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==Changing Individual Task Bar/Milestone Symbol Colors==
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==Hiding and Unhiding Task/Milestone Text Labels==
  
The ability to use '''color''' to represent various kinds of information about a task bar or milestone symbol in OnePager is a powerful communications tool.  When you manually change the '''color''' of a task bar/milestone symbol you are creating a '''task bar color maverick'''.
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Since the method for selecting '''task bar name labels''' changed in OnePager Pro and Express version 7.0, it is strongly recommended that you read this article before proceeding further:  [[Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels for Version 7.0 | Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels]] <!--9.1.1-70-->
  
===Changing Colors using the Ribbon===
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===Hiding Task Bar Name Labels Using the Home Ribbon Tool Bar Tab's Label Position Dropdown===
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The easiest way to change a '''color''' is to select one or more task bars/milestone symbols. Then use the '''color-changer''' (Paint Bucket Icon) control on the OnePager '''Home''' ribbon tool bar tab shown below:
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The easiest way to '''hide''' a '''task bar name label''' is to select it with a left-click. This action '''enables''' the '''Label Position''' controls on the '''Home''' ribbon tool bar tab. Click the '''Label Position''' button to access the '''Label Position''' dropdown and click the '''Hide''' command as shown below:
  
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Clicking the '''paint bucket''' control shown above accesses the standard '''Color Chooser''' form from which you can select an alternative '''color''' for the selected task bars/milestone symbols.
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At the completion of the operation, the chart looks like this:
  
For more information '''Selecting task bars/milestone symbols and '''task bar name labels''', please see the article at  [[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 Colors Using the Format Selection===
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===Unhiding Task Bar Name Labels===
  
You can also right-click on a task bar/milestone symbol to change '''colors'''. Right-clicking any selected task bar/milestone symbol accesses a '''task bar''' right-click '''context menu''' that looks like this:
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In previous versions of OnePager Pro and Express when a '''task bar name label''' is '''hidden''', dragging the mouse over the area in the '''graph''' where the '''task bar name label''' was previously shown caused the cursor to change to a '''arrow plus sign'''. Left-clicking on this '''arrow plus sign''' selected the '''task bar''' and its '''task bar name label'''. In OnePager Pro and Express version 7.0, this feature is '''removed''' because in version 7.0 the selection of the '''task bar''' and the associated '''task bar name label''' are '''decoupled'''.
  
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<!--It is recommended that the technique in the sub-section that follows be used to '''unhide''' any '''hidden task bar name labels''' in the '''graph'''. Mousing around the task bar is a way to find the '''hidden task bar name label''' as the mouse cursor changes to an '''arrow plus sign''' as shown below:
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The '''color''' and other controls pertaining to task bars/milestone symbols are accessed by the '''Format…''' command shown above. When click the '''Format...''' command, the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form is accessed as shown below:
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6) Although the '''task bar name label''' in the illustration above is '''hidden''' in the chart it can still be '''selected''' with the left-click. 
  
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Click the '''Color''' dropdown button which accesses the standard '''Color Chooser''' form shown here:
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Performing a left-click with the cursor in the '''arrow plus sign''' configuration highlights the '''task bar name label's border''' but the '''task bar name label''' itself remains '''hidden''' as shown here:
  
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Selecting the new '''color''' resets the '''color''' shown in the '''Color''' window of the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form. Or, if you want to use a '''color''' that is not shown, click the '''More colors…''' button to access the standard Microsoft '''Color-definition''' form shown here:
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When a '''hidden task bar name label''' is selected in this manner the '''Label Position''' controls are '''enabled'''.  It is possible to access the '''Label Position''' dropdown and to select one of the other options to '''re-position''' the '''hidden task bar name label'''.  The simplest way to '''unhide a hidden task bar name label''' using the '''Label Position''' controls is to select the original '''label position''' for the '''hidden task bar name label''' before it was '''hidden'''. You may also select a different '''label position''' for the '''hidden task bar name label''' using the '''Label Position''' controls. For illustrative purposes, suppose the '''hidden task bar label''', previously to the right of its associated task bar, needs to be put in a '''Comment Box'''. This can be done by assuring that the '''hidden task bar name label''' is selected as described above. With the '''hidden task bar name label''' selected, go to the '''Label Position''' button on the '''Home''' ribbon tool bar tab, access the dropdown, and click the '''In comment box''' option.  The result is shown below after '''re-positioning''' the '''Comment Box''':
  
