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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
The '''Chart Properties ''' form’s '''Time Axis '''tab has three (3) sub-tabs that provide controls for each '''Time Axis Level'''. 
 
 
For more information on '''Showing Different Time Units''', please see the article at:  [[Showing Different Time Units of Time for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | Showing Different Units of Time for OnePager Express]] <!--22.1.2-70-->
 
  
 
The '''Chart Properties''' form '''Time Axis '''tab’s three '''Time Axis Level '''sub-tabs contain essentially the same controls and look like this:
 
The '''Chart Properties''' form '''Time Axis '''tab’s three '''Time Axis Level '''sub-tabs contain essentially the same controls and look like this:
  
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Within each of these sub-tabs (i.e., '''Top''', '''Middle''', and '''Bottom''') there are six (6) control groups: (11) '''Show this level '''checkbox, (2) '''Re-Order Levels''', (3) '''Labels''', (4) '''Formatting''', (5) '''Background Color(s)''', (6) '''Size'''.  The controls provided in the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Time Axis '''tab and the three (3) sub-tabs considered here are the same as the corresponding sub-tabs in the '''Template '''form’s '''Time Axis '''tab.  For completeness, the '''Show this level''' checkbox that appears in the '''Top''', '''Middle''', and '''Bottom''' sub-tabs of the '''Template''' and '''Chart Properties''' form’s '''Time Axis '''tab can be used to '''show '''or '''hide''' the corresponding '''Time Axis Level''' in the chart.  At least '''one''' '''Time Axis Level '''must be '''shown'''.  
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Within each of these sub-tabs (i.e., '''Top''', '''Middle''', and '''Bottom''') there are six (6) control groups: (1) '''Show this level '''checkbox, (2) '''Re-Order Levels''', (3) '''Labels''', (4) '''Formatting''', (5) '''Background Color(s)''', (6) '''Size'''.  The controls provided in the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Time Axis '''tab and the three (3) sub-tabs considered here are the same as the corresponding sub-tabs in the '''Template Properties '''form’s '''Time Axis '''tab.  For completeness, the '''Show this level''' checkbox that appears in the '''Top''', '''Middle''', and '''Bottom''' sub-tabs of the '''Template Properties''' and '''Chart Properties''' form’s '''Time Axis '''tab can be used to '''show '''or '''hide''' the corresponding '''Time Axis Level''' in the chart.  At least '''one''' '''Time Axis Level '''must be '''shown'''.  
  
 
An attempt to '''hide '''all three '''Time Axis Levels''' causes the message below to display:  
 
An attempt to '''hide '''all three '''Time Axis Levels''' causes the message below to display:  
  
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The '''Re-Order Levels''' up and down arrows are provided so that you can '''exchange '''the location of '''Time Axis Levels''' with the up to three '''levels '''provided.   
 
The '''Re-Order Levels''' up and down arrows are provided so that you can '''exchange '''the location of '''Time Axis Levels''' with the up to three '''levels '''provided.   
  
For more information on '''Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels''', please see the article at:  [[Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels for OnePager Express]] <!--22.3.6-70-->
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For more information on the '''Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels''' feature, please see the article at:  [[Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0 | Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels for OnePager Pro]] <!--22.3.5-70-->
  
For more information on the '''Formatting '''control group, which supports '''formatting Time Axis Level and Cell borders''', please see the article at: [[Changing the Time Axis Borders for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | Changing the Time Axis Borders for OnePager Express]] <!--22.1.8-70-->
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For more information on '''Changing  the Background Color(s) ''', please see the article at: [[Changing the Time Axis Background Color and Fill Pattern for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0 | Changing the Time Axis Background Color and Fill Pattern for OnePager Pro]] <!--22.1.3-70-->
  
The '''Size '''control group, found in the lower right corner of the tab, relates to changing the '''vertical height''' of the '''Time Axis Level''' is a dial control whose units are either in inches or centimeters depending on the type of '''Template''' being used to create the chart. Variations in '''Time Axis Level height''' can be useful for emphasizing the '''Time Axis Level, '''for providing vertical space for large '''Label fonts''', or for providing the necessary vertical space for '''rotated Time Axis Level labels'''. Changes to the '''Size (Height:) '''control applies to all '''cells '''in the '''Time Axis Level'''. The purpose of this article is to describe the '''Label''' sub-group and how its controls can be used for '''editing''' of the chart through the use of the '''Chart Properties '''form and the '''Chart Editor'''.
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For more information of the '''Showing Different Time Units''' feature, please see the article at: [[Showing Different Time Units of Time for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0 | Showing Different Units of Time for OnePager Pro]] <!--22.1.1-70-->
  
==Editing Time Axis Level Properties with the Chart Properties Form==
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The purpose of this article is to describe the '''Borders '''and '''Size''' sub-groups and how its controls can be used for '''editing''' of the chart through the use of the '''Chart Properties '''form and the '''Chart Editor'''.
  
