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==About Creating, Saving, and Sharing Color Palettes==
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==Overview==
  
The capabilities to introduce '''color''' into your charts in various areas adds an important '''information dimension''' to a schedule presentation. '''Color palettes''' are made available throughout OnePager to support the '''colorization''' of task bars/milestone symbols, backgrounds, borders, and other text applications in the chart. You can '''create, '''edit''', and distribute custom color palettes''' so that you and others can build charts that have '''standard sets of colors''' or '''color sets unique to your organization'''. OnePager is distributed with several '''standard color palettes''' which are available to '''all users'''.
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'''Curtains''' displayed in the '''graph''' highlight an interval of time in a project relevant to a schedule conversation such as periods with critical schedule constraints, vacation periods, or project reviews. Strategically using '''Curtains''' in the chart is a way to focus on that periods of time with your audience.
  
==Creating Custom Color Palettes==
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===Inserting Curtains into the Chart===
  
To '''create''' a '''color palette''' that others can use, you must first '''create''' a '''custom color palette''' as outlined below. Open any chart and click the '''Chart Properties''' button and '''select''' the '''Edit color palettes…''' button in the '''Main''' tab as shown here:
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OnePager allows '''Curtains''' to be '''inserted''' and '''edited''' in the chart. You can use the OnePager '''Insert''' ribbon tool bar tab and the '''Curtains''' button in the '''Annotations''' section to access the '''Curtain Properties''' form. Additionally, OnePager Pro and Express provides enhanced '''curtain creation and management capabilities''' where you can '''define and edit Curtains''' using controls associated with '''Time Axis Levels and Cells'''. Finally, you can '''add a Curtain''' to the chart from an already existing '''Curtain''' using the existing '''Curtain's context menu Add another ...''' command. This article specifically describes the controls for '''creating''', '''editing''', '''copying (adding another)''', and '''deleting''' '''Curtains''' in the chart using the OnePager ribbon's '''Insert''' tab's '''Curtains''' button as the starting point.
  
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===Using the Time Axis to Insert Curtains into the Chart===
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'''Select an existing color palette''' as the starting point for your '''custom color palette''' by choosing one of the '''color palettes''' from the '''Palette name:''' dropdown list:
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'''Curtains''' corresponding to '''Time Axis Cells''' and other '''periods of interest''' can also be '''inserted''' into the chart and '''edited''' from the OnePager Pro or Express '''Time Axis'''. References to the specific articles describing the capabilities and features for '''creating''', '''managing''', and '''editing Curtain graphics''' associated with the '''Time Axis Levels and Cells''' feature are provided in the table below:
  
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{| class="wikitable"
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| [[Creating, Editing, and Managing Time Axis Daily Curtains for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0 | Creating, Editing, and Managing Time Axis Daily Curtains for OnePager Pro]] <!--22.5.5-70-->
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| [[Creating, Editing, and Managing Time Axis Daily Curtains for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | Creating, Editing, and Managing Time Axis Daily Curtains for OnePager Express]] <!--22.5.6-70-->
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| [[Managing Inserted Curtains for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0 | Managing Inserted Curtains for OnePager Pro]] <!--22.5.7-70-->
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| [[Managing Inserted Curtains for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | Managing Inserted Curtains for OnePager Express]] <!--22.5.8-70-->
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| [[Managing Working Hours and Non-Working Hours for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0 | Managing Working Hours and Non-Working Hours for OnePager Pro]] <!--22.5.3-70-->
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| [[Managing Working Hours and Non-Working Hours for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | Managing Working Hours and Non-Working Hours for OnePager Express]] <!--22.5.4-70v
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You have the option to '''BROWSE…''' the available distributed '''color palettes''' or '''select''' a '''color palette''' group from the dropdown list shown above. When you click on the '''BROWSE…''' command, OnePager  accesses the '''Open''' window shown below:
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==About Curtains==
  
