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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
  
1) OnePager Pro and Express give you two main ways to '''edit''' your chart:
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OnePager Pro and Express give you two (2) main ways to '''edit''' your chart:
  
:* '''Manually''', by right-clicking and changing '''colors''', '''fonts''', and other formatting by hand.
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:* '''Globally''', by changing settings and rules in the '''Template Properties''' form and/or '''Chart Properties''' form.
  
:* '''Automatically''', by changing settings and rules in the '''Chart Properties''' form
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:* '''Manually''', by '''editing''' and changing '''colors''', '''fonts''', and other formatting by hand in the '''Chart Editor'''.
  
2) It’s often tempting to change your chart '''manually''', because these Microsoft PowerPoint-style '''edits''' are very intuitive.  
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For more information on '''Global editing''', please see the article at: [[Editing with the Chart Properties form for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Editing with the Chart Properties form (Portal)]] <!--21.0.1-70--> 
  
3) However, when you '''edit''' your chart by hand, you are selling OnePager short, and probably signing yourself up for even more '''editing''' in the future!
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Here are some reasons to customize your chart through the '''Template Properties''' form and/or '''Chart Properties''' form instead of making changes by hand.
  
4) Here’s why it’s better to customize your chart through the '''Chart Properties''' form instead of making changes by hand:
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===Speed===
  
:* '''Speed:''' Changing settings through the '''Chart Properties''' form lets you change lots of things at once. For example, if you want to change the '''font''' for all of your tasks, it’s much faster to change your '''default font''' once through '''Chart Properties''' form than it is to select tasks one at a time and change '''fonts''' individually.
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Changing settings through the '''Chart Properties''' form lets you change a large variety of settings at once. For example, if you want to change the '''font''' for all of your task bars, it’s much faster to change your '''default font''' once through '''Chart Properties''' form than it is to select task bar one at a time and change '''fonts''' individually.
  
:* '''Repeatability:''' When you change settings through '''Chart Properties '''form, those changes can eventually be made into a '''Template '''form, making it easier to repeat the same formatting in other charts. Manual '''edits''' cannot be incorporated into a '''Template '''form—'''ever!''' If you’re going to invest a lot of time in getting your chart to look the way you want, make sure that you can use those settings in the future.
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===Repeatability===
  
:* '''Accuracy:''' The more '''hand-edits''' you make to a chart, the farther it gets from reality. Letting OnePager dynamically assign '''colors''' is always going to be accurate. On the other hand, if you are '''hand-painting colors''' in your OnePager chart, you’ll have to review each one of those '''colors''' for accuracy every time your project changes, which leaves a lot of room for error.
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When you change settings through '''Chart Properties '''form, those changes can eventually be made into a '''Template Properties '''form, making it easier to repeat the same formatting in other charts. Manual '''edits''' cannot be incorporated into a '''Template Properties '''form—'''ever!'''  If you’re going to invest your time in getting your chart to look the way you want and you want to make that look and feel a standard, make sure that you can use those settings in the future by saving it as a '''Template Properties''' form.
  
==Links to Detailed Articles==
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===Accuracy===
  
The article links below provide additional information on the '''editing''' of tasks/milestones and task links:
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The more '''manual-edits''' you make to a chart, the farther it gets from the reality of its associated '''Chart Properties''' form.  Letting OnePager dynamically assign '''colors''' is always going to be accurate.  On the other hand, if you are '''hand-painting colors''' in your OnePager chart, you’ll have to review each one of those '''colors''' for accuracy every time your project changes, which leaves room for errors. However, when it is not required to make '''edits''' that change settings and rules for all task bars and '''text labels''', OnePager Pro and Express provide you with the tools to '''edit''' to individual items in the chart. Both the '''Global''' and '''Manual''' '''editing''' references to associated articles are provided below:
  
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==Globally Editing Task Bars and Milestone Symbols and Task Bar Name Labels with the Template Properties and Chart Properties Forms==
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Here are references to articles that specifically deal with '''editing''' your chart using the '''Template Properties''' form or the '''Chart Properties''' form:
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{| class="wikitable"
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| [[Managing Templates for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Managing Templates (Portal)]] <!--24.0.1-70-->
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| [[Editing with the Chart Properties form for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Editing with the Chart Properties form (Portal)]] <!--21.0.1-70-->
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|}
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</center>
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==Manually Editing Task Bars and Milestone Symbols and Task Bar Name Labels in the Chart Editor==
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The article links below provide additional information on the '''editing''' of task bars and milestone symbols and '''task bar name labels''' in the '''Chart Editor''':
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<center>
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
| [[Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels for Version 7.0 | Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels]] 9.1.1-70
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| [[Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels for Version 7.0 | Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels]] <!--9.1.1-70-->
 