Within each sub-tab are controls for '''Time Axis Level Labels''' as in previous OnePager versions.
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==Chart Properties Form’s Time Axis Tab's Formatting Control Group==
  
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The '''Formatting '''control group is made up of three (3) sub-control groups:
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===Tic Units===
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:1) '''Borders'''
  
A '''Tic''' is the '''vertical border''' outlining a '''Time Axis Cell'''.  A '''Tic unit''' is the space between the two '''vertical borders''' that define a '''Time Axis Cell'''. The '''Tic units''' dropdown for each '''Time Axis Level''' consist of the same options as shown below:
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:2) '''Background Color(s)'''
  
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:3) '''Size'''
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===Label Format===
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For more information on the topics of '''Background Color(s)''' and '''Fill Patterns''', please see the separate article at: [[Changing the Time Axis Background Color and Fill Pattern for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0 | Changing the Time Axis Background Color and Fill Pattern for OnePager Pro]] <!--22.1.3-70-->
  
The '''Label format''' dropdown provides OnePager list of all available '''Label formats''' specific to the '''Tic Unit'''.  The '''Label format''' list is enhanced to give you the capability to define your own '''Custom Date Format''' as shown in the illustration below.
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'''Borders '''and '''Time Axis Level Size''' controls are covered in this article.
  
:1) Note the item in the list below called '''Add Custom Format…'''.
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===Time Axis Borders Controls===
  
:2) '''Selecting''' the '''Add Custom Format… '''option takes you to the '''Custom Date Format '''feature.
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For each of the three '''Time Axis Levels '''there are individual '''Formatting''' control groups and sub-groups as shown here:
  
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For more information on the '''Custom Date Format '''feature, please see the article at: [[The Custom Date Format Feature for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | The Custom Date Format Feature for OnePager Express]] <!--22.5.2-70-->
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The '''Borders''' sub-group has controls''' '''for the '''Top border '''and '''Bottom border''' for each of the three '''Time Axis Levels '''.
  
===Label Alignment===
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====Show Lines====  
  
The '''Label alignment''' dropdown provides '''Label format text alignment options''' for each '''tic unit '''in the '''Time Axis Level Cells'''.
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This is the set of checkboxes that turn the '''Border''' visualizations '''ON''' and '''OFF'''. The checkbox must be checked '''ON''' for the controls below the checkbox to be '''enabled.'''
  
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====Color====
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===Label Font Properties===
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This dropdown control provides access to the standard OnePager '''Color Chooser''' form for selecting the '''Border’s''' '''color'''.
  
Clicking the '''Label font '''dropdown accesses the standard '''Font properties''' form as shown below:
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====Width====
  
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This dial control can be used to change the '''Border’s Width''' as measured in inches or centimeters depending on the type of '''Template Properties''' form you selected.  
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The '''Font properties '''form allows you to '''edit''' the way the '''text''' in the selected '''Time Axis Level text '''appears with regard to '''font type''', '''color''', '''size''', and settings for '''Bold''', ''Italics'', and [[Underline]].  As in previous versions of OnePager you are able to '''maverick '''the '''Label font''' properties of each '''Time Axis Level Cell''' by using its '''time axis''' right-click '''context menu’s Format cell …''' command and '''Font properties '''form.
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====Dash Type====
  
===Unit Skip Count===
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The '''Border Dash types '''option selector provides five (5) '''dash types''' as shown here:
  