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A '''Curtain''' is a vertical strip, usually in a highlighted '''color''', that identifies a period of time across all rows. The example below shows a '''Curtain''' entitled '''Critical Resource Period''' that appears from 4/1/2020 to: 9/30/2020.
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'''Select''' the desired '''color palette''' and click '''Open''' to make the '''selected color palette''' the '''current color palette'''. Clicking on any of the other options in the dropdown list above immediately makes that '''selected color palette''' the '''current color palette'''. To create the '''custom color palette''' navigate to the '''Palette Editor''' menu bar’s '''File''' button and click '''Save current color palette as…''' command, shown below:
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'''Curtains''' can be '''added''' to the chart, '''edited''', '''copied''', and '''deleted''' as necessary. A '''Curtain context menu''' is provided for '''editing''' individual '''Curtains''' and for managing the appearance of '''Curtains''' in some or all snapshots.
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Clicking the '''Save current palette as…''' dropdown menu command accesses the '''Export Chronicle Graphics color palette (.TAP) file''' form where you can name your '''custom color palette''' and even '''save''' it in a different folder than OnePager previously created.  The '''Export Chronicle Graphics color palette (TAP) file''' form looks like this:
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==Adding a Curtain==
  
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To '''add''' a new '''Curtain''' to a chart, start at the OnePager '''Insert''' ribbon tool bar tab. On the OnePager '''Insert''' ribbon tool bar tab click the '''Curtain''' button as shown below:
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Using the same process, you can '''create color palettes''' by using the '''Main''' tab on the '''Template Properties''' form as demonstrated in the following sections.
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==Editing Color Palettes==
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This accesses '''Curtain Properties''' form that allows you define the '''Start and End dates''', '''appearance''', and '''text label''' for the '''Curtain'''  as shown here:
  
You can '''add a color''' to an existing '''color palette''', '''edit''', or '''delete a color''' from a '''color palette'''. Before you can make '''edits to an existing '''color palette''' it must be '''retrieved from its storage folder'''.
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To do this, launch the '''Template Properties''' form for the '''Template''' involved as discussed in the article at: [[Managing Templates for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Managing Templates (Portal)]] <!--24.0.1-70-->
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Once you entered the '''Start and End dates''' and other '''properties''' selections, click the '''OK''' button to '''add''' the '''Curtain'''.  For example, if the '''curtain properties''' entered into the '''Curtain Properties''' form are those of the sample '''Curtain''' in the previous section, the '''Curtain''' and the '''Curtain Properties''' form looks like this:
  
Next, go to the '''Main''' tab and click the '''Edit color palettes…''' button.  This accesses the '''current color palette''' as shown below:
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You can always access the '''Curtain Properties''' form to '''edit''' the '''Curtain Properties''' form by right-clicking inside the '''curtain''' to access the '''curtain''' right-click '''context menu''' as shown here:
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You have several areas where you can make a changes.
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===Edit Color Palette Name===
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Clicking the '''Properties ...''' command accesses the '''Curtain Properties''' form for the selected '''curtain''' as shown here:
  
'''Editing''' the '''color palette's name''' is done by '''retrieving''' the '''color palette''' that you want to '''rename''' using the dropdown button opposite the field named '''Palette name'''. This gives you access to all the '''color palettes''' available by providing you access to the '''color palette''' storage folder. Clicking the dropdown button reveals the following:
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8) In charts with '''multiple snapshots''', this method of '''adding''' a '''Curtain''' puts the '''Curtain''' in '''all snapshots'''.
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Click the '''BROWSE…''' command to access the Microsoft Windows '''Open''' form for the '''color palettes''' as shown here:
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==Editing a Curtain==
  
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'''Editing a Curtain''' is similar to '''editing''' other shapes appearing in the chart such as '''Comment boxes'''. First, right-click on the '''Curtain''' to access the '''curtain''' right-click '''context menu''' shown below:
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When the desired '''color palette''' is '''selected''', click the '''Open''' button and this '''color palette''' becomes the '''current color palette''' for '''editing''' purposes. Then, click the '''Save current palette as…''' command from the '''File''' dropdown to '''save''' the '''renamed color palette''' as shown below:
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Clicking on the '''Save current palette as…''' command accesses the '''Export Chronicle Graphics color palette (.TAP) file''' form as shown below:
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Click the '''Properties ...''' command in the '''context menu''' to access the '''Curtain Properties''' form shown here:
  