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After selecting an existing or newly defined '''color''' in this manner, all the selected task bars/milestone symbols now have the new '''color'''. Once you are satisfied with the '''color''' of the selected task bars/milestone symbols, click in any blank space in the '''graph''' to '''deselect''' all selected task bars/milestone symbols.
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===Hiding/Unhiding Task Bar Name Labels Using the Format... Command in the Right-Click Context Menu===
  
===Using a Different Color Palette===
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You can '''hide''' one or more of the '''task bar name labels'''. To do this, make a selection in the '''Chart Editor''' by right-clicking one or more '''task bar name labels''' to access the the '''context menu''' shown here:
  
To have a larger set of '''colors''' to choose from, you can switch among several predefined '''color palettes''' of 24 colors each or you can create your own custom '''color palettes'''. Whenever you are changing the '''color''' of a task bar/milestone symbol, you can always choose to select the new '''color''' from any of the existing '''color palettes'''. To do this, click the '''paint bucket’s dropdown tab''' on the '''Home''' ribbon tool bar tab which accesses the standard '''Color Chooser''' form.  From this point, click the '''Choose color from palette:''' dropdown list and a selection of other '''color palettes''' is accessed as shown below:
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Click the “Format…” command then navigate to the '''Task Labels''' tab as shown below:  
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===Using the No Fill Option of the Standard Color Chooser on Task Bar/Milestone Symbol Fill Colors===
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In addition to the various colors available and '''color palettes''' available, the '''No Fill''' option in the standard '''Color Chooser''' form enables you to remove all '''color''' and leave the task bar or milestone symbol as a '''transparent shape''' with a '''border'''.
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Uncheck the '''Show Task/Milestone label''' checkbox '''OFF''', shown above, to '''hide''' the selected '''task bar name labels'''. Alternatively, you can click the '''Hide''' option as shown below in the '''Label Position''' dropdown on the '''Home''' ribbon tool bar tab to '''hide''' the '''task bar name label''' for the selected task bar/milestone symbol.
  
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For example, the portion of the chart shown below has one task bar selected with a right-click using the '''Format…''' command.  Further, selecting the '''Color''' dropdown button reveals the standard '''Color Chooser''' form. '''Note''' the '''No Fill''' checkbox shown below:
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If you have previously '''hidden''' the '''task bar name label''' of any task bars/milestone symbols, you can '''unhide''' them by going back to the '''Task Labels''' tab of the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form shown above and rechecking the '''Show task/milestone label''' checkbox back to '''ON'''. Or, you can click the '''UNDO''' command above the '''Ribbon''' tool bar tabs.
  
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==Hiding and Unhiding Task Bars and Milestones Symbols==
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Checking the '''No Fill''' checkbox '''ON''' and clicking '''OK''' in the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form removes the '''color''' and display the selected task bar as shown below:
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You can '''hide''' task bars/milestone symbols alone with its '''task bar name label'''. To do this, select one or several task bars/milestone symbols and then use the right-click on one of them to access the '''task bar''' right-click '''context menu'''.  Then click the '''Hide''' command in the '''context menu''' shown below:
  
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Since a '''color''' changed for a task bar, OnePager also adds a '''legend item''' reflecting the '''no fill''' pattern for the task bar.  Manual '''legend item text''' update of this added '''legend item''' is recommended. The feature shown above yields the best results when the task bar’s '''fill pattern''' is originally flat and the '''background color''' for the chart is solid. Reversing the process and unchecking the '''No Fill''' checkbox '''OFF''' requires you to select a '''color''' before the standard '''Color Chooser''' form closes and display the selected task bar in the selected '''color'''. This option is useful when using '''Deadlines''' or '''Endpoints''' and you want to put emphasis on those '''decorations''' as opposed to the task bar graphic itself.
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When the operation is complete the chart looks like this:
  