The '''Unit skip count '''determines the number of '''time units''' that are skipped between '''Time Axis Level Labels'''.  Normally the '''Unit skip count '''is set to 1 as shown below:
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====Adjacent Time Axis Borders====
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To illustrate an '''edit''', if you set the '''Middle Time Axis Level’s''' '''Unit skip count''' to a higher value of 2, the '''Time Axis Bottom Level '''looks like this:
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Adjacent '''Time Axis Level borders '''(i.e., above and below) overlap between the '''Top '''and '''Middle Time Axis Levels''' and between the '''Middle '''and '''Bottom Time Axis Levels'''.  The '''Bottom Border '''of the '''Bottom Time Axis Level''' overlaps with the '''Inner Frame border''' of the chart.  The '''Top Border''' of the '''Top Time Line Axis Level '''overlaps with the '''Outer Frame border '''of the chart.  Any '''Border Color''' selected for a '''Top''' or '''Bottom''' '''Border''' can therefore conflict with its adjacent '''Time Axis Level border''', '''Inner Frame border''', or '''Outer Frame border'''.  As a general rule, '''Time Axis Level Border '''settings take priority over '''Inner''' and '''Outer''' '''Frame border color''' settings when you are '''editing''' the '''default colors''' for both '''Time Axis Level borders''' and '''Inner '''and '''Outer Frame borders'''.
  
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For more information on the '''Outer Frame border''' and the '''Inner Frame Border''', please see this section in the article at:  [[Main Tab for Version 7.0#Chart Background | Main Tab – Chart Background]] <!--21.1.1-70-->
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In the above illustration the '''Middle Level Time Axis '''is no longer consistent with the '''Top '''or '''Bottom Level Time Axes''' with respect to '''Unit skip counts'''.  To avoid confusion, it is recommended not '''showing '''the '''Bottom Level Time Axis''' as illustrated below:
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====Vertical Gridlines====
  
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The '''Vertical Gridlines''' controls provide the means for placing '''vertical lines '''between '''Time Axis Cells''' that can be contained within the '''Time Axis Level''', or can extend into the '''graph only''', or can encompass both the '''Time Axis Level’s Cells '''and the '''graph.'''
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As with other '''Time Axis Level '''and '''Cell properties''', any '''edits''' made to a '''Time Axis Level '''or '''Cell property''' is made to the corresponding element of a '''Floating Time Axis''' as shown below:
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These controls are demonstrated separately and together in the sub-sections that follow.
  
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===Editing the Line Colors of the Top and Bottom Borders of Each Time Axis Level - Example===
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For more information on the '''Floating Time Axis''', please see the article at:  [[The Floating Time Axis Feature for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | The Floating Time Axis Feature for OnePager Express]] <!--22.3.10-70-->
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Suppose we want to adopt different colors for the '''top''' and '''bottom borders''' of the '''Top Time Axis Level'''. Using the '''Chart Properties '''form '''Time Axis '''tab’s '''Top Level '''sub-tab the '''Top '''and''' Bottom Time Axis Level borders '''are '''edited''' to become '''blue''' and '''gold''' respectively:
  
===Use Fiscal Year Checkbox===
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The '''Use fiscal year''' checkbox, when checked, tells OnePager to apply '''Fiscal Year/Week''' dates as applicable.  The controls for '''Fiscal Year/Week '''designations are found in the '''Chart Properties '''form '''Time Axis '''tab’s '''Calendar '''sub-tab in the '''Calendar Settings '''group as discussed above.
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Now, using the '''Chart Properties form Time Axis '''tab’s '''Middle Level '''sub-tab you see that the '''gold color''' selection made for the '''Bottom border '''of the '''Top Time Axis Level''' is now shown in the form as the '''Top border''' of the '''Middle Level''':
  
For more information on formulating '''Fiscal Year Time Axis Levels''', please see the article at: [[Using Fiscal Years and Weeks for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | Using Fiscal Years and Weeks for OnePager Express]] <!--22.2.2-70-->
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===Rotate Label 90 Degrees Checkbox===
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At this point you can add a '''border color''' for the '''Bottom Border '''of the '''Middle Time Axis Level''' as shown below:
  
The '''Rotate label 90 degrees '''checkbox found in the '''Top''', '''Middle''', and '''Bottom''' '''Levels '''sub-tabs of the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Time Axis '''tab allows you to represent the various '''Time Axis Level Cell’s text''' contents rotated 90 degrees clockwise as shown below:
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Looking at the '''Chart Properties '''form '''Time Axis '''tab''' '''at the '''Bottom Level''' you see that '''border color''' from the '''Bottom border '''of the '''Middle Level Time Axis''' is shown:
  