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Type in the desired '''name''' for the '''renamed''' selected '''color palette'''. Click '''Save''' to save your '''renamed color palette'''. It is not recommended that you '''change''' the '''color palette name''' for any '''PERMANENT color palettes'''.
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Make your option selections for '''font text''' properties and '''rotation''', '''Curtain text horizontal and vertical alignment'''. '''fill color''', '''Curtain border line properties''', and '''transparency''' level. The controls in the '''Curtain Properties''' form are identical to the controls in the '''Shape Properties''' form associated with the '''Free box'''. The exceptions are that the '''Shape Properties''' form does not contain a '''Transparency slider bar''' and the '''Maintain aspect ratio''' checkbox in the '''Shape Properties''' form is replaced with the '''Rotate text 90 degrees''' checkbox in the '''Curtain Properties''' form.  
  
===Add Colors to a Color Palette===
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For more information on the '''Free box's''' '''Shape Properties''' form, please see this section in the article at:  [[Creating and Managing Free Boxes for Version 7.0#Changing the Properties of a Free Box | Changing the Properties of a Free Box]] <!--14.0.1-70-->
  
'''Adding colors to a color palette''' is done by first accessing the '''Palette Editor''' from the '''Main''' tab of the '''Template Properties''' form and clicking the '''Edit''' button in the '''Palette Editor''' to access the dropdown commandThen click the '''Add color to current palette...''' command to access the Microsoft Windows '''Color''' form as shown below:
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The '''No Fill''' feature found on the '''Font properties''' form accessed from the '''Fill color''' dropdown button on the '''Curtain Properties''' form applies to a '''Curtain's''' '''Fill Color'''.   
  
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The '''Color''' form looks like this:
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In charts with '''multiple snapshots''', this method of '''editing''' a '''Curtain''' changes the '''Curtain’s properties''' in '''all snapshots''' where the '''Curtain''' appears. Once you have completed your '''Curtain editing''' actions, click the '''OK''' button on the '''Curtain Properties''' form.
  
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==Deleting Curtains==
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There are already basic '''colors selected''' so to '''add your custom colors''' (up to 16 at a time), place the cursor into the '''color spectrum''' area for the '''desired color'''. As this is done, the '''color''' from the '''color spectrum''' is shown in the '''Color|Solid''' window.  When the '''desired color''' is showing in the '''Color|Solid''' window, click the '''Add to Custom Colors''' button.  The new '''Custom Color''' is placed in the next available '''Custom colors:''' box. When this is done, the '''Color''' form looks like this:
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'''Deleting Curtains''' is similar to '''deleting''' other shapes in the chart such as a '''Comment box'''. First, right-click in the '''Curtain area''' to access the '''curtain''' right-click '''context menu''' and click the '''Delete''' command from the '''context menu''' below:
  
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Repeat this process until all the new '''colors''' are '''selected'''.  You can '''add up to 16 colors''' at a time before clicking '''OK''' to post the '''new colors''' into the '''color palette'''.  At the end of the process described here the '''custom palette''' looks like this sample:
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Using the sub-command '''Delete: From this snapshot''' '''deletes''' the '''Curtain''' from the '''current displayed snapshot'''.  '''Curtains''' that remain in other '''snapshots''' are treated as a single entity with respect to their '''properties'''. The sub-command '''Delete: From all snapshots''' '''deletes''' the '''Curtains''' from '''all snapshots'''.
  
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==Ordering Curtains==
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When you click the '''Close''' button the process is complete. You are then asked if you want to '''save''' the '''color palette''' that you '''edited''' as shown here.
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'''Curtains''' can be '''ordered''' in the chart from '''front to back''' in the same way that '''Free boxes''' can be '''ordered''' in the chart using the same '''context menu''' command and sub-commands.  
  