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| [[Changing Individual Task/Milestone Properties (Color, Shape, Labels, etc.) for Version 7.0 | Changing Individual Task/Milestone Properties (Color, Shapes, Labels, etc.)]] 9.2.1-70
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| [[Changing Individual Task/Milestone Properties (Color, Shape, Labels, etc.) for Version 7.0 | Changing Individual Task/Milestone Properties (Color, Shapes, Labels, etc.)]] <!--9.2.1-70-->
 
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| [[Hiding/Unhiding/Moving/Finding/Changing/Resizing Task/Milestone Shapes and Labels for Version 7.0 | Hiding/Unhiding/Moving/Finding/Changing/Resizing Task/Milestone Shapes and Labels]] 9.3.1-70
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| [[Hiding/Unhiding/Moving/Finding/Changing/Resizing Task/Milestone Shapes and Labels for Version 7.0 | Hiding/Unhiding/Moving/Finding/Changing/Resizing Task/Milestone Shapes and Labels]] <!--9.3.1-70-->
 
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| [[Resolving Task/Milestone Text Label Collisions for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Resolving Task/Milestone Text Label Collisions (Portal)]] 9.7.1-70 NEW TBD
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| [[Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions (Portal)]] <!--9.7.1-70-->
 
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| [[Managing Hidden Tasks and Milestones Using "Where's My Stuff?!" for Version 7.0 | Managing Hidden Tasks and Milestones Using "Where's My Stuff?!"]] 9.4.1-70
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| [[Managing Hidden Tasks and Milestones Using "Where's My Stuff?!" for Version 7.0 | Managing Hidden Tasks and Milestones Using "Where's My Stuff?!"]] <!--9.4.1-70-->
 
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| [[Restoring Default Formatting for Version 7.0 | Restoring Default Formatting]] 9.5.1-70
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| [[Restoring Default Formatting for Version 7.0 | Restoring Default Formatting]] <!--9.5.1-70-->
 
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| [[Undoing and Redoing Changes for Version 7.0 | Undoing and Redoing Changes]] 9.6.1-70
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| [[Undoing and Redoing Changes for Version 7.0 | Undoing and Redoing Changes]] <!--9.6.1-70-->
 
|}
 
|}
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</center>
  
 
==Related Links==
 
==Related Links==
  
[[Conditional Formatting for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Conditional Formatting (Portal)]] 11.0.1-70
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[[Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0 | Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions for OnePager Pro]] <!--9.7.1.1-70-->
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[[Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions for OnePager Express]] <!--9.7.1.2-70-->
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[[Conditional Formatting for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Conditional Formatting (Portal)]] <!--11.0.1-70-->
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[[Creating and Editing Rows and Swimlanes for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Creating and Editing Rows and Swimlanes (Portal)]] <!--12.0.1-70-->
  
[[Creating and Editing Rows and Swimlanes for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Creating and Editing Rows and Swimlanes (Portal)]] 12.0.1-70
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[[Modifying Decorations on Tasks/Milestones for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Modifying Decorations on Tasks/Milestones (Portal)]] <!--10.0.1-70-->
  
[[Modifying Decorations on Tasks/Milestones for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Modifying Decorations on Tasks/Milestones (Portal)]] 10.0.1-70
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[[Modifying the Time Axis for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Modifying the Time Axis (Portal)]] <!--22.0.1-70-->
  
[[Modifying the Time Axis for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Modifying the Time Axis (Portal)]] 22.0.1-70
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[[Linking Task and Milestones Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links for Version 7.0 | Linking Task and Milestone Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links (Portal)]] <!--19.0.1-70-->
  
[[Linking Task and Milestones Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links for Version 7.0 | Linking Task and Milestone Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links (Portal)]] 19.0.1-70
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[[The Chart Legend for Version 7.0 (Portal) | The Chart Legend (Portal)]] <!--15.0.1-70-->
  
[[The Chart Legend for Version 7.0 (Portal) | The Chart Legend (Portal)]] 15.0.1-70
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[[Creating and Managing Curtains for Version 7.0 | Creating and Managing Curtains]] <!--16.0.1-70-->
  
[[Creating and Managing Curtains for Version 7.0 | Creating and Managing Curtains]] 16.0.1-70
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[[Creating and Managing Comment Boxes for Version 7.0 | Creating and Managing Comment Boxes]] <!--13.0.1-70-->
  
[[Creating and Managing Comment Boxes for Version 7.0 | Creating and Managing Comment Boxes]] 13.0.1-70
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[[Creating and Managing Free Boxes for Version 7.0 | Creating and Managing Free Boxes]] <!--14.0.1-70-->
  