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==Editing Time Axis Level Properties in the Chart Editor==
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The general rule illustrated above is that when '''Time Axis Levels''' share '''Borders''', the last '''color''' '''edit''' made to a shared '''border '''is applied and recorded in the two participating '''Time Axis Levels '''in the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Time Axis''' tab as shown here for the '''Middle Level Time Axis '''sub-tab:
  
===Tic Units, Label Formats, and Label Alignments===
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The controls in the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Time Axis '''tab can be accessed directly by right-clicking on any '''Time Axis Cell''' to access the '''time axis''' right-click '''context menu '''and then clicking the '''Time-axis properties…''' command as shown below:
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===Editing the Line Width of the Borders of Each Time Axis Level - Example===
  
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The '''Width '''control for the '''Top Border''', '''Bottom Border''', and '''Vertical Gridlines''' are dial controls measured in font points or pixels. In the illustrations above the '''Width '''dial control was increased to 3.0 to give more visibility to the '''Time Axis Level Top '''and''' Bottom Borders '''shown.
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After clicking the '''Time-axis properties… '''command, the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Time Axis '''tab is accessed at the '''Level '''of the selected '''cell(s) '''so you can '''edit''' any '''Time Axis Level Label property'''.  You also have the capability at this point to click to another '''Time Axis Level '''tab in the '''Chart Properties '''form and make '''edits''' to any of those '''Label '''group controls.  These '''edits''', when '''applied''' by clicking the '''Apply '''or '''OK '''button on the '''Chart Properties '''form, change any of the values you '''edited''' in the '''Label '''control group.  It should be noted that changing the value of the '''Tic Units dropdown''' makes a corresponding change to the list of values available for the '''Label format dropdown'''. 
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===Editing the Line Style Type of the Borders of the Each Time Axis Level - Example===
  
The following are three examples of available '''Label format''' for '''Years''', '''Months''', and '''Weeks''':
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The '''Border Style '''option selector provides five (5) '''style types''' as shown here:
  
====Years Example====
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:1) '''Chart Properties '''form '''Time Axis '''tab’s '''Top '''sub-tab with the '''Tic Unit '''selected for '''Years''':
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Using the example above, the '''Solid''' '''Style types''' is changed to the '''Dash dot dot types '''below to illustrate the effect:
  
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====Months Example====
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===Editing Vertical Gridlines in Each Time Axis Level - Example===
  
:2) '''Chart Properties '''form '''Time Axis '''tab’s '''Middle '''sub-tab with the '''Tic Unit '''selected for '''Months''':
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In each '''Time Axis Level’s''' '''Borders: '''sub-group is the '''Vertical Gridline '''control selection dropdown with options to show '''Vertical Gridlines''' in the '''Graph''' as well as within the '''Time Axis Level''' area or '''both''' as shown here:
  
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====Weeks Example====
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The '''default''' is typically '''In time axis''' and the option can be applied at any of the three '''Time Axis Levels''' as shown here for the '''Middle Time Axis Level '''and accented with '''wider lines''' for illustrative purposes:
  
:3) '''Chart Properties '''form '''Time Axis '''tab’s '''Bottom '''sub-tab with the '''Tic Unit '''selected for '''Weeks''':
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If the '''In chart''' option is selected, the '''Graph '''looks like this:
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===Custom Date Format Feature===
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OnePager provides a self-contained and comprehensive list of '''Label formats''' for all of the '''Tic Unit '''options included with the product.  There can be cases where the OnePager provided '''Label formats '''are insufficient for your needs.  In such cases, OnePager provides the '''Custom Date Format '''feature that allows you to define your specific '''Label format''' and include that '''format''' in the dropdown lists for most '''Tic unit options'''.
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If the '''In chart & time axis '''option is used, the chart looks like this:
  
For more information on the '''Custom Date Format '''feature, please see the article at:  [[The Custom Date Format Feature for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | The Custom Date Format Feature for OnePager Express]] <!--22.5.2-70-->
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===Label Alignment Dropdown Options===
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===Caution When Using the In chart & time axis Option===
  