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Answer '''Yes''' or '''No''' to this question and OnePager takes the appropriate action. As shown above, you have the option to cause the '''color palette''' you just '''edited''' to become the '''default color palette''' by clicking the '''Choose as default''' button. If this option is '''selected''', in this example, '''Custom palette_1''' becomes the '''default color palette''' for '''all color operations''' including '''round-robin color selection''' and other '''color''' related features in OnePager.
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When the '''Order's''' sub-commands are used, the results with respect to the '''Z-Level''' positioning of the '''Curtain''' is shown in '''all snapshots''' where the '''Curtain''' is showing.
  
===Editing Colors in a Color Palette===
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==Adding Another ... Curtain==
  
To change a '''color''' within a '''color palette''', first access the desired '''color palette''' as described above so that it is visible. Now, in the '''Palette Editor''', shown on the left in the illustration below, click the '''color''' that you want to change (1).  Then click the '''Change color…''' button (2). This accesses the '''Color''' form as shown below on the right:
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Also available in the '''curtain''' right-click '''context menu''' is the '''Add another …''' sub-command which is a convenient way to place another '''Curtain''' into the chart with potentially different '''properties''' as shown here:
  
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'''Select''' the '''new color''' that you want as discussed above in the '''Color''' form (3, 4, and 5). Then, click the '''Add to Custom Colors''' button (6) so that it appears in the top left-most box in the '''Custom colors:''' group on the '''Color''' form (7). Finally, click '''OK''' (8) and the changed '''color''' appears in the selected box of the '''Palette Editor''' form as shown in the sequence below:
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First, right click on the '''Curtain''' showing in the chart to access the '''curtain''' right-click '''context menu''', then click the '''Add another …''' sub-command to access the '''Curtain Properties''' form. The accessed '''Curtain Properties''' form has the same settings as the '''Curtain''' used to access the form. Use this '''Curtain Properties''' form to set the '''properties''' of the new '''added Curtain''' as shown below:
  
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After the '''color''' is changed, click '''Close''' and the new '''color''' becomes part of the '''selected color palette'''.
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Click the '''OK''' button when finished and the '''updated''' chart looks like this:
  
===Deleting a Color===
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To '''delete a color''' from a '''color palette''', first access the''' color palette''' with the '''color''' you intend to '''delete'''  as described above. Next, '''select''' the '''color''' box that contains the '''color''' you want to '''delete''' and click the '''Delete color…''' button as shown below:
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As with all uses of the '''Curtain Properties''' form, when you click the '''OK''' button the '''additional Curtain''' is shown in '''all snapshots'''.
  
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==Putting A Curtain in Some Snapshots==
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Click '''Close''' to complete the action.
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When the '''Curtain Properties''' form is used to '''add''' a '''Curtain''' in the chart, the '''Curtain''' is put in '''all snapshots'''.
  
===Deleting a Color Palette===
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===Displaying Curtains in Some Snapshots===
  
Since '''color palettes''' are stored the same way as charts and '''Template Properties''' forms, this means that '''deleting a color palette''' can be done by going to the folder where the '''color palettes''' are stored, '''selecting''' the correct '''color palette''' to '''delete''', and using your keyboard's '''Delete Key''', you can '''delete''' the '''selected color's''' file. First access the '''color palette file''' as shown below:
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There is no '''Attach to all snapshots''' checkbox in the '''Curtain Properties''' form as there is in the '''Create or edit comment box''' form because all '''added Curtains''' are placed in all snapshots by '''default'''.  The recommend way to display a '''Curtain''' in '''one or a select set of snapshots''' is to use this two step procedure:
  
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:1) First create the '''Curtain''' with its desired '''properties'''  making the '''Curtain''' appear in '''all snapshots''' as the '''default''' result.
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Once the '''color palette file''' for '''deletion''' is '''selected''', click your keyboard’s '''Delete Key''' or right-click the '''selected file and click the '''Delete''' command in the '''context menu''' shown above.
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:2) Then,  going to each snapshot where you '''do not''' want the '''Curtain''' to appear, use the '''curtain''' right-click '''context menu's Delete''' command  to individually '''delete''' the '''undesired Curtains''' from that '''snapshot''' where the '''Curtain''' should not be showing.
  
