking the '''Font''' dropdown accesses the standard OnePager Pro '''Font properties '''form as shown below:
  
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:a) Clicking the '''Font''' dropdown accesses the standard OnePager Pro '''Font properties '''form as shown below:
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(9)-10012020.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P61-19_3_1-61-(8)-08172018.png]]</center>
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The '''Font properties '''form is used throughout OnePager Pro for '''editing''' the '''font properties''' of all text elements within OnePager. The '''Font Properties form''', shown above, has six (6) controls.
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<center>&lt;P61-19_3_1-61-(8)-08172018.png&gt;</center>
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:b) The '''Font properties '''form is used throughout OnePager Pro for '''editing''' the '''font properties''' of all text elements within OnePager.
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'''Font Dropdown''': The '''Font Dropdown '''button''' '''provides a list of '''fonts '''available on your computer.
  
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:c) The '''Font Properties form''', shown above, has six (6) controls:
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'''Color''': The '''Color Dropdown '''button provides access to the OnePager Pro standard '''Color Chooser''' form as discussed above.  In this context, the '''Color Chooser '''is used to select the '''color globally''' for any text associated with either '''Data-driven '''or manual '''Task Link'''.
  
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::i) '''Font Dropdown''':  The '''Font Dropdown '''button''' '''provides a list of '''fonts '''available on your computer.
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'''Size''': The '''Size''' selector establishes the '''font size''' of any text '''globally '''associated with either '''Data-driven''' or manual '''Task Links'''.
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::ii) '''Color''':  The '''Color Dropdown '''button provides access to the standard OnePager Pro '''Color Chooser''' as discussed above.  In this context, the '''Color Chooser '''is used to select the '''color globally''' for any text associated with either '''Data-driven '''or manual '''Task Link'''.
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::iii) '''Size''': The '''Size''' selector establishes the '''font size''' of any text '''globally '''associated with either '''Data-driven''' or manual '''Task Links'''.
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::iv) '''B''', ''I'', U: These three buttons control the '''formatting '''of text with respect to the '''font '''displaying '''Bold''', ''Italics'', or Underline''' text'''.
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d) When you complete the '''editing '''of the '''text''' with the '''Font properties '''form, click the '''OK '''button to apply the '''edits'''.
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'''B''', ''I'', [[U]]: These three buttons control the '''formatting '''of text with respect to the '''font '''displaying '''Bold''', ''Italics'', or [[Underline]]''' text'''.
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When you complete the '''editing '''of the '''text''' with the '''Font properties '''form, click the '''OK '''button to apply the '''edits'''.
  
 
====Horizontal Anchor Sub-Controls Group for Manual Task Links Only====
 
====Horizontal Anchor Sub-Controls Group for Manual Task Links Only====
  
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6) The '''Horizontal Anchor (Manual Task Links Only)''' sub-control group applies only to manual '''Task Links''' and is discussed at: [[Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0#Horizontal Anchor (Manual Task Links Only) | Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro – Horizontal Anchors]]. 19.4.1-70
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For more information on how the '''Horizontal Anchor (Manual Task Links Only)''' sub-control group applies only to manual '''Task Links''', please see this section in the article at: [[Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0#Editing Manual Task Links | Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro – Editing Manual Task Links]] <!--19.4.1-70-->
  
 
====Vertical Anchor Sub-Control Group for All Task Links====
 
====Vertical Anchor Sub-Control Group for All Task Links====
  
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7) For both manual and '''Data-driven Task Links''', you have control over where the '''Task Link Vertical Anchors''' connect to the task/milestone.
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For both manual and '''Data-driven Task Links''', you have control over where the '''Task Link Vertical Anchors''' connect to the task bars/milestone symbols.  There are four (4) '''Vertical Anchor point''' options each for the '''Predecessor''' and '''Successor''' task shapes.
  
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:a) There are four (4) '''Vertical Anchor point''' options each for the '''Predecessor''' and '''Successor''' tasks''' '''as follows:
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::i) '''Top''':  The '''Task Link connection line''' '''anchors''' at the '''Top''' of the task/milestone and '''departs vertically '''or '''horizontally''' from the '''Top'''.
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The '''Task Link connection line''' '''anchors''' at the '''Top''' of the task bar/milestone symbol and '''departs vertically '''or '''horizontally''' from the '''Top'''.
  