==Changing an Individual Task Bar/Milestone Symbol==
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To change the '''shape''' (i.e. the specific symbol) of an individual task bar or milestone symbol, select the task bar/milestone symbol by right-clicking and select the '''Format…''' command.  When the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form is accessed, click the '''Shapes''' dropdown. This displays the '''shape choices''' as shown below:
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When task bars/milestone symbol's and '''task bar name labels''' are '''hidden''' along with their associated '''Task Links''' as well. If you have '''hidden''' some task bars/milestone symbols and '''task bar name labels''' and want to make them all visible again, go to the '''Home''' ribbon tool bar tab’s '''Editing''' control group and click the '''Show/Hide''' dropdown menu. Then, click the '''Show All Tasks/Milestones''' command as shown below:
  
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As an alternative, after you select the desired task bar or milestone symbol, click the '''Format…''' button on the '''Home''' ribbon tool bar tab to access the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties ''' form as shown below:
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When '''task bar name labels''' are '''hidden''' separate from their associated task bar/milestone symbol, the '''Show All Task/Milestones''' command in the '''Show/Hide''' dropdown menu does '''NOT''' restore visibility to these '''hidden task bar name labels'''.  Separately '''hidden task bar name labels''' can be restored by right-clicking on their visible task bar/milestone symbol, accessing the '''task bar''' right-click '''context menu''' and clicking the '''Format...''' command to access the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form. At the '''Task Labels''' tab and recheck the '''Show task/milestone labels''' checkbox '''ON'''. '''Unhiding''' task bars/milestone symbols with '''Task Links''' '''unhides''' the '''Task Links''' if the chart is set up to '''show Task Links'''.
  
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==Moving Task Bars/Milestone Symbols to Different Rows==
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Clicking the '''Format…''' button also accesses the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form. If you want to change the '''shape''' of the selected task bar to something different from a rectangle, go ahead and select the desired '''shape''' from the dropdown menu. If you select the '''double pointed rectangle''' as shown below, when you click '''OK''' the selected task bar looks like this:
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A lot of the power of OnePager comes from its efficient handling of space in the '''graph'''. To manage vertical space, it is often very useful to move task bars/milestone symbols so that several of them occupy the same '''row'''. To do this in the '''Chart Editor''', select one or multiple task bars or milestone symbols. From here you can change '''row position assignments''' several ways:
  
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===Drag and Drop the Selected Task Bar with the Mouse=== 
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If multiple task bars/milestone symbols are selected, the desired '''shape''' change is applied to all selected task bar/milestone symbols.  When you manually change the '''shape''' for one or more selected task bars/milestone symbols, you are creating a '''task bar shape maverick'''. If you wish to change the global default '''shape''' of all task bars/milestone symbols in the chart (as opposed to making '''task bar shape mavericks''') please see one of the following article:
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After selecting the desired task bar/milestone symbol, you can drag it up or down to a '''new row position'''.  Note that it is not possible to drag task bars/milestone symbols left or rightThis prohibition is to protect the '''integrity of the data imported''' from the Microsoft Project or Microsoft Excel '''source plan''' that provided the task bar/milestone symbol’s original '''Start''' and '''Finish dates'''.  To move any task bar/milestone symbol from one '''row to another row''', first left-click the task bar/milestone symbol to select it. With the left-click button held down, '''drag''' the selected task bar/milestone symbol to the desired '''new row''' as shown in the '''BEFORE''' and '''AFTER''' illustrations below:
  
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==Changing Individual Task Bar/Milestone Symbol Fill Patterns==
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You can select several task/milestone shapes and drag them as a group to different rows.  The multiple task/milestone shapes selected retain their relative positions when dragged up or down to different rows. When moving task/milestone shapes to different rows their '''text labels''' may overlap with other '''text labels''', other task/milestone shapes, or the edges of the '''graph'''.  In the illustration below, the '''task bar label''' for the right most task bar/milestone symbol in the gaining '''new row''' was '''re-positioned''' to the right of the right most task bar for readability purposes as shown below:
  