[[Creating and Managing Free Boxes for Version 7.0 | Creating and Managing Free Boxes]] 14.0.1-70
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[[Absorbing one task into another for Version 7.0 | Absorbing one task into another]] <!--17.0.1-70-->
  
[[Absorbing one task into another for Version 7.0 | Absorbing one task into another]] 17.0.1-70
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[[Creating and Managing Virtual Summary Tasks&nbsp;for Version 7.0 | Creating and Managing Virtual Summary Tasks]] <!--18.0.1-70-->
  
[[Creating and Managing Virtual Summary Tasks&nbsp;for Version 7.0 | Creating and Managing Virtual Summary Tasks]] 18.0.1-70
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[[Background Images for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Background Images (Portal)]] <!--20.0.1-70-->
  
[[Background Images for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Background Images (Portal)]] 20.0.1-70
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[[Editing with the Chart Properties form for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Editing with the Chart Properties form (Portal)]] <!--21.0.1-70-->
  
[[Managing Templates for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Managing Templates (Portal)]] 24.0.1-70
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[[Managing Templates for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Managing Templates (Portal)]] <!--24.0.1-70-->
  
 
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[[Category:Editing a Project View]]
 
[[Category:Editing a Project View]]
 
[[Category:Task/Milestone Editing]]
 
[[Category:Task/Milestone Editing]]
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[[Category:Name Label Collision Avoidance]]
 
[[Category:Where's My Stuff?!]]
 
[[Category:Where's My Stuff?!]]
 
[[Category:OnePager Pro]]
 
[[Category:OnePager Pro]]
 
[[Category:OnePager Express]]
 
[[Category:OnePager Express]]

Latest revision as of 16:38, 10 February 2021

Overview

OnePager Pro and Express give you two (2) main ways to edit your chart:

  • Globally, by changing settings and rules in the Template Properties form and/or Chart Properties form.
  • Manually, by editing and changing colors, fonts, and other formatting by hand in the Chart Editor.

For more information on Global editing, please see the article at: Editing with the Chart Properties form (Portal)

Here are some reasons to customize your chart through the Template Properties form and/or Chart Properties form instead of making changes by hand.

Speed

Changing settings through the Chart Properties form lets you change a large variety of settings at once. For example, if you want to change the font for all of your task bars, it’s much faster to change your default font once through Chart Properties form than it is to select task bar one at a time and change fonts individually.

Repeatability

When you change settings through Chart Properties form, those changes can eventually be made into a Template Properties form, making it easier to repeat the same formatting in other charts. Manual edits cannot be incorporated into a Template Properties form—ever! If you’re going to invest your time in getting your chart to look the way you want and you want to make that look and feel a standard, make sure that you can use those settings in the future by saving it as a Template Properties form.

Accuracy

The more manual-edits you make to a chart, the farther it gets from the reality of its associated Chart Properties form. Letting OnePager dynamically assign colors is always going to be accurate. On the other hand, if you are hand-painting colors in your OnePager chart, you’ll have to review each one of those colors for accuracy every time your project changes, which leaves room for errors. However, when it is not required to make edits that change settings and rules for all task bars and text labels, OnePager Pro and Express provide you with the tools to edit to individual items in the chart. Both the Global and Manual editing references to associated articles are provided below:

Globally Editing Task Bars and Milestone Symbols and Task Bar Name Labels with the Template Properties and Chart Properties Forms

Here are references to articles that specifically deal with editing your chart using the Template Properties form or the Chart Properties form:

Managing Templates (Portal) Editing with the Chart Properties form (Portal)

Manually Editing Task Bars and Milestone Symbols and Task Bar Name Labels in the Chart Editor

The article links below provide additional information on the editing of task bars and milestone symbols and task bar name labels in the Chart Editor:

Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels
Changing Individual Task/Milestone Properties (Color, Shapes, Labels, etc.)
Hiding/Unhiding/Moving/Finding/Changing/Resizing Task/Milestone Shapes and Labels
Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions (Portal)
Managing Hidden Tasks and Milestones Using "Where's My Stuff?!"
Restoring Default Formatting
Undoing and Redoing Changes

Related Links

Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions for OnePager Pro

Resolving Task Bar Name Label Collisions for OnePager Express

Conditional Formatting (Portal)

Creating and Editing Rows and Swimlanes (Portal)

Modifying Decorations on Tasks/Milestones (Portal)

Modifying the Time Axis (Portal)

Linking Task and Milestone Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links (Portal)

The Chart Legend (Portal)

Creating and Managing Curtains

Creating and Managing Comment Boxes

Creating and Managing Free Boxes

Absorbing one task into another

Creating and Managing Virtual Summary Tasks

Background Images (Portal)

Editing with the Chart Properties form (Portal)

Managing Templates (Portal)

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