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<center>[[File:P61-19_3_1-61-(9)-08172018.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(10)-10012020.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;P61-19_3_1-61-(9)-08172018.png&gt;</center>
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::ii) '''Middle''': The '''Task Link''' '''connection line anchors''' at the '''vertical center''' of the task/milestone and '''departs horizontally''' or '''vertically '''from the '''middle'''. 
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=====Middle=====
  
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<center>[[File:P61-19_3_1-61-(10)-08172018.png]]</center>
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The '''Task Link''' '''connection line anchors''' at the '''vertical center''' of the task bar/milestone symbol and '''departs horizontally''' or '''vertically '''from the '''middle'''.
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<center>&lt;P61-19_3_1-61-(10)-08172018.png&gt;</center>
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::iii) '''Bottom''':  The '''Task Link connection line anchors''' at the '''bottom '''of the task or '''departs vertically''' or '''horizontally '''from the '''bottom'''.
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(11)-10012020.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P61-19_3_1-61-(11)-08172018.png]]</center>
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=====Bottom=====
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<center>&lt;P61-19_3_1-61-(11)-08172018.png&gt;</center>
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::iv) '''Auto''':  The '''Auto''' '''option''' is the '''default''' option employed by OnePager so that it can initially make decisions on how best to '''vertically position''' the '''Begin point''' and '''End point shapes''' of the '''Task Link''' '''connection line''' routing through the chart.  The '''Task Link’s Dependency Type''' is preserved.
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The '''Task Link connection line anchors''' at the '''bottom '''of the task shape or '''departs vertically''' or '''horizontally '''from the '''bottom'''.
  
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b) The controls just below the four radio buttons in the illustrations above apply to the '''Vertical Anchors '''for '''End points''' on '''successor '''tasks.
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(12)-10012020.png]]</center>
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=====Auto=====
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The '''Auto''' '''option''' is the '''default''' option employed by OnePager so that it can initially make decisions on how best to '''vertically position''' the '''Begin point''' and '''End point shapes''' of the '''Task Link''' '''connection line''' routing through the chart. 
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The '''Task Link’s Dependency Type''' is preserved.  The controls just below the four (4) radio buttons in the illustrations above apply to the '''Vertical Anchors '''for '''End points''' on '''successor '''task shapes.
  
 
===Data-Driven Task Links Control Group===
 
===Data-Driven Task Links Control Group===
  
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8) The '''Data Driven Task Links''' control group in the '''Task Links''' tab of the '''Chart Properties '''form provides a means for '''importing Data-driven Task Links''' after the chart is created.
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The '''Data Driven Task Links''' control group in the '''Task Links''' tab of the '''Chart Properties '''form provides a means for '''importing Data-driven Task Links after the chart is created'''. 
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====Import and Show Links====
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After the chart is '''created''', but before '''Data-driven Task '''Links are '''imported''', the checkbox within the '''Data-Driven Task Links''' control group has the label of '''Import and show links''' as shown below:
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(13-1)-10012020.png]]</center>
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<!--<center>P70-19_3_1-70-(13-1)-10012020.png</center>-->
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After checking the '''Import and show links''' checkbox '''ON''' and clicking either '''Apply '''or '''OK '''in the '''Chart Properties '''form, all '''Data-driven Task Links '''are '''imported '''and '''shown'''.
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====Show Data-Driven Task Links====
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Accessing the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Task Links''' tab after the '''import '''process is complete shows the '''Data-Driven Task Links''' control group looking like this:
  
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:a) After the chart is created, but before '''Data-driven Task '''Links are '''imported''', the checkbox within the '''Data-Driven Task Links''' control group has the label of '''Import and show links''' as shown below:
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(14)-10012020.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P61-19_3_1-61-(12)-08172018.png]]</center>
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With all '''Data-driven Task Links imported''' the '''Filter Links '''sub-control group’s radio buttons are '''enabled '''allowing you to '''Show all Data-driven Task Links '''or use the '''Task Link Filter Rules''' form to control which '''Task Links '''are ''' shown ''' or '''hidden'''.
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<center>&lt;P61-19_3_1-61-(12)-08172018.png&gt;</center>
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:b) After checking the '''Import and show links''' checkbox and clicking either '''Apply '''or '''OK '''in the '''Chart Properties '''form, all '''Data-driven Task Links '''are '''imported '''and '''shown'''. 
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====Use Rules Radio Button====
  
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:c) Accessing the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Task Links''' tab after the '''import '''process is complete shows the '''Data-Driven Task Links''' control group looking like this:
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Clicking the '''Use Rules''' radio button '''enables '''the '''Manage Rules''' button that provides access to the '''Task Link Filter Rules '''form as shown here:
  