The '''Label alignment dropdown''' provides options for '''aligning''' the '''text''' within all '''Time Axis Level Cells''' in the '''Level '''selectedAs mentioned above, a '''Tic''' is the vertical border outlining a '''Time Axis Cell''' and a '''Tic unit''' is the space between the two vertical borders that define a '''Time Axis Cell'''.   
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There are some conventions that are discussed below pertaining to using the '''In chart & time axis '''option over multiple '''Time Axis Levels'''.  In the example above, '''Vertical Gridlines '''in the '''Graph''' are shared at '''Year''', '''Quarter''', and '''Month Tics '''where the '''Month '''corresponds to a '''Quarter '''and '''Year Tic '''boundariesAlthough different '''colors''' appear''' '''at '''Tic '''intervals in each of the '''Time Axis Levels''' where the''' In time axis''' option is used, only one '''color''', usually selected from the '''last''' '''Time Axis Level''' to apply the '''Vertical Gridlines In chart & time axis''', is shown in the '''Graph''' where '''multiple Tic boundaries overlap'''.  There is '''no override provision''' made for additional application of '''Vertical Gridlines '''using the''' In chart & time axis '''option.   
  
You have four (4) options for '''aligning text''' within a '''Tic unit''' as shown below''':'''
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Care should be taken in selecting the sequence of applying '''Vertical Gridlines '''with the '''In chart & time axis '''option to achieve your specific presentation goals.  When applying the '''Vertical Gridline In chart''' option, the same rule applies as discussed above for '''Vertical Gridline In chart & time axis'''.  When applying the '''Vertical Gridlines In time axis''' option, the result is straight forward in that the '''Vertical Gridlines''' are made within the confines of the '''Time Axis Level''' where the option is selected.  The '''Vertical Gridlines''' group of controls in the '''Borders:''' sub-control group also has a '''border Width:''' and '''Dash type: '''set of controls which function as described above for '''Top''' and '''Bottom Borders''' within a '''Time Axis Level'''.
  
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===Time Axis Background Color(s), Fill Pattern, and Size Controls===
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The default '''Label alignment''' found in OnePager Express distributed '''Template Properties''' and '''Chart Properties '''forms is '''Center between tics'''.  An example of a portion of a chart’s '''Time Axis''' with the '''Middle''' '''Time Axis Level '''using the '''Center on tics''' alignment option is shown below:
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====Editing Background Color(s) and Fill Patterns====
  
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There are three controls in the '''Background Color(s):''' sub-control group:  '''Color 1''', '''Color 2''', and '''Fill'''. These three controls are used elsewhere in OnePager for '''Background Color(s)''' for task bars/milestone symbols,  for example.
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It is recommended that these '''Label alignment options''' be used in such a way that the '''alignment''' with '''Time Axis Level Cells''' at a lower '''Level '''makes for a logical presentation.
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For more information on '''Time Axis Level Cell global''' controls for '''Background Color(s) '''and '''Fill Patterns ''' feature, please see this article:  [[Changing the Time Axis Background Color and Fill Pattern for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0#Editing Background Color and Fill Pattern from the Chart Editor | Editing Background Color and Fill Pattern from the Chart Editor]] <!--22.1.3-70-->
  
===Label Font Usage===
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====Editing Time Axis Level Heights with the Size Control====
  
Clicking the '''Label font dropdown''' accesses the standard OnePager '''Font properties '''form as shown below:
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The '''Size:''' control sub-group allows you to set a standard '''Height '''for all '''Cells '''in each '''Time Axis Level''' in either '''English''' or '''Metric units''' depending on the type of '''Template Properties''' form being used to create the chart as shown here in inches:
  
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The '''edits''' made in the '''Font properties '''form apply to all the '''text '''in the '''Time Axis Level''' as shown below.
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Increasing the '''Height: '''value makes the '''Time Axis Level '''higher as shown here where the '''Height:''' value is increased to 0.53 inches with this '''Chart Properties '''form '''Time Axis '''tab’s '''Middle Level''' sub-tab:
  
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Clicking the '''Font dropdown '''accesses the list of '''Font Types''' available on your computer and displays them as a dropdown''' '''menu.
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Making a '''Height: '''increase increases the '''Height:''' of the corresponding '''Floating Time Axis Level''' if present.
  
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Clicking the '''Color dropdown''' accesses the OnePager standard '''Color Chooser''' and allows you to '''edit '''the '''background color''' in the '''selected Time Axis Cell(s)'''.
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===Time Axis Level Sub-Tabs and the Floating Time Axis===
  
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As mentioned earlier, most '''edits''' made in either the '''Top''', '''Middle''', and/or''' Bottom Time Axis Level''' sub-tab in the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Time Axis '''tab that are applied to a '''Time Axis Level '''are also applied to the corresponding '''Floating Time Axis Levels'''.
  
