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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
  
In addition to '''defining row''' and '''swimlane properties''' in the '''Chart Properties''' form, you can select a specific '''swimlane''' or '''swimlane level cell''' and manually '''edit''' its individual '''properties'''.  To do this, use your mouse to select a '''swimlane''' or a '''swimlane level cell''' with a right-click to access the '''swimlane level''' right-click '''context menu''' as shown below:
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When OnePager charts consist of many '''rows''' with task bars/milestone symbols closely spaced within the '''rows''', it may be difficult for your audience to focus on a particular '''row''' and its task bars without confusing the intended focus with nearby '''rows''' and task bars.  This can be remedied manually by '''adding blank/empty rows''' to vertically space task bars from anotherThis solution does lead to increasing the '''vertical height of the document''' and may further hinder the focus necessary to achieve the chart’s goals and objectives.
  
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OnePager provides an alternative means for visually achieving '''vertical separation between rows '''and''' swimlanes – zebra striping'''. '''Zebra striping''' OnePager charts can be done between '''rows '''or at any one of the '''three swimlane levels''' '''defined '''and''' shown''' in the chart. Here are an example of a chart with '''row zebra striping''':
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In the illustration above, the '''Left#3 swimlane level cell''' is right-clicked to select the '''swimlane''' and the '''Left#3 swimlane level cell''' and to access the '''swimlane level''' right-click '''context menu'''. Clicking the '''Properties …''' command accesses the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Swimlanes''' tab shown below:
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With '''row zebra striping''', both the '''defined''' and '''shown text column cells '''in the '''rows''' and the''' row''' portion in the '''graph area''' are '''zebra striped'''. To avoid hindering the visibility of the task bars/milestone symbols in the '''row''' and any associated '''decorations''' such as '''baselines''', '''deadlines''', and '''endpoints''', the '''row zebra striping''' is '''ordered''' behind the task bars/milestone symbols and their '''decorations'''.
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As an alternative, use the '''slow left-click selection''' method to select just the '''Left#3 swimlane level cell''', right-click to access the '''swimlane level''' right-click '''context menu''' and click the '''Properties …''' command where the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form is accessed at the '''Cell''' tab as shown here:
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Using the '''Left#2 swimlane level defined '''and''' shown''' in the above illustration, we can '''zebra stripe''' the '''Left#2 swimlane level''' as shown here:
  
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Either method in the above two illustrations allows you to access either tab of the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form.  The access method described above in general terms for OnePager Pro applies to OnePager Express as well.  Any '''edits''' made to a '''swimlane''' or a '''swimlane level cell''' using the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s controls makes the '''swimlane''' and/or '''swimlane level cell''' a '''maverick'''.  In the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Swimlane''' tab you can '''edit '''the '''border properties''' of the selected '''swimlane''', '''edit '''the selected '''swimlane level cell’s background color''' (as described later on), and use the '''Use Default Swimlane Properties''' button to revert any '''maverick swimlanes''' back to their '''default settings'''.
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The decision to use or not use either '''row '''or '''swimlane zebra striping''' should be determined by your goals and objectives for the schedule discussion presentation being prepare and that of the audience as well.  The controls for '''row zebra striping '''and''' swimlane level zebra striping''' are located in the '''Template Properties''' and '''Chart Properties''' form’s '''Main''' tab’s '''Color''' control group’s '''Chart Background''' sub-control group as shown here for the '''Chart Properties''' form:
  
'''Multiple swimlanes''' and '''swimlane level cells''' can be selected and '''edited''' using the controls in the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form.  When selecting '''multiple swimlane''' or '''swimlane level cells''', OnePager only allows selections in '''one swimlane level'''.
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This article describes the use of the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form for the situations where '''one''' or '''multiple swimlanes''' or '''swimlane level cells''' are selected.  The next section covers the various methods for selecting '''swimlanes''' for '''editing'''.
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Within the '''Chart Background''' sub-control group are three controls, two for accessing the standard OnePager '''Color Chooser''' form for establishing the alternating '''colors''' for the '''zebra striping''' and the '''Chart fill pattern''': dropdown list for selecting the options available for setting the chart’s '''Background color '''or''' colors'''.  The '''Color 1''' and '''Color 2''' dropdowns for accessing the standard OnePager '''Color Chooser''' forms provide the controls for selecting the '''colors''' that '''alternate between rows '''or '''swimlanes''' in the chart.
  