==Sharing Color Palettes==
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Repeat this process for each snapshot where the '''Curtain''' should not appear.
  
Charts are represented in your computer as a '''.TAM''' file and '''Template Properties''' forms as '''.TAT''' files. Whenever you '''create''' a chart there is a '''color palette''' associated with it and stored within the '''.TAM''' file.  The same holds for named '''Template Properties''' form files ('''.TAT''' files). These '''color palettes''' are the '''default palette''' for the chart or '''Template Properties''' form in which they are stored and '''travel''' with the chart or '''Template Properties''' form where ever it might go (shared).
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===Reinstating Curtains in the Future===
  
If you build '''custom color palettes''' or '''import''' one or more '''custom color palettes''' from elsewhere, these are stored in the '''ColorPalettes''' sub-folder under the same overall folder as your charts, '''Template Properties''' form, and '''custom milestone symbols'''. '''Custom color palettes''' are stored in '''.TAP''' files, where they are then accessible for use in the '''creation or update''' of charts. There are no special actions required to distribute a '''default color palette''' other than to '''export''' a '''Template Properties''' form or chart as discussed above.
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Subsequent project demands can require that you later need to put the '''Curtain''' back in '''all snapshots''' or into a specific snapshot.  To do this, just follow these steps. To put a '''Curtain''' in '''all snapshots''', use the '''Put at all snapshots''' command found in the '''curtain''' right-click '''context menu''' for the existing '''Curtains''' in the snapshot where it is showing as done below:
  
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When the chart or '''Template Properties''' form is '''imported''' at the destination, '''color palettes''' are stored in the '''ColorPalettes''' folder as a '''.TAP''' file and are available to '''select''' with the '''Edit color palettes...''' button in the '''Main''' tab of the '''Template Properties''' or '''Chart Properties''' forms.  You can at any time access any '''custom color palette''' file ('''.TAP''') in the '''ColorPalettes''' folder and '''export''' them in any available fashion (e.g., email attachment, etc) to any other OnePager user.
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After clicking the '''Put at all snapshots''' command, the selected '''Curtain''' is shown in '''all snapshots'''. By using the first procedure above, you can now selectively '''delete Curtains''' from '''snapshots''' where the selected '''Curtains''' are not desired.
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===Editing Curtains in Snapshots===
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Whenever you '''edit''' the '''properties''' of a '''Curtain''' in any snapshot, the '''edited Curtain''' is '''updated''' with these '''edits''' in '''all snapshots''' where the '''Curtain''' appears. This being the case, a '''Curtain''' is never considered as a '''maverick''' because once its '''properties''' are set or '''edited''' it appears the same in '''all snapshots''' where it is showing. Likewise, the '''Curtains and Timespans Grid''' entry for the '''Curtain''' shows its '''current properties''' as discussed in the next section.
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==Resizing a Curtain==
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As described above, the '''width''' of a '''curtain''' in terms of its '''Start and End dates''' can be '''edited''' through the '''Curtain Properties''' form. The '''width''' of the '''Curtain''' can also be manually '''edited''' in the chart.  To do this follow these steps.
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1) Select the '''Curtain''' by left-clicking within the '''Curtain''' area to '''select''' it. 
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2) When '''selected''', the '''Curtain''' shows a left and right '''grab box''' on the left and right '''border''' of the '''selected Curtain'''.
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3) To change the '''Start and End dates''' for selected '''Curtain''' use your mouse and these '''Curtain grab boxes''' on the left and right borders to '''drag''' these these '''grab boxes''' to the left or right as appropriate as shown below:
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4) '''Dragging''' the mouse to the left or right moves the '''Curtain’s''' border as desired, retains the '''Curtain's''' original '''color''', and re-positions any '''text''' to maintain the specified '''horizontal and vertical text alignments''' .
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In the example above, the right border is '''dragged''' to the right to increase the '''width''' of the '''Curtain''' as shown below:
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==Selecting a Very Narrow Curtain in the Chart==
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Some difficulty can be encountered when '''selecting''' a '''Curtain''' with the mouse left-click when the '''Curtain''' is '''very narrow'''.  To select such a '''Curtain''' we recommend using these steps. Position the mouse at the bottom of the screen (in the footer area) to the left of the '''Curtain'''. Hold the left-click mouse button down and '''drag''' the mouse upward and to the right until the '''Lasso''' completely encloses the '''Curtain'''. When you release the left-click mouse button, the '''Curtain''' is '''selected'''. You can now '''widen''' the '''Curtain''' by '''dragging''' the '''grab boxes''' with the mouse cursor to the left or right as shown below:
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In any chart where '''Curtains''' are used for multiple purposes, it may become necessary to consult a list of '''Curtain''' entities that are in the chart or snapshots. The '''Time Axis Levels and Cells''' feature of OnePager provides a location where all '''Curtains''' in the chart are listed. Whenever you '''add''' a '''Curtain''' to the chart, regardless of the method used, an entry is made in the '''Curtain's and Timespans Grid''' found in the '''Chart Properties''' form's  '''Time Axis''' tab's '''Format''' sub-tab as shown below for the example used in this article thus far:
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Revision as of 18:47, 14 January 2021