To change the '''fill pattern''' of an individual task bar/milestone symbol, select the task bar/milestone symbol with a right-click and select the '''Format…''' command. When the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form is accessed, click the '''Fills''' dropdown button. This  '''Fill Pattern''' choices are shown below:
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Task bar/milestone symbol and '''task bar name label''' overlaps or '''collisions''' happen often enough such that OnePager Pro and Express version 7.0 are enhanced with a new feature that automatically detects these '''task bar name label collisions''' and provides several methods for avoiding them.  
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If we apply a different '''Fill''' pattern to the selected task bar as in the example above, the selected task bar might look like this:
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===Use the Arrow Keys=== 
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As discussed above, you can access the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form by clicking the '''Format…''' button. If multiple task bars/milestone symbols are selected, the desired '''fill pattern''' change is applied to all selected task bars/milestone symbols.  When you change the '''fill pattern''' of a selected task bar or bars, you are creating a '''task bar fill maverick'''.  
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You can also move selected task bars/milestone symbols to '''new rows''' by using your keyboard’s '''UP/DOWN arrow''' keys. As noted above, you can move several selected task bars/milestone symbols at once using this method.
  
If you wish to change the global default '''fill pattern''' for all task bars/milestone symbols in the chart (as opposed to making '''task bar fill mavericks'''), please read this article: [[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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==Changing the Representation of Task Bars/Milestone Symbols==
  
==Changing An Individual Task Bar/Milestone Symbol Borders==
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Task bars can also be represented as milestone symbols either at their '''start date''' or '''finish date'''. You can select the type of task bar representation '''globally''' in the '''Template Properties''' and '''Chart Properties''' forms or on an individual task bar/milestone symbol basis.
  
===Changing Task Bar/milestone Symbol Borders===
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For more information on '''Managing Templates''', please see the articles at:  [[Managing Templates for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Managing Templates (Portal)]]) 24.0.1-70
  
For both task bars and milestone symbols, you have control over three properties of the task bar/milestone symbol’s '''borders''':  
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:* '''color''',
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An individual task bar can be changed to a milestone by right-clicking the task and selecting '''Task representation''' command as shown below:
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To change the '''border''' properties of an individual task bar/milestone symbol, select the task bar/milestone symbol with a right-click and select the '''Format…''' command. When the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form is accessed, go to the '''Borders''' control group on the right side of the form. The control over '''border''' properties is shown below:
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There are four (4) options available that can be applied to the selected task bars:
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If we apply the '''Dash-dot border style''' pattern to the selected task bar as well as change the '''border color''' to green and increase the '''border width''' to 5, the selected task bar looks like this:
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:* The '''Gantt bar''' option makes the selected task bar/milestone symbol into a task bar.
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:* The '''As milestone at finish''' option turns a selected task bar into a milestone symbol positioned at the task bar’s '''finish date'''.
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:* The '''As milestone at start''' option turns a selected task bar into a milestone symbol positioned at the task bar’s '''start date'''.
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:* The '''Use default''' option turns a selected task bar/milestone symbol into the default type specified in the current '''Template Properties''' form in the '''Advanced''' Tab within the '''Task Representation''' control group shown here:
  
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As discussed above, you can get to the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form by clicking the '''Format…''' button. If multiple task bars/milestone symbol are selected, the desired task bars/milestone symbol's '''border''' property change is applied to all selected task bar/milestone symbols. Changing the '''border''' properties of one or more selected task bars/milestone symbols creates a '''task bar border maverick'''.  The initial '''border''' default setting is for the task bar/milestone symbol's '''border''' to be the same '''color''' as the task bar/milestone symbol's '''color''', have a border '''width''' of one (1), and a '''border style''' of '''solid'''.
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The illustration below is provided to assist. You can also change task bar representation on the '''Home''' ribbon tool bar tab by clicking the '''Representation''' dropdown in the '''Editing''' control group shown below:
  