If you are comfortable with these selection techniques, you can jump to the article sections at the link where the controls in the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s tabs are discussed: [[Editing Swimlane Properties for Version 7.0#Editing Swimlane Properties with the Swimlane/Cell Properties Form’s Swimlane Tab | Editing Swimlane Properties with the Swimlane/Cell Properties Form’s Swimlane Tab]] <!--12.23.1-70-->
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The '''Chart fill pattern:''' dropdown list is shown below:
  
==Accessing Swimlanes for Editing Swimlanes and Swimlane Level Cells==
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Often it may be necessary to '''edit''' the '''properties''' of a '''swimlane level cell''' or set of '''swimlane level cells''' for the purpose of highlighting them for your schedule discussion presentation.  This can be done by selecting the desired '''swimlane level cell '''or''' cells''' using the appropriate mouse left-click and/or right-click combination selection methods to access the '''swimlane level''' right-click '''context menu''' and its '''Properties …''' command shown here:
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In the illustration above, the '''Chart fill pattern:''' dropdown list includes '''Row stripes''' and '''the three levels of swimlane level stripes'''.  The list is modified based on the number of '''swimlane levels''' to include only those '''swimlane levels''' that are '''defined''' for the chart.  '''Swimlane levels''' are '''defined''' in the '''Rows/Swimlanes''' tab. 
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(4)-08112020.png]]</center>
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There are five additional '''Chart fill patterns''' available in the dropdown list: '''Solid''',''' Top to bottom''',''' Bottom to top''',''' Left to right''',''' and Right to left'''.
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This sub-section covers accessing the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form using the available selection methods for '''swimlanes '''and''' swimlane level cells'''.
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These '''five Chart fill patterns''' are covered in the section below at this link: [[Zebra Striping for Rows and Swimlanes for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0#Using Other Color Chart Fill Patterns in OnePager Pro Charts | Using Other Color Chart Fill Patterns in OnePager Pro Charts]] <!--12.24.1-70-->
  
For more information on the '''selection methods available for swimlanes and swimlane level cells''', please see the article and sub-section at: [[About OnePager's Rows and Swimlanes#Selection Methods Available for Multiple Swimlane Levels | Selection Methods Available for Multiple Swimlane Levels]] <!--12.0.2-70-->
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For more information on '''defining swimlane levels '''and''' text columns''', please see the articles at the links shown below:  
  
===Accessing the Swimlane/Cell Properties Form – Single Swimlane and Single Swimlane Level Cell Selection===
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| [[Creating, Formatting, and Sorting Swimlanes Levels for Version 7.0 | Creating, Formatting, and Sorting Swimlanes Levels]] <!--12.02.1-70-->
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Clicking the '''Properties …''' command when a '''swimlane''' is selected accesses the '''Swimlane/Cell Propertie'''s form at the '''Swimlane''' tab shown here:
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As an example, if only the '''Left#1 '''and '''Left#3 swimlane levels''' are '''defined''' and '''shown''' in the chart, the list only includes the '''Left#1 '''and '''Left#3 swimlane stripes''' entries along with '''Row stripes''' entry and the other entries shown above the '''Row stripes''' entry as shown here:
  
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To make sure that there is no confusion on which '''swimlane level''' is being accessed, the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Swimlane''' tab’s '''Swimlane – Left#n Properties''' control group shows the '''number of the swimlane level''' accessed as highlighted in the above illustration.
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Clicking either the '''Color 1''' or '''Color 2''' dropdown button accesses the standard OnePager '''Color Chooser''' form as shown here for '''Color 2''':
  
====Accessing a Single Swimlane====
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Using the above illustration as an example, the '''Left#1 swimlane level'''  can be accessed as shown below:
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This article describes the controls for '''creating '''and''' editing zebra striping''' in the chart for '''rows''' and '''swimlane levels'''. In addition, this article provides information on the '''control''' and '''management of output media''' where the chart contains '''row''' and/or '''swimlane zebra stripes'''.
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(6)-08112020.png]]</center>
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==Creating and Editing Row Zebra Stripes in a OnePager Pro Chart==
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Once accessed, any '''edits''' applied to the '''Left#1 swimlane level cell''' may be applied to the '''Left#2''' and '''Left#3''' '''swimlane level cells''' since the '''swimlane''' as an entity is selected as opposed to '''individual swimlane level cells'''.
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When a OnePager chart is configured with '''row zebra stripes''' it typically looks like this:
  
