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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | 1) OnePager Pro and Express give you two main ways to '''edit''' your | + | 1) OnePager Pro and Express give you two main ways to '''edit''' your chart: |
:* '''Manually''', by right-clicking and changing '''colors''', '''fonts''', and other formatting by hand. | :* '''Manually''', by right-clicking and changing '''colors''', '''fonts''', and other formatting by hand. | ||
| − | :* '''Automatically''', by changing settings and rules in the ''' | + | :* '''Automatically''', by changing settings and rules in the '''Chart Properties''' form |
| − | 2) It’s often tempting to change your | + | 2) It’s often tempting to change your chart '''manually''', because these Microsoft PowerPoint-style '''edits''' are very intuitive. |
| − | 3) However, when you '''edit''' your | + | 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! |
| − | 4) Here’s why it’s better to customize your | + | 4) Here’s why it’s better to customize your chart through the '''Chart Properties''' form instead of making changes by hand: |
| − | :* '''Speed:''' Changing settings through ''' | + | :* '''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. |
| − | :* '''Repeatability:''' When you change settings through ''' | + | :* '''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. |
| − | :* '''Accuracy:''' The more '''hand-edits''' you make to a | + | :* '''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. |
==Links to Detailed Articles== | ==Links to Detailed Articles== | ||
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[[Category:Editing a Project View]] | [[Category:Editing a Project View]] | ||
[[Category:Task/Milestone Editing]] | [[Category:Task/Milestone Editing]] | ||
Revision as of 22:39, 22 February 2019
Overview
1) OnePager Pro and Express give you two main ways to edit your chart:
- Manually, by right-clicking and changing colors, fonts, and other formatting by hand.
- Automatically, by changing settings and rules in the Chart Properties form
2) It’s often tempting to change your chart manually, because these Microsoft PowerPoint-style edits are very intuitive.
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!
4) Here’s why it’s better to customize your chart through the Chart Properties form instead of making changes by hand:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Links to Detailed Articles
The article links below provide additional information on the editing of tasks/milestones and task links:
Related Links
Conditional Formatting (Portal) 11.0.1-70
Creating and Editing Rows and Swimlanes (Portal) 12.0.1-70
Modifying Decorations on Tasks/Milestones (Portal) 10.0.1-70
Modifying the Time Axis (Portal) 22.0.1-70
Linking Task and Milestone Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links (Portal) 19.0.1-70
The Chart Legend (Portal) 15.0.1-70
Creating and Managing Curtains 16.0.1-70
Creating and Managing Comment Boxes 13.0.1-70
Creating and Managing Free Boxes 14.0.1-70
Absorbing one task into another 17.0.1-70
Creating and Managing Virtual Summary Tasks 18.0.1-70
Background Images (Portal) 20.0.1-70
Managing Templates (Portal) 24.0.1-70
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