Overview

Curtains displayed in the graph highlight an interval of time in a project relevant to a schedule conversation such as periods with critical schedule constraints, vacation periods, or project reviews. Strategically using Curtains in the chart is a way to focus on that periods of time with your audience.

Inserting Curtains into the Chart

OnePager allows Curtains to be inserted and edited in the chart. You can use the OnePager Insert ribbon tool bar tab and the Curtains button in the Annotations section to access the Curtain Properties form. Additionally, OnePager Pro and Express provides enhanced curtain creation and management capabilities where you can define and edit Curtains using controls associated with Time Axis Levels and Cells. Finally, you can add a Curtain to the chart from an already existing Curtain using the existing Curtain's context menu Add another ... command. This article specifically describes the controls for creating, editing, copying (adding another), and deleting Curtains in the chart using the OnePager ribbon's Insert tab's Curtains button as the starting point.

Using the Time Axis to Insert Curtains into the Chart

Curtains corresponding to Time Axis Cells and other periods of interest can also be inserted into the chart and edited from the OnePager Pro or Express Time Axis. References to the specific articles describing the capabilities and features for creating, managing, and editing Curtain graphics associated with the Time Axis Levels and Cells feature are provided in the table below:

Creating, Editing, and Managing Time Axis Daily Curtains for OnePager Pro Creating, Editing, and Managing Time Axis Daily Curtains for OnePager Express
Managing Inserted Curtains for OnePager Pro Managing Inserted Curtains for OnePager Express
Managing Working Hours and Non-Working Hours for OnePager Pro Managing Working Hours and Non-Working Hours for OnePager Express

Curtains can be added to the chart, edited, copied, and deleted as necessary. A Curtain context menu is provided for editing individual Curtains and for managing the appearance of Curtains in some or all snapshots.

Adding a Curtain

To add a new Curtain to a chart, start at the OnePager Insert ribbon tool bar tab. On the OnePager Insert ribbon tool bar tab click the Curtain button as shown below:

<center>P70-16 0 1-70-(1A-1)-09162020.png

This accesses Curtain Properties form that allows you define the Start and End dates, appearance, and text label for the Curtain as shown here:

P70-16 0 1-70-(1B-1)-09162020.png

Once you entered the Start and End dates and other properties selections, click the OK button to add the Curtain. For example, if the curtain properties entered into the Curtain Properties form are those of the sample Curtain in the previous section, the Curtain and the Curtain Properties form looks like this:

P70-16 0 1-70-(1-1)-09162020.png

You can always access the Curtain Properties form to edit the Curtain Properties form by right-clicking inside the curtain to access the curtain right-click context menu as shown here:

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Clicking the Properties ... command accesses the Curtain Properties form for the selected curtain as shown here:

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8) In charts with multiple snapshots, this method of adding a Curtain puts the Curtain in all snapshots.