The '''Size '''dial allows you to select the '''pixel size''' for the '''text '''being '''edited'''.
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The three (3) buttons below the '''Color dropdown''' marked '''B''', ''I'', and [[U]] are provided to enhance the selected '''text''' as '''Bold''', ''Italics'', and [[Underlined]].
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===For An Individual Time Axis Level===
  
To '''Apply '''the '''edits''' made in the '''Font properties '''form click the '''OK''' button.
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'''Time Axis Levels''' can be individually selected and '''edited''' separately in the chart with the '''Chart Editor'''.  You can access to the '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Time Axis '''tabs at any '''Time Axis Level '''by selecting a '''Time Axis Cell(s)''' with the right-click of the mouse to access the '''time axis context menu '''shown below.  Clicking the '''Time-axis properties… '''command in the '''time axis''' right-click '''context menu '''accesses the '''Chart Properties''' form at the '''Time Axis '''tab and the sub-tab for the '''Time Axis Level '''you selected. For example, selecting a '''Time Axis Level Cell''' from the '''Bottom Level''' and right-clicking the '''Cell '''accesses the '''time axis''' right-click '''context menu '''where you can then click the '''Time-axis properties… '''command shown here:
  
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Clicking the '''Time-axis properties… '''command accesses the '''Chart Properties''' form’s '''Time Axis '''tab for the '''Bottom Level'''.  By using the '''Chart Properties '''form in this way you are able to '''edit''' the '''Global properties''' of all '''Time Axis Level Cells '''in the '''Time Axis Level '''selected.  You can also use the sub-tabs in the form above to go to other '''Time Axis Levels''', to the '''Calendar '''sub-tab or the '''Format '''sub-tab.
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OnePager supports '''editing '''the following '''Time Axis Level Cell properties''' individually:
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:2) '''Text Font Properties '''(Text Font Type, Text Color, Text Pixel Size, '''Bold''', ''Italics'', and [[Underline]])
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:3) '''Zoom% '''(The horizontal length of the '''timespan''' as a percentage of the normal '''Time Axis Cell’s width''').
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The detailed '''editing''' of the above '''properties''' is done by right-clicking on the desired '''Time Axis Cell(s)''' to access the '''time axis''' right-click '''context menu''' and then clicking the '''Format cell…''' command as shown below:
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After clicking the '''Format cell…''' command, the '''Time Axis Cell Properties '''form appears as shown here:
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[[Using Fiscal Years and Weeks for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | Using Fiscal Years and Weeks for OnePager Express]] <!--22.2.2-70-->
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Revision as of 18:20, 15 January 2021

Overview

The Chart Properties form Time Axis tab’s three Time Axis Level sub-tabs contain essentially the same controls and look like this:

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Within each of these sub-tabs (i.e., Top, Middle, and Bottom) there are six (6) control groups: (1) Show this level checkbox, (2) Re-Order Levels, (3) Labels, (4) Formatting, (5) Background Color(s), (6) Size. The controls provided in the Chart Properties form’s Time Axis tab and the three (3) sub-tabs considered here are the same as the corresponding sub-tabs in the Template Properties form’s Time Axis tab. For completeness, the Show this level checkbox that appears in the Top, Middle, and Bottom sub-tabs of the Template Properties and Chart Properties form’s Time Axis tab can be used to show or hide the corresponding Time Axis Level in the chart. At least one Time Axis Level must be shown.

An attempt to hide all three Time Axis Levels causes the message below to display:

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The Re-Order Levels up and down arrows are provided so that you can exchange the location of Time Axis Levels with the up to three levels provided.

For more information on the Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels feature, please see the article at: Re-Ordering Time Axis Levels for OnePager Pro

For more information on Changing the Background Color(s) , please see the article at: Changing the Time Axis Background Color and Fill Pattern for OnePager Pro

For more information of the Showing Different Time Units feature, please see the article at: Showing Different Units of Time for OnePager Pro

The purpose of this article is to describe the Borders and Size sub-groups and how its controls can be used for editing of the chart through the use of the Chart Properties form and the Chart Editor.