For example, if the '''Left#1 swimlane level cell''' is used to access the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form, changing the '''Swimlane Background Color''' applies to the '''Left#1''', '''Left#2''', and '''Left#3 swimlane level cells''' as these '''swimlane level cells''' are in the same '''swimlane '''from the form’s perspective. Making such an '''edit''' to change the '''Swimlane Background Color''' to '''red''' changes the configuration of the chart to look like this:
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<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(7)-08112020.png]]</center>
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As a convention, the '''row zebra striping''' includes the '''unhidden rows''' and any '''text column cells defined''' and '''shown''' in the chart as shown in the illustration above.
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If the selection is made in the '''Left#2 swimlane level cell''' and the same '''edit''' is applied, the chart’s configuration is changed to look like this:
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===Creating Row Zebra Stripes===
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(8)-08112020.png]]</center>
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To create simple '''row zebra stripes''', access the '''Chart Properties''' form by clicking the '''Chart Properties''' button on the OnePager '''Home''' ribbon tool bar as shown in the illustration  below and navigate to the '''Main''' tab and the '''Chart Background''' sub-control group:
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====Accessing a Single Swimlane Cell====
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Clicking the '''Properties …''' command when a single '''swimlane level cell''' is selected accesses the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form at the '''Cell''' tab shown here:
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For this example, the starting conditions have both the '''Color 1''' and the '''Color 2 '''settings set to '''No fill''' and the '''Chart fill pattern:''' is set to '''Solid''' so that '''no colors or shading''' are shown in the chart’s''' graph area''' in the illustration above.  Next, go to the '''Chart fill pattern:''' dropdown list and select the '''Row stipes''' option.  Then, click the '''Color 1''' dropdown to access the standard OnePager '''Color Chooser''' form and select a '''color'''.    Do the same for the '''Color 2''' dropdown to access the '''Color Chooser''' form again and select a '''color'''.
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(8A)-08112020.png]]</center>
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In the illustration below '''Color 1''' is set to a '''light shade of red''' and '''Color 2''' is set of a '''light shade of blue''' as shown below before '''applying''' the changes to the chart:
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Use the '''slow left-click selection method''' to select an individual '''swimlane level cell''' and follow the selection action with the method described above to access the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties '''form at the '''Cell''' tab as shown here:
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When you click the '''Apply''' or '''OK''' button in the '''Chart Properties''' form, the chart is reconfigured to look like this:
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When a '''single swimlane level cell''' is selected with the '''slow left-click method''' and the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form is accessed at the '''Cell '''tab and the same '''edit''' as shown above is applied, only the '''Left#1 swimlane level cell''' has its '''Cell Background Color''' changed to '''red''' as shown below:
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<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(9)-08112020.png]]</center>
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To clarify how OnePager applies the '''row zebra striping''', OnePager uses the '''Color 2 color''' starting on the bottom most '''row''' and alternates to '''Color 1''' on the next '''row''' up and so on until the top '''row''' is reached.  To illustrate this, if we return to the '''Chart Properties''' form’s '''Main''' tab and reverse the '''colors''' selected for '''Color 1 '''and''' Color 2''', the new reconfigured chart looks like this:
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===Accessing the Swimlane/Cell Properties Form – Multiple Swimlane and Swimlane Level Cell Selection===
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You can select '''multiple swimlanes''' or '''multiple swimlane level cells''' as long as they are at the same '''swimlane level'''.  The '''CTL+Left-Click '''or '''SHIFT+Left-Click '''selection techniques can be used to select '''multiple swimlanes''' or '''multiple swimlane level cells''' for '''editing''' using the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Swimlane '''or''' Cell''' tabs.
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===Editing Rows with Zebra Stripes===
  
For more information on the '''selection methods available for selecting multiple swimlanes or multiple swimlane level cells''', please see the article and sub-section at: [[About OnePager's Rows and Swimlanes#Selection Methods Available for Multiple Swimlane Levels | Selection Methods Available for Multiple Swimlane Levels]] <!--12.0.2-70-->
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'''Rows '''and''' text column cells''' can be '''edited''' regardless of whether '''rows''' are '''zebra striped''' or not.
  
====CTL+Left-Click Method Used to Select Multiple Individual Swimlanes ====
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For more information on '''editing row properties''', please see the article at: [[Editing Row Properties for Version 7.0 | Editing Row Properties]] <!--12.22.1-70-->
  
'''Multiple swimlanes''' can be '''edited '''with the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Swimlane''' tab as demonstrated below using the access method previously described:
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====Adding a Row====
  
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If you '''add '''a '''blank/empty row''' to the chart, OnePager maintains the '''row zebra striping''' as specified in the '''Chart Properties''' form by including the '''added row''' as part of the scheme, assuming '''no maverick row colors''' are contained in the chart. As an example, the chart below has a '''blank/empty row added''' below the '''Engineering Team 2 Development''' task bar and applied to the chart configuration just above:
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'''Edits''' made in the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Swimlane''' tab are applied to all selected '''swimlanes'''.
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====SHIFT+Left-Click Method Used to Select Multiple Sequential Swimlanes ====
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In the chart illustrated above, OnePager maintains the arrangement of '''alternating color row zebra stripes''' starting with '''Color 2''' at the bottom most '''row''' and working upward '''alternating colors''' between '''Color 2 '''and '''Color 1''' until the top most '''row''' is '''zebra striped'''.
  