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OnePager can assign '''colors''' to the '''borders''' of task bars and milestone symbols other than specific '''colors'''.  This permits you to use the '''No Border''' feature in the standard '''Color Chooser''' for '''borders''' to eliminate the '''border'''.  Using the previous chart, you can do the following to '''hide the border''' with the '''No Border''' option as follows. Below is a portion of a chart where we’ve increased the border '''width''' to 5 and  changed the border '''color''' to black to accent the task bar/milestone symbol's '''borders''':
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Changing the task bar representation of a selected task bar/milestone symbol or set of task bars/milestone symbols creates a '''representation maverick'''.
  
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If you wish to change the '''global''' task bar/milestone symbol visual representation (as opposed to changing representations manually), please reference this article: [[Managing Templates for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Managing Templates (Portal)]] <!--24.0.1-70-->
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Select the task bar/milestone symbol with a right-click and select the '''Format…''' command. This accesses the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form where you see a '''Border Color''' dropdown button. Click the '''Border Color''' dropdown button to reveal the standard '''Color Chooser''' form for '''borders''' as shown below:
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To make  changes to a task bar/milestone symbol  '''representation''' use the following steps:  
  
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Open the '''Chart Properties''' form and go to the '''Advanced''' tab as shown below:
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Checking the '''No Border''' checkbox '''ON''' then clicking '''OK''' eliminates the selected task bars/milestone symbols '''border''' and with this result:
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Individual task bar/milestone symbol settings are overridden by the '''Task/Milestone threshold''' setting. This setting automatically converts short-duration task bars into milestone symbols for easier reading. The '''default value''' for this setting is '''2 days'''. This means that any task bars with less than '''2 days duration''' in the '''graph''' are automatically rendered in the '''Chart Editor''' and '''output media''' as a milestone symbols. To reduce this effect, increase the number of days for the '''Task/Milestone threshold''' setting to a larger value (e.g. to 5 days).
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The process can be easily reversed by unchecking the task bars/milestone symbol’s '''No Border''' checkbox '''OFF'''.
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==Resizing the Height of Task Barss/Milestone Symbols==
  
==Changing the Task Bar/Milestone Symbol's Name Label==
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OnePager provides the capability to change the '''height''' of a task bar/milestone symbol by first selecting it and then dragging the '''grab box''' at the top or bottom of the selected task bar/milestone symbol up or down, as shown below. When the '''height''' is increased, both the top and bottom of the task bar/milestone symbol expand. Conversely, both the top and bottom of the task bar/milestone symbol contract when you reduce the task bars/milestone symbol's '''height''':
  
Since the method for selecting '''task bar name labels''' changed in OnePager Pro and Express 7.0, it is strongly recommended that you read this article before proceeding further:  [[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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You can replace the '''imported task name''' from your Microsoft Project  or Microsoft Excel '''source plan''' with a shorter or more descriptive '''task bar name label''' without affecting the '''name''' in the original Microsoft Project or Microsoft Excel '''source plan'''. To do this, just slow left-click the task bar/milestone symbol which accesses the '''Enter text''' form.  Using the form, enter the desired '''task bar name label''' in the box  as shown below:  
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If you prefer to set a fixed '''height''' for a task bar/milestone symbol instead of selecting it first and then dragging it, right-click the task bar/milestone symbol to access the right-click '''context menu''' and choose the '''Format….''' command. This accesses the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form, where you have the option to adjust the '''Height''' control:
  
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OnePager displays the new '''edited''' '''task bar name label''' in all '''snapshots''' of the chart.
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The '''Task Height''' controls, shown above, allow you to select whether you want the selected task bars/milestone symbol’s '''height''' to be a '''percentage of the row height''' (recommended) or if you want the task bars/milestone symbol’s '''height''' to be in terms of absolute '''height''' in '''inches''' or''' centimeters'''.  The quantity in parentheses, ('''row height = 0.38''') tells you the current '''height''' of the '''row''' that contains the task bar/milestone symbol. Changing the '''height''' of an individual task bar/milestone symbol creates a '''height maverick'''. Changing the '''height''' of an individual task bar/milestone symbol does not change the '''height''' of the '''row''' containing the selected task bar/milestone symbol.  
  
