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==Adding Links==
 
 
Adding links manually to the project view requires you to identify the two task/milestones that will serve as the link pair.
 
 
1) Select '''two''' (and only '''two''') links by clicking the '''first''' task or milestone and then clicking the '''second''' task or milestone while holding down the '''CTRL key'''.
 
 
2) Go to the '''Insert''' tab on the ribbon and click the '''Event Links''' button:
 
 
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3) The '''Specify Event Links''' form will appear, allowing you to customize the style of the link:
 
 
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4) Make the changes desired to the settings in the form and then click '''OK'''.  The link will appear in the project view between the two selected tasks or milestones:
 
 
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5) You may edit a link by right-clicking the link and selecting the appropriate command from the '''context menu''' that appears.
 
 
==Deleting Links==
 
 
6) To '''delete''' a task/milestone link either from the '''current snapshot''' or '''all snapshots''', right-click on the link and choose one of the '''Delete''' options as shown below:
 
 
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==Ordering Links==
 
 
7) The '''Order''' command allows you to place the link within the display area relative to other graphics in the '''Z-Level. 
 
 
:a) This command operates similar to other '''Order''' operations. 
 
 
:b) Please see the article on [[Deleting, Ordering, and Changing Images for Version 6.1 | Deleting, Ordering, and Changing Images]] 20.4.1-61  in the [[Background Images for Version 6.1 (Portal) | Background Images (Portal)]] 20.0.1-61 group of articles. 
 
 
:c) The '''Order''' command appears like this when you right-click a link:
 
 
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==Adding Another Link==
 
 
8) This command, when selected, will bring up the '''Specify Event Link''' form for the selected tasks/milestones. 
 
 
:a) This allows you to '''add another link''' between the two selected task/milestones with different properties. 
 
 
:b) The example below shows a second link added that is positioned further to the right of the first link:
 
 
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==Modifying Link Properties==
 
 
9) The '''Properties …''' command is discussed more extensively in the '''Modifying Link Formatting''' discussion below.
 
 
==Putting Links in all Snapshots==
 
 
10) This command will assure that in a '''multi-snapshot''' project view that the selected link is included in '''all snapshots''' where the two participating tasks appear.  To have links appear in only '''some snapshots''' they must be first established in '''all snapshots''' and manually '''deleted''' from those snapshots where the links are not desired.
 
 
:a)  You have the option, as noted in the '''Delete''' links discussion above, to '''delete links''' from individual snapshots. 
 
 
:b) To do this requires going to the desired '''snapshot''' and specifically using the '''Delete''' command with the '''From this snapshot''' sub-command to achieve the desired result. 
 
 
:c) This option works in the same way as '''deleting curtains''' from specific '''snapshots'''. 
 
 
:d) Please see this article for reference:  [[Creating and Managing Curtains for Version 6.1 | Creating and Managing Curtains]] 16.0.1-61.
 
 
==Modifying Link Formatting==
 
 
Once a task/milestone link is created, its '''properties''' can be modified as shown by the steps below:
 
 
1) Begin by right-clicking the link, and choosing '''Properties …''' command. This will bring up the same '''Specify Event Links''' form.
 
 
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2) The following '''link properties''' may be modified:
 
 
:a) '''Link annotation'''.  This window allows for the insertion of optional text that '''labels''' the task/milestone link.  See '''Link font''' below for instructions for changing the text in the '''Link annotation''' window.
 
 
:b) '''Time position of link on first task/milestone'''.  This slider bar allows you to position the '''starting point''' of the link on the '''first''' task bar. You can show a that a link '''starts''' somewhere in the interior of a task/milestone.
 
 
:c) '''Time position of link on second task/milestone'''.  This slider bar allows you to position the '''ending point''' of the link somewhere in the interior of the '''second''' task/milestone.
 
 
:d) '''Elbow position'''.  This slider bar allows you to position the '''horizontal elbow''' of the link. This is useful for making sure that the '''link annotation''' is not obscured by something else.
 
 
:e) '''Arrows'''.  This radio buttons allows you to specify '''arrow point''' at the '''start and/or finish''' of the link.
 
 
:f) '''Link color'''.  This control allows you to specify the '''color''' of the link line segment.  The '''Link color''' dropdown button provides access to the '''Color Chooser''' form.  This form also provides access to '''alternative palettes''' and the '''No Fill''' feature.
 
 
:g) '''Link thickness'''.  This control sets the '''thickness''' of the link line segment.  Line '''thickness''' is measured in the units established in the '''Template''' (i.e., '''inches''' or '''centimeters''').
 
 
:h) '''Link font'''.  This control gives you access to the '''Font properties''' form for controlling the '''font properties''' of the '''link annotation''' (i.e., link '''label text''') as shown below:
 
 
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3) The '''No Fill''' feature applies to links and can be useful for representations of '''thick link segments'''.  -->
 
  
 
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Revision as of 15:31, 29 September 2017

About Links and Linking Tasks/Milestones

Overview

If you need to show dependencies, OnePager provides a means for you to link one task or milestone with others. In OnePager Pro/Express version 6.1 you can now import Task Link data from your source plans. You can manipulate Task Link representations in your project views; exercise controls by defining Task Link show/hide filter rules; and use enhanced graphics to alter Task Link colors, arrow heads, and line styles. As with previous versions of OnePager you can manually create and edit Task Links as you’ve probably done before.

Please use the links below which provide detailed user information to enhancements made to manually created Task Links and data-driven Task Links in OnePager 6.1

Manually Creating and Editing Task Links for OnePager Pro and Express 19.1.1-61
Using Data-Driven Task Links for OnePager Pro 19.2.1-61 Using Data-Driven Task Links for OnePager Express 19.2.2-61

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