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<center>[[File:P61-19_3_1-61-(13)-08172018.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-19_3_1-70-(15)-10012020.png]]</center>
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<center>&lt;P61-19_3_1-61-(13)-08172018.png&gt;</center>
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:d) With all '''Data-driven Task Links imported''' the '''Filter Links '''sub-control group’s radio buttons are '''enabled '''allowing you to '''Show all Data-driven Task Links '''or use the '''Task Link Filter Rules''' form to control which '''Task Links '''are ''' shown ''' or '''hidden'''.
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Clicking the '''Where Are My Links?''' button accesses the '''Where Are My Links?''' form that displays entries for all '''Task Links''' in the snapshot and their status with respect to being '''shown '''or '''hidden''' as illustrated below:
  
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Latest revision as of 21:02, 19 January 2021

Overview

This article covers the Global editing of Task Links. As with all global editing, the OnePager Pro Template Properties and the Chart Properties form are involved. As mentioned elsewhere with respect to OnePager Pro’s Task Links feature, the Template Properties form’s Task Links tab is almost identical to the same tab in the Chart Properties form.

For more information on the Template Properties form’s Task Links tab, please see this section in the article at: Template Only Features-OnePager Pro – Task Links Tab

In the discussion that follows on global editing using the Chart Properties form’s Task Links tab, it is assumed that Data-driven Tasks are imported.

For more information on the rules governing the importing Data-driven Task Links please see the article at: Data-Driven Task Link Import Rules for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0

The Task Links tab of the Chart Properties form (See the illustration below) provides the settings for both Data-driven and manual Task Links. Only the Horizontal Anchor (Manual Task Links Only) control sub-group is specifically used for editing manual Task Links.

For more information on Horizontal Anchors for manual Task Links, pleases see the article at: Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro

Task Link Editing with the Chart Properties Form

The Chart Properties form’s Task Links tab with all Data-driven Task Links previously imported looks like this:

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The Task Links tab has three (3) major control groups.

Show task Links Checkbox: The Show task links checkbox is the “Master” switch in the Task Links tab of the Chart Properties form for turning the Task Links feature ON and OFF.

Default Task-Link Formatting: This control group defines the properties of Task Links in the chart with respect to Line Style, Arrow Style, Font properties, and Horizontal and Vertical Anchors (i.e., Begin and End points on predecessor and successor tasks respectively).

Data-Driven Task Links: This control group provides controls for the import of Data-driven Task Links, controls for the Task Link Filter rules feature, and a Where Are My Links? button to access the form of the same name.

For more information on the utilization of these controls, please see the article at: Data-Driven Task Link Import Rules for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0

Show Task Links Master Switch

When the checkbox is unchecked or OFF, Task Links can neither be imported (Data-driven Task Links) nor created (manual Task Links) nor shown if they are already imported or created. When the checkbox is checked or ON, Data-driven Task Links can be imported and shown and manual Task Links can be created, edited, and deleted.

Default Task-Link Formatting Control Group

Line Style Sub-Group Controls

There are four (4) controls in the Line Style sub-group.

Color

The One Pager Pro standard Color Chooser form is used to assist you with the selection of the global connection line color to apply to all Task Links. The Color Chooser form is shown below:

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Access the Color Chooser form by clicking on the dropdown button next to the color window.

For more information on Color Palettes or to edit a Color Palette, please see the article at: Creating and Saving Color Palettes

Width

You can increase or decrease the width of the connection line using this control. The default setting is 2 pixels.

Dash Type

There are five (5) dash types available for connection lines. These five dash types are the same as used for baseline, deadline, endpoints connection lines, and borders.

The Dash Type dropdown looks like this:

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As an example, a chart with Data-driven Task Links configured with the Dash dot dot Dash Type looks like this with the connection line width’s increased:

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Corner Radii

You also have options when specifying Corner radius of a Task Link connection line regardless of the connection line option selected. The Corner radius is a parameter denoting the number of pixels that are used to make the connection line’s 90 degree bends. The higher the pixel count the more rounded the connection line bend appears.

Below is an example of a Corner Radius of 1:

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For comparison, below is an illustration with a manual Task Link with a Corner Radius of 10:

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1) The default Corner Radius value in OnePager Pro distributed Template Properties forms is 4.
2) It is recommended that larger Corner Radius settings above 5 be accompanied by increases in Row Height in order to have sufficient room for the larger Corner Radius as was done in the illustration above.

Arrow Style Sub-Control Group

There are four (4) controls in the Arrow Style sub-control group.