Chart Properties Form’s Time Axis Tab's Formatting Control Group

The Formatting control group is made up of three (3) sub-control groups:

1) Borders
2) Background Color(s)
3) Size

For more information on the topics of Background Color(s) and Fill Patterns, please see the separate article at: Changing the Time Axis Background Color and Fill Pattern for OnePager Pro

Borders and Time Axis Level Size controls are covered in this article.

Time Axis Borders Controls

For each of the three Time Axis Levels there are individual Formatting control groups and sub-groups as shown here:

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The Borders sub-group has controls for the Top border and Bottom border for each of the three Time Axis Levels .

Show Lines

This is the set of checkboxes that turn the Border visualizations ON and OFF. The checkbox must be checked ON for the controls below the checkbox to be enabled.

Color

This dropdown control provides access to the standard OnePager Color Chooser form for selecting the Border’s color.

Width

This dial control can be used to change the Border’s Width as measured in inches or centimeters depending on the type of Template Properties form you selected.

Dash Type

The Border Dash types option selector provides five (5) dash types as shown here:

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Adjacent Time Axis Borders

Adjacent Time Axis Level borders (i.e., above and below) overlap between the Top and Middle Time Axis Levels and between the Middle and Bottom Time Axis Levels. The Bottom Border of the Bottom Time Axis Level overlaps with the Inner Frame border of the chart. The Top Border of the Top Time Line Axis Level overlaps with the Outer Frame border of the chart. Any Border Color selected for a Top or Bottom Border can therefore conflict with its adjacent Time Axis Level border, Inner Frame border, or Outer Frame border. As a general rule, Time Axis Level Border settings take priority over Inner and Outer Frame border color settings when you are editing the default colors for both Time Axis Level borders and Inner and Outer Frame borders.

For more information on the Outer Frame border and the Inner Frame Border, please see this section in the article at: Main Tab – Chart Background

Vertical Gridlines

The Vertical Gridlines controls provide the means for placing vertical lines between Time Axis Cells that can be contained within the Time Axis Level, or can extend into the graph only, or can encompass both the Time Axis Level’s Cells and the graph.

These controls are demonstrated separately and together in the sub-sections that follow.

Editing the Line Colors of the Top and Bottom Borders of Each Time Axis Level - Example

Suppose we want to adopt different colors for the top and bottom borders of the Top Time Axis Level. Using the Chart Properties form Time Axis tab’s Top Level sub-tab the Top and Bottom Time Axis Level borders are edited to become blue and gold respectively:

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Now, using the Chart Properties form Time Axis tab’s Middle Level sub-tab you see that the gold color selection made for the Bottom border of the Top Time Axis Level is now shown in the form as the Top border of the Middle Level:

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At this point you can add a border color for the Bottom Border of the Middle Time Axis Level as shown below:

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Looking at the Chart Properties form Time Axis tab at the Bottom Level you see that border color from the Bottom border of the Middle Level Time Axis is shown:

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The general rule illustrated above is that when Time Axis Levels share Borders, the last color edit made to a shared border is applied and recorded in the two participating Time Axis Levels in the Chart Properties form’s Time Axis tab as shown here for the Middle Level Time Axis sub-tab:

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Editing the Line Width of the Borders of Each Time Axis Level - Example

The Width control for the Top Border, Bottom Border, and Vertical Gridlines are dial controls measured in font points or pixels. In the illustrations above the Width dial control was increased to 3.0 to give more visibility to the Time Axis Level Top and Bottom Borders shown.

Editing the Line Style Type of the Borders of the Each Time Axis Level - Example

The Border Style option selector provides five (5) style types as shown here:

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Using the example above, the Solid Style types is changed to the Dash dot dot types below to illustrate the effect:

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Editing Vertical Gridlines in Each Time Axis Level - Example

In each Time Axis Level’s Borders: sub-group is the Vertical Gridline control selection dropdown with options to show Vertical Gridlines in the Graph as well as within the Time Axis Level area or both as shown here:

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The default is typically In time axis and the option can be applied at any of the three Time Axis Levels as shown here for the Middle Time Axis Level and accented with wider lines for illustrative purposes:

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If the In chart option is selected, the Graph looks like this:

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If the In chart & time axis option is used, the chart looks like this:

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Caution When Using the In chart & time axis Option

There are some conventions that are discussed below pertaining to using the In chart & time axis option over multiple Time Axis Levels. In the example above, Vertical Gridlines in the Graph are shared at Year, Quarter, and Month Tics where the Month corresponds to a Quarter and Year Tic boundaries. Although different colors appear at Tic intervals in each of the Time Axis Levels where the In time axis option is used, only one color, usually selected from the last Time Axis Level to apply the Vertical Gridlines In chart & time axis, is shown in the Graph where multiple Tic boundaries overlap. There is no override provision made for additional application of Vertical Gridlines using the In chart & time axis option.

