Mirror Format Setting Changes to Task Bars and Milestones

1) Often you would like the format settings changes you make for a task to be the same for a milestone and vice versa. In previous versions this required you to make individual format setting changes to your “Template Properties” form’s “Task Bar” tab and “Milestone” tab. After project views were created and you wanted to make formats setting changes for tasks and milestones you similarly had to make corresponding changes in the “Project-View Properties” form’s “Task Bar” and “Milestone” tabs to accomplish the same result. This was time consuming and error prone.

2) In OnePager Version 5.3 we’ve added a simple checkbox to the “Template Properties” and “Project-View Properties” forms in both the “Task Bar” and “Milestone” tabs that give you the option to “mirror” task format changes with milestone format changes and vice versa.

3) The image below shows you where we’ve added a checkbox to implement this feature. Checking the box in either the “Task Bar” tab or the “Milestones” tab of the “Template Properties” or “Project-View Properties” form will mirror most individual format setting changes at that level. Please keep in mind that with the checkbox checked “Template Properties” changes are strictly for the current template and “Project-View Properties” changes are for only the current project view.

4) When the “Mirror…” checkbox is checked, a blue dot will appear to the right of any control that can participate in the mirroring process. Only those format settings that have COMMON properties between tasks and milestones (e.g. color and borders) can by mirrored using this feature. Properties that exist only for tasks (e.g. endpoints or critical segments) or only for milestones (e.g. milestone shapes) cannot be mirrored and will therefore not show the blue dot.

5) All property changes made to properties displaying the blue dot after the “Mirror…” check box is checked will be mirrored. Checking the “Mirror…” checkbox will NOT automatically make existing format settings the same between tasks and milestones. To make task and milestones have the same format, you must make appropriate Task/Milestone format changes after you check the “Mirror...” checkbox.

6) Unchecking the “Mirror…” checkbox will stop OnePager from mirroring further format setting changes between tasks and milestones.

7) If you make any task or milestone into a “maverick” in any way, that task or milestone will NOT participate in the “Mirror…” function. If the mavericked task or milestone has its default settings reestablished it will subsequently participate in the “Mirror…” function.

(0.2.1.5-53)