Use '''SHIFT+Left-Click''' method to select a sequence of '''swimlanes '''for '''editing''' with the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form as shown here:
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====Hiding a Row====
  
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If we return to the original chart, and '''hide '''the''' row''' with the '''Engineering Team 2 Development''' task bar, OnePager again maintains the same '''alternating color '''scheme from the bottom most '''row''' to the top most '''row''' in the chart as shown here after the designated '''row''' is '''hidden''':
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'''Edits''' made in the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Swimlane''' tab are applied to all selected '''swimlanes'''.
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(11)-08192020.png]]</center>
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====Using Slow Left-Click and CTL+Left-Click Methods to Select Multiple Individual Swimlane Level Cells ====
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1The above chart maintains the '''row zebra striping''' scheme after the '''row '''is''' hidden'''.
  
Use the '''slow left-click''' method in conjunction with the '''CTL+Left-Click '''method to select '''individual swimlane level cells''' in the same '''swimlane level'''.  The method involves first getting the mouse device into the '''slow left-click mode''' and then using the '''CTL+Left-Click '''method to select the desired '''individual swimlane level cells''' as shown below:
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====Hiding a Swimlane====
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(12)-08112020.png]]</center>
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In a similar way, '''hiding a swimlane level cell''' containing '''multiple rows''' is just an extension of the above example. In the chart below the '''Integration & Testing Left#2 swimlane level cell''' and its four '''member rows '''are''' hidden'''.   After the '''swimlane level cell''' and its '''rows''' are '''hidden''', the reconfigured chart looks like this when compared to the chart’s starting configuration:
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Once the '''three individual swimlane level cells''' are selected, as shown above, a right-click in the '''third selected swimlane level cell''' accesses the '''swimlane level''' right-click '''context menu'''. Clicking the '''Properties …''' command accesses the '''Swimlane/Cells Properties''' form’s '''Cell''' tab for the '''Left#3 Cell Properties''' where any '''edits''' that are made to the controls at the '''Cell''' tab apply to all selected '''individual Left#3 swimlane level cells'''.
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(12)-08192020.png]]</center>
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For example, we can change the '''Cell Background Color''' to '''red''' for the selected '''individual Left#3 swimlane level cells''' by using the standard OnePager '''Color Chooser''' form as shown below:
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====Other Row Edits====
  
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OnePager attempts to maintain the specified '''row zebra striping''' scheme when '''other row edits''' are applied in the '''Chart Editor''' such as (1) '''Adding a swimlane''', (2) '''Splitting swimlanes''', (3) '''Grouping rows into swimlanes''', (4) '''Adding a row to a swimlane''', (5) '''Making each row into a swimlane''', and (6) '''Merging swimlanes'''.
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====Using Slow Left-Click and SHIFT+Left-Click Methods to Select a Sequence of Swimlane Level Cells ====
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For more information on the '''row edits mentioned above''', please see the articles at links given below:
  
Use the '''slow left-click''' method in conjunction with the '''SHIFT+Left-Click '''method to access a '''sequence of swimlane level cells''' in the same '''swimlane level'''. The method involves first getting the mouse device into the '''slow left-click mode''' and then using the '''SHIFT+Left-Click '''method to select the desired '''sequence of swimlane level cells''' as shown below:
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{| class="wikitable"
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| [[Adding a Row or Swimlane for Version 7.0 | Adding a Row or Swimlane]] <!--12.16.1-70-->
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| [[Splitting Swimlanes for Version 7.0 | Splitting Swimlanes]] <!--12.17.1-70-->
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| [[Making Each Row into a Swimlane for Version 7.0 | Making Each Row into a Swimlane]] <!--12.20.1-70-->
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====Mavericking A Row Background Color====
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Once the '''sequence of four (4) swimlane level cells''' are selected, as shown above, a right-click in the last ''' selected swimlane level cell''' accesses the '''swimlane level''' right-click '''context menu'''.  Clicking the '''Properties …''' command accesses the '''Swimlane/Cells Properties''' form’s '''Cell''' tab for the '''Left#2 Cell Properties''' where any '''edits''' that are made to the controls at the '''Cell''' tab apply to all selected '''individual Left#3 swimlane level cells'''.
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Returning to the starting configuration of the chart with '''row zebra stripes''', if we '''maverick a row’s Background color''', that '''mavericked Background color''' is retained no matter how the '''rows''' in the chart may be manipulated as described in the previous examples.
  