Begin and End Types

In OnePager Pro there are five (5) enhanced Arrow Styles. The Arrow Style Begin Type dropdown is shown below:

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The default setting for the Begin Type is None and the default setting for the End Type is Arrow. The chart illustration above shows the Arrow Begin Type.

Begin Size and End Size

You can edit the size of the Begin and End Type changing the value in the adjacent window. Begin and End Size is measured in pixels. The larger the value, the larger size of the Begin or End Type.

Cautions

You can override OnePager’s determination of Begin and End Type Arrow Styles by making your own selections in the dropdown windows shown in the above form. This is not recommended for Data-driven Task Links because the end result of the edit is to potentially alter the look of the Dependency relationship between task bars/milestone symbols and thereby appear to violate the integrity of your source plan data.

Font Sub-Control Group

You can edit the Font properties associated with Task Links in the Font sub-control group. Clicking the Font dropdown accesses the standard OnePager Pro Font properties form as shown below:

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The Font properties form is used throughout OnePager Pro for editing the font properties of all text elements within OnePager. The Font Properties form, shown above, has six (6) controls.

Font Dropdown: The Font Dropdown button provides a list of fonts available on your computer.

Color: The Color Dropdown button provides access to the OnePager Pro standard Color Chooser form as discussed above. In this context, the Color Chooser is used to select the color globally for any text associated with either Data-driven or manual Task Link.

Size: The Size selector establishes the font size of any text globally associated with either Data-driven or manual Task Links.

B, I, U: These three buttons control the formatting of text with respect to the font displaying Bold, Italics, or Underline text.

When you complete the editing of the text with the Font properties form, click the OK button to apply the edits.

Horizontal Anchor Sub-Controls Group for Manual Task Links Only

For more information on how the Horizontal Anchor (Manual Task Links Only) sub-control group applies only to manual Task Links, please see this section in the article at: Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro – Editing Manual Task Links

Vertical Anchor Sub-Control Group for All Task Links

For both manual and Data-driven Task Links, you have control over where the Task Link Vertical Anchors connect to the task bars/milestone symbols. There are four (4) Vertical Anchor point options each for the Predecessor and Successor task shapes.

Top

The Task Link connection line anchors at the Top of the task bar/milestone symbol and departs vertically or horizontally from the Top.

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Middle

The Task Link connection line anchors at the vertical center of the task bar/milestone symbol and departs horizontally or vertically from the middle.

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Bottom

The Task Link connection line anchors at the bottom of the task shape or departs vertically or horizontally from the bottom.

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Auto

The Auto option is the default option employed by OnePager so that it can initially make decisions on how best to vertically position the Begin point and End point shapes of the Task Link connection line routing through the chart.

The Task Link’s Dependency Type is preserved. The controls just below the four (4) radio buttons in the illustrations above apply to the Vertical Anchors for End points on successor task shapes.

Data-Driven Task Links Control Group

The Data Driven Task Links control group in the Task Links tab of the Chart Properties form provides a means for importing Data-driven Task Links after the chart is created.

Import and Show Links

After the chart is created, but before Data-driven Task Links are imported, the checkbox within the Data-Driven Task Links control group has the label of Import and show links as shown below:

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After checking the Import and show links checkbox ON and clicking either Apply or OK in the Chart Properties form, all Data-driven Task Links are imported and shown.

Show Data-Driven Task Links

Accessing the Chart Properties form’s Task Links tab after the import process is complete shows the Data-Driven Task Links control group looking like this:

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With all Data-driven Task Links imported the Filter Links sub-control group’s radio buttons are enabled allowing you to Show all Data-driven Task Links or use the Task Link Filter Rules form to control which Task Links are shown or hidden.

Use Rules Radio Button

Clicking the Use Rules radio button enables the Manage Rules button that provides access to the Task Link Filter Rules form as shown here:

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For more information on using Task Link Filter rules, please see the article at: Using Task Link Filtering Rules for Showing/Hiding Task Links for OnePager Pro

Where Are My Links? Button

Clicking the Where Are My Links? button accesses the Where Are My Links? form that displays entries for all Task Links in the snapshot and their status with respect to being shown or hidden as illustrated below:

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The Where Are My Links? form can also be used to edit the show/hide status of any Task Link entry in the form.

For more information on using the Where Are My Links form, please see the article at: Using the Where Are My Links? Form for OnePager Pro

Related Links

Template Only Features-OnePager Pro

Data-Driven Task Link Import Rules for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0

Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager

Creating and Saving Color Palettes

Using Task Link Filtering Rules for Showing/Hiding Task Links for OnePager Pro

Using the Where Are My Links? Form for OnePager Pro

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