Editing a Curtain

Editing a Curtain is similar to editing other shapes appearing in the chart such as Comment boxes. First, right-click on the Curtain to access the curtain right-click context menu shown below:

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Click the Properties ... command in the context menu to access the Curtain Properties form shown here:

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Make your option selections for font text properties and rotation, Curtain text horizontal and vertical alignment. fill color, Curtain border line properties, and transparency level. The controls in the Curtain Properties form are identical to the controls in the Shape Properties form associated with the Free box. The exceptions are that the Shape Properties form does not contain a Transparency slider bar and the Maintain aspect ratio checkbox in the Shape Properties form is replaced with the Rotate text 90 degrees checkbox in the Curtain Properties form.

For more information on the Free box's Shape Properties form, please see this section in the article at: Changing the Properties of a Free Box

The No Fill feature found on the Font properties form accessed from the Fill color dropdown button on the Curtain Properties form applies to a Curtain's Fill Color.

For more information on the No Fill option, please see this section in the article at: Creating and Managing Comment Boxes - Background Color Management

In charts with multiple snapshots, this method of editing a Curtain changes the Curtain’s properties in all snapshots where the Curtain appears. Once you have completed your Curtain editing actions, click the OK button on the Curtain Properties form.

Deleting Curtains

Deleting Curtains is similar to deleting other shapes in the chart such as a Comment box. First, right-click in the Curtain area to access the curtain right-click context menu and click the Delete command from the context menu below:

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Using the sub-command Delete: From this snapshot deletes the Curtain from the current displayed snapshot. Curtains that remain in other snapshots are treated as a single entity with respect to their properties. The sub-command Delete: From all snapshots deletes the Curtains from all snapshots.

Ordering Curtains

Curtains can be ordered in the chart from front to back in the same way that Free boxes can be ordered in the chart using the same context menu command and sub-commands.

For more information on ordering Free boxes in the chart, please see this section at the article at: Ordering Free Boxes

When the Order's sub-commands are used, the results with respect to the Z-Level positioning of the Curtain is shown in all snapshots where the Curtain is showing.

Adding Another ... Curtain

Also available in the curtain right-click context menu is the Add another … sub-command which is a convenient way to place another Curtain into the chart with potentially different properties as shown here:

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First, right click on the Curtain showing in the chart to access the curtain right-click context menu, then click the Add another … sub-command to access the Curtain Properties form. The accessed Curtain Properties form has the same settings as the Curtain used to access the form. Use this Curtain Properties form to set the properties of the new added Curtain as shown below:

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Click the OK button when finished and the updated chart looks like this:

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As with all uses of the Curtain Properties form, when you click the OK button the additional Curtain is shown in all snapshots.

Putting A Curtain in Some Snapshots

When the Curtain Properties form is used to add a Curtain in the chart, the Curtain is put in all snapshots.

Displaying Curtains in Some Snapshots

There is no Attach to all snapshots checkbox in the Curtain Properties form as there is in the Create or edit comment box form because all added Curtains are placed in all snapshots by default. The recommend way to display a Curtain in one or a select set of snapshots is to use this two step procedure:

1) First create the Curtain with its desired properties making the Curtain appear in all snapshots as the default result.
2) Then, going to each snapshot where you do not want the Curtain to appear, use the curtain right-click context menu's Delete command to individually delete the undesired Curtains from that snapshot where the Curtain should not be showing.

Repeat this process for each snapshot where the Curtain should not appear.