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Alternatively, you can right-click the '''task bar name label''' to access the right-click '''context menu''' shown below:
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==Related Links==
  
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Click the '''Edit task name…''' command to access same the '''Enter text''' form as shown above. Make the desired '''edit''' to the '''task bar name label''' and click '''OK'''.
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==Changing the Font of Task Bar/Milestone Symbol Name Labels==
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Since the method for selecting '''task bar name labels''' changed in OnePager Pro and Express 7.0, it is strongly recommended that you read this article before proceeding further:  [[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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There are several ways to change the '''font type''', '''size''', or '''color''' of one or more selected '''task bar name labels'''.  When you change the '''font''' properties for a selected '''task bar name label''', you are creating a ''' task bar name label font maverick'''.
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After selecting a '''task bar name label''', click the '''decrease font size''' or '''increase font size''' button in the '''Font''' control group on the OnePager '''Home''' ribbon tool bar tab. Each click changes the '''font''' size of each selected '''task bar name label''' by one point. Once you have the '''fonts''' sized as you want them, click in any blank space in the '''graph''' to '''deselect''' all selected '''task bar name labels'''.
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Next, click the '''Format…''' command which accesses the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form.  The '''Format...''' command takes you to the '''Task Labels''' tab on the form.  Now go to the '''Label Font''' dropdown button as shown below:
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Clicking the dropdown control as shown above accesses the '''Font properties''' form where all '''text label font''' property controls are located. You can then select '''font style''', '''color''' of text, '''font size''', and control whether the text is '''Bold''', ''Italic'', or [[Underline]]. The '''Font properties''' form is standard throughout OnePager for controlling '''text font''' properties. '''Note''' that the button labeled '''Use Label Defaults''' causes all the '''task bar name label''' properties, including '''font size''', to adhere to the global default '''task bar name label''' settings, and returns any '''task bar name label mavericks''' to the global defaults established in the '''Chart Properties''' form. If you wish to change the global default '''font''' (as opposed to making '''font mavericks'''), please review the appropriate article in this series:
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There are eleven (11) '''task bar name label position''' options in the dropdown menu.  The '''Hide''' and '''Use default''' options are not available. If you wish to change the global default '''task bar name label position''' (as opposed to changing '''task bar name label positions''' manually), please see one of the following article:
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By default the '''height''' of every task bar/milestone symbol in the '''graph''' is set to an '''absolute height''' of 0.30 '''inches''' or '''centimeters'''. You have the option to change the '''absolute height''' or to express task bar/milestone symbol '''height''' as a percentage of '''row height'''.  Typically '''row height''' is set at 0.38 '''inches''' or '''centimeters''' as the default. We strongly recommend that great care be taken when changing the '''height''' of individual task bar/milestone symbol or the '''height''' of all task bars/milestone symbols globally. Individual task bar/milestone symbol '''height''' controls are located in the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form at its '''Format''' tab.  Accessing the form and the '''Format''' tab is discussed above.  The '''Task Height''' controls are shown below:
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Changing the '''height''' of an individual task bar/milestone symbol creates a '''task bar height maverick'''. If you wish to change the global task bars/milestone symbol's height (as opposed to making '''task bar height mavericks'''), please reference the article at: [[Managing Templates for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Managing Templates (Portal)]] <!--24.0.1-70-->
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Revision as of 17:29, 12 January 2021

Hiding and Unhiding Task/Milestone Text Labels

Since the method for selecting task bar name labels changed in OnePager Pro and Express version 7.0, it is strongly recommended that you read this article before proceeding further: Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels

Hiding Task Bar Name Labels Using the Home Ribbon Tool Bar Tab's Label Position Dropdown

The easiest way to hide a task bar name label is to select it with a left-click. This action enables the Label Position controls on the Home ribbon tool bar tab. Click the Label Position button to access the Label Position dropdown and click the Hide command as shown below:

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At the completion of the operation, the chart looks like this:

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Unhiding Task Bar Name Labels

In previous versions of OnePager Pro and Express when a task bar name label is hidden, dragging the mouse over the area in the graph where the task bar name label was previously shown caused the cursor to change to a arrow plus sign. Left-clicking on this arrow plus sign selected the task bar and its task bar name label. In OnePager Pro and Express version 7.0, this feature is removed because in version 7.0 the selection of the task bar and the associated task bar name label are decoupled.