Care should be taken in selecting the sequence of applying Vertical Gridlines with the In chart & time axis option to achieve your specific presentation goals. When applying the Vertical Gridline In chart option, the same rule applies as discussed above for Vertical Gridline In chart & time axis. When applying the Vertical Gridlines In time axis option, the result is straight forward in that the Vertical Gridlines are made within the confines of the Time Axis Level where the option is selected. The Vertical Gridlines group of controls in the Borders: sub-control group also has a border Width: and Dash type: set of controls which function as described above for Top and Bottom Borders within a Time Axis Level.

Time Axis Background Color(s), Fill Pattern, and Size Controls

Editing Background Color(s) and Fill Patterns

There are three controls in the Background Color(s): sub-control group: Color 1, Color 2, and Fill. These three controls are used elsewhere in OnePager for Background Color(s) for task bars/milestone symbols, for example.

For more information on Time Axis Level Cell global controls for Background Color(s) and Fill Patterns feature, please see this article: Editing Background Color and Fill Pattern from the Chart Editor

Editing Time Axis Level Heights with the Size Control

The Size: control sub-group allows you to set a standard Height for all Cells in each Time Axis Level in either English or Metric units depending on the type of Template Properties form being used to create the chart as shown here in inches:

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Increasing the Height: value makes the Time Axis Level higher as shown here where the Height: value is increased to 0.53 inches with this Chart Properties form Time Axis tab’s Middle Level sub-tab:

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Making a Height: increase increases the Height: of the corresponding Floating Time Axis Level if present.

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Time Axis Level Sub-Tabs and the Floating Time Axis

As mentioned earlier, most edits made in either the Top, Middle, and/or Bottom Time Axis Level sub-tab in the Chart Properties form’s Time Axis tab that are applied to a Time Axis Level are also applied to the corresponding Floating Time Axis Levels.

For more information on the Floating Time Axis feature, please see the article at: The Floating Time Axis Feature for OnePager Pro

Editing Time Axis Level and Cell Format Properties in the Chart Editor

For An Individual Time Axis Level

Time Axis Levels can be individually selected and edited separately in the chart with the Chart Editor. You can access to the Chart Properties form’s Time Axis tabs at any Time Axis Level by selecting a Time Axis Cell(s) with the right-click of the mouse to access the time axis context menu shown below. Clicking the Time-axis properties… command in the time axis right-click context menu accesses the Chart Properties form at the Time Axis tab and the sub-tab for the Time Axis Level you selected. For example, selecting a Time Axis Level Cell from the Bottom Level and right-clicking the Cell accesses the time axis right-click context menu where you can then click the Time-axis properties… command shown here:

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Clicking the Time-axis properties… command accesses the Chart Properties form’s Time Axis tab for the Bottom Level. By using the Chart Properties form in this way you are able to edit the Global properties of all Time Axis Level Cells in the Time Axis Level selected. You can also use the sub-tabs in the form above to go to other Time Axis Levels, to the Calendar sub-tab or the Format sub-tab.

For An Individual Time Axis Level Cell

OnePager supports editing the following Time Axis Level Cell properties individually:

1) Cell Background Color
2) Text Font Properties (Text Font Type, Text Color, Text Pixel Size, Bold, Italics, and Underline)
3) Zoom% (The horizontal length of the timespan as a percentage of the normal Time Axis Cell’s width).

The detailed editing of the above properties is done by right-clicking on the desired Time Axis Cell(s) to access the time axis right-click context menu and then clicking the Format cell… command as shown below:

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After clicking the Format cell… command, the Time Axis Cell Properties form appears as shown here:

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For more information on Editing Background Colors and Fill Patterns in the chart, please see the article at: Editing Background Color and Fill Pattern from the Chart Editor

Related Links

Showing Different Units of Time for OnePager Pro

Switching Time Axis Levels for OnePager Pro

Changing the Time Axis Background Color and Fill Pattern for OnePager Pro

Main Tab

The Floating Time Axis Feature for OnePager Pro

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