Reinstating Curtains in the Future

Subsequent project demands can require that you later need to put the Curtain back in all snapshots or into a specific snapshot. To do this, just follow these steps. To put a Curtain in all snapshots, use the Put at all snapshots command found in the curtain right-click context menu for the existing Curtains in the snapshot where it is showing as done below:

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After clicking the Put at all snapshots command, the selected Curtain is shown in all snapshots. By using the first procedure above, you can now selectively delete Curtains from snapshots where the selected Curtains are not desired.

Editing Curtains in Snapshots

Whenever you edit the properties of a Curtain in any snapshot, the edited Curtain is updated with these edits in all snapshots where the Curtain appears. This being the case, a Curtain is never considered as a maverick because once its properties are set or edited it appears the same in all snapshots where it is showing. Likewise, the Curtains and Timespans Grid entry for the Curtain shows its current properties as discussed in the next section.

Resizing a Curtain

As described above, the width of a curtain in terms of its Start and End dates can be edited through the Curtain Properties form. The width of the Curtain can also be manually edited in the chart. To do this follow these steps.

1) Select the Curtain by left-clicking within the Curtain area to select it.

2) When selected, the Curtain shows a left and right grab box on the left and right border of the selected Curtain.

3) To change the Start and End dates for selected Curtain use your mouse and these Curtain grab boxes on the left and right borders to drag these these grab boxes to the left or right as appropriate as shown below:

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4) Dragging the mouse to the left or right moves the Curtain’s border as desired, retains the Curtain's original color, and re-positions any text to maintain the specified horizontal and vertical text alignments .

In the example above, the right border is dragged to the right to increase the width of the Curtain as shown below:

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Selecting a Very Narrow Curtain in the Chart

Some difficulty can be encountered when selecting a Curtain with the mouse left-click when the Curtain is very narrow. To select such a Curtain we recommend using these steps. Position the mouse at the bottom of the screen (in the footer area) to the left of the Curtain. Hold the left-click mouse button down and drag the mouse upward and to the right until the Lasso completely encloses the Curtain. When you release the left-click mouse button, the Curtain is selected. You can now widen the Curtain by dragging the grab boxes with the mouse cursor to the left or right as shown below:

P70-16 0 1-70-(12-1)-09162020.png

Right-clicking in the selected Curtain area accesses the the Curtain right-click context menu as described above.

Keeping Track of Curtains in the Chart

In any chart where Curtains are used for multiple purposes, it may become necessary to consult a list of Curtain entities that are in the chart or snapshots. The Time Axis Levels and Cells feature of OnePager provides a location where all Curtains in the chart are listed. Whenever you add a Curtain to the chart, regardless of the method used, an entry is made in the Curtain's and Timespans Grid found in the Chart Properties form's Time Axis tab's Format sub-tab as shown below for the example used in this article thus far:

P70-16 0 1-70-(13-1)-09162020.png

The Grid entry for the Curtain provides basic identifying properties for the Curtain which can be edited in the Grid.

For more information on The Grid, the Chart Properties form's Time Axis tab, and other Curtain features related to the Time Axis Levels and Cells feature, please see the article at: Managing Inserted Curtains for OnePager Pro and Managing Inserted Curtains for OnePager Express

For more general information on the Time Axis Levels and Cells feature in OnePager, please see the articles at: Modifying the Time Axis (Portal)

Related Links

Creating and Managing Comment Boxes

Creating and Managing Free Boxes

Creating, Editing, and Managing Time Axis Daily Curtains for OnePager Pro

Creating, Editing, and Managing Time Axis Daily Curtains for OnePager Express

Managing Inserted Curtains for OnePager Pro

Managing Inserted Curtains for OnePager Express

Managing Working Hours and Non-Working Hours for OnePager Pro

Managing Working Hours and Non-Working Hours for OnePager Express

Editing Time Axes with the Chart Properties Form for OnePager Pro

Editing Time Axes with the Chart Properties Form for OnePager Express

Manual Editing the Time Axis for OnePager Pro

Manual Editing the Time Axis for OnePager Express

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