Hiding/Unhiding Task Bar Name Labels Using the Format... Command in the Right-Click Context Menu

You can hide one or more of the task bar name labels. To do this, make a selection in the Chart Editor by right-clicking one or more task bar name labels to access the the context menu shown here:

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Click the “Format…” command then navigate to the Task Labels tab as shown below:

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Uncheck the Show Task/Milestone label checkbox OFF, shown above, to hide the selected task bar name labels. Alternatively, you can click the Hide option as shown below in the Label Position dropdown on the Home ribbon tool bar tab to hide the task bar name label for the selected task bar/milestone symbol.

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If you have previously hidden the task bar name label of any task bars/milestone symbols, you can unhide them by going back to the Task Labels tab of the Change Task/Milestone Properties form shown above and rechecking the Show task/milestone label checkbox back to ON. Or, you can click the UNDO command above the Ribbon tool bar tabs.

Hiding and Unhiding Task Bars and Milestones Symbols

You can hide task bars/milestone symbols alone with its task bar name label. To do this, select one or several task bars/milestone symbols and then use the right-click on one of them to access the task bar right-click context menu. Then click the Hide command in the context menu shown below:

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When the operation is complete the chart looks like this:

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When task bars/milestone symbol's and task bar name labels are hidden along with their associated Task Links as well. If you have hidden some task bars/milestone symbols and task bar name labels and want to make them all visible again, go to the Home ribbon tool bar tab’s Editing control group and click the Show/Hide dropdown menu. Then, click the Show All Tasks/Milestones command as shown below:

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When task bar name labels are hidden separate from their associated task bar/milestone symbol, the Show All Task/Milestones command in the Show/Hide dropdown menu does NOT restore visibility to these hidden task bar name labels. Separately hidden task bar name labels can be restored by right-clicking on their visible task bar/milestone symbol, accessing the task bar right-click context menu and clicking the Format... command to access the Change Task/Milestone Properties form. At the Task Labels tab and recheck the Show task/milestone labels checkbox ON. Unhiding task bars/milestone symbols with Task Links unhides the Task Links if the chart is set up to show Task Links.

Moving Task Bars/Milestone Symbols to Different Rows

A lot of the power of OnePager comes from its efficient handling of space in the graph. To manage vertical space, it is often very useful to move task bars/milestone symbols so that several of them occupy the same row. To do this in the Chart Editor, select one or multiple task bars or milestone symbols. From here you can change row position assignments several ways:

Drag and Drop the Selected Task Bar with the Mouse

After selecting the desired task bar/milestone symbol, you can drag it up or down to a new row position. Note that it is not possible to drag task bars/milestone symbols left or right. This prohibition is to protect the integrity of the data imported from the Microsoft Project or Microsoft Excel source plan that provided the task bar/milestone symbol’s original Start and Finish dates. To move any task bar/milestone symbol from one row to another row, first left-click the task bar/milestone symbol to select it. With the left-click button held down, drag the selected task bar/milestone symbol to the desired new row as shown in the BEFORE and AFTER illustrations below:

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You can select several task/milestone shapes and drag them as a group to different rows. The multiple task/milestone shapes selected retain their relative positions when dragged up or down to different rows. When moving task/milestone shapes to different rows their text labels may overlap with other text labels, other task/milestone shapes, or the edges of the graph. In the illustration below, the task bar label for the right most task bar/milestone symbol in the gaining new row was re-positioned to the right of the right most task bar for readability purposes as shown below:

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Task bar/milestone symbol and task bar name label overlaps or collisions happen often enough such that OnePager Pro and Express version 7.0 are enhanced with a new feature that automatically detects these task bar name label collisions and provides several methods for avoiding them.

For more information on resolving task bar name label collisions, please see this article: Resolving Task/Milestone Text Label Collisions (Portal)

Use the Arrow Keys

You can also move selected task bars/milestone symbols to new rows by using your keyboard’s UP/DOWN arrow keys. As noted above, you can move several selected task bars/milestone symbols at once using this method.

Changing the Representation of Task Bars/Milestone Symbols

Task bars can also be represented as milestone symbols either at their start date or finish date. You can select the type of task bar representation globally in the Template Properties and Chart Properties forms or on an individual task bar/milestone symbol basis.

For more information on Managing Templates, please see the articles at: Managing Templates (Portal)) 24.0.1-70

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

An individual task bar can be changed to a milestone by right-clicking the task and selecting Task representation command as shown below:

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There are four (4) options available that can be applied to the selected task bars:

  • The Gantt bar option makes the selected task bar/milestone symbol into a task bar.
  • The As milestone at finish option turns a selected task bar into a milestone symbol positioned at the task bar’s finish date.
  • The As milestone at start option turns a selected task bar into a milestone symbol positioned at the task bar’s start date.
  • The Use default option turns a selected task bar/milestone symbol into the default type specified in the current Template Properties form in the Advanced Tab within the Task Representation control group shown here:
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The illustration below is provided to assist. You can also change task bar representation on the Home ribbon tool bar tab by clicking the Representation dropdown in the Editing control group shown below:

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Changing the task bar representation of a selected task bar/milestone symbol or set of task bars/milestone symbols creates a representation maverick.

If you wish to change the global task bar/milestone symbol visual representation (as opposed to changing representations manually), please reference this article: Managing Templates (Portal)

To make changes to a task bar/milestone symbol representation use the following steps:

Open the Chart Properties form and go to the Advanced tab as shown below:

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Individual task bar/milestone symbol settings are overridden by the Task/Milestone threshold setting. This setting automatically converts short-duration task bars into milestone symbols for easier reading. The default value for this setting is 2 days. This means that any task bars with less than 2 days duration in the graph are automatically rendered in the Chart Editor and output media as a milestone symbols. To reduce this effect, increase the number of days for the Task/Milestone threshold setting to a larger value (e.g. to 5 days).

Resizing the Height of Task Barss/Milestone Symbols

OnePager provides the capability to change the height of a task bar/milestone symbol by first selecting it and then dragging the grab box at the top or bottom of the selected task bar/milestone symbol up or down, as shown below. When the height is increased, both the top and bottom of the task bar/milestone symbol expand. Conversely, both the top and bottom of the task bar/milestone symbol contract when you reduce the task bars/milestone symbol's height:

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If you prefer to set a fixed height for a task bar/milestone symbol instead of selecting it first and then dragging it, right-click the task bar/milestone symbol to access the right-click context menu and choose the Format…. command. This accesses the Change Task/Milestone Properties form, where you have the option to adjust the Height control:

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The Task Height controls, shown above, allow you to select whether you want the selected task bars/milestone symbol’s height to be a percentage of the row height (recommended) or if you want the task bars/milestone symbol’s height to be in terms of absolute height in inches or centimeters. The quantity in parentheses, (row height = 0.38) tells you the current height of the row that contains the task bar/milestone symbol. Changing the height of an individual task bar/milestone symbol creates a height maverick. Changing the height of an individual task bar/milestone symbol does not change the height of the row containing the selected task bar/milestone symbol.

If you wish to change the global task bar/milestone symbol height (as opposed to making height mavericks), please reference this article: Managing Templates (Portal)

Related Links

Selecting Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels

Changing Individual Task/Milestone Properties (Color, Shapes, Labels, etc.)

Resolving Task/Milestone Text Label Collisions (Portal)

Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Pro

Manual Editing of Task Links for OnePager Express

Editing with the Chart Properties form (Portal)

Managing Templates (Portal)

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