For this example, we can change the '''Cell Background Color''' to '''red''' for the selected sequence of four''' Left#2 swimlane level cells''' by using the standard OnePager '''Color Chooser''' form as shown below:
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To show this, suppose we '''maverick the Background color''' of the '''row''' with the '''Engineering Team 2 Development''' task bar such that the '''new Background color''' for the '''row''' and its associated '''text column cells''' are '''yellow''' as shown here:
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(15)-08112020.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(13)-08192020.png]]</center>
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==Editing Swimlane Properties with the Swimlane/Cell Properties Form’s Swimlane Tab==
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To complete the example, if we now '''add a blank/empty row below''' the '''row''' containing the '''Internal Performance Validation''' task bar, the chart is reconfigured to look like this:
  
The '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Swimlane''' tab is shown below:
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<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(5)-08112020.png]]</center>
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While the '''row zebra striping''' scheme may cause a change around the '''row''' with the '''maverick Background color''', the '''row zebra striping''' scheme is maintained for the chart. Moving '''rows up and down''' in the chart using the '''row drag and drop method''' does not alter the '''overall row zebra striping''' scheme.
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There are three control groups on this form for:
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For more information on '''moving rows up and down in the chart''', please see the article at: [[Moving Rows for Version 7.0 | Moving Rows]] <!--12.9.1-70-->
  
:* '''Border properties''',
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==Creating and Editing Swimlane Level Zebra Stripes in a OnePager Pro Chart==
:* '''Swimlane Background Color''',
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:* '''Use Default Swimlane Properties''' button.
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===Manually Editing Swimlane Border Properties with the Swimlane/Cell Properties form’s Swimlane Tab===
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When our example OnePager chart is configured with '''Left#2 swimlane level zebra stripes''' it looks like this:
  
There are three sub-control groups in the '''Border '''control group shown at the top of this section. You have control over the selected '''swimlane’s Border type''', '''Top border''', and '''Bottom border colors'''; the '''Line width '''of the '''top and bottom border lines'''; and the '''Dash type''' for the '''top and bottom border lines'''.
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(15)-08202020.png]]</center>
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====Border Types for Swimlane Borders====
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In the chart illustrated above, we’ve '''hidden the top '''and''' bottom row borders''' leaving the '''top and bottom swimlane borders unhidden''' at all '''swimlane levels''' to better focus on the '''Left#2 swimlane level zebra striping '''scheme.  As a convention, the '''swimlane level zebra stripes''' includes the '''unhidden swimlanes''' and any '''swimlane level cells defined''' and '''shown''' in the chart as shown in the illustration above.
  
There are '''four border types''' available for use in the form.  For the selected '''swimlane''' or '''swimlanes''' there are options for turning '''ON''' both the '''top '''and''' bottom borders''', either the '''top '''or''' the bottom borders ON''', or neither '''top '''nor''' bottom border ON'''.  Any changes made to the '''global setting of swimlane borders''' make the involved '''swimlane''' or '''swimlanes''' into a '''maverick'''.
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===Creating Swimlane Level Zebra Stripes===
  
====Mavericking Border Types for Swimlane Borders - Example====
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To create simple '''swimlane level zebra stripes''', open the '''Chart Properties''' form by clicking the '''Chart Properties''' button on the OnePager '''Home''' ribbon tool bar as shown in the illustration  below and navigate to the '''Main''' tab and the '''Chart Background''' sub-control group:
  
To provide an example, the sample '''BlueGrass Project Plan Report – Pro''' chart is modified '''globally''' to '''remove all row''' and '''swimlane borders''' as shown below:
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(6)-08192020.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(16)-08122020.png]]</center>
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For this example, the starting conditions have both the '''Color 1''' and the '''Color 2 '''settings set to '''No fill''' and the '''Chart fill pattern:''' is set to '''Solid''' so that '''no colors or shading''' are shown in '''the graph area''' of the chart in the illustration above. Next, go to the '''Chart fill pattern:''' dropdown list and select the '''Left#2 swimlane stipes''' option. Then, click the '''Color 1''' dropdown to access the standard OnePager '''Color Chooser''' form and select a '''color'''.    Do the same for the '''Color 2''' dropdown to access the '''Color Chooser''' form again and select a '''color'''.
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In the illustration that follows, we’ll '''maverick swimlanes''' as follows:
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In the illustration below '''Color 1''' is set to a '''light shade of red''' and '''Color 2''' is set of a '''light shade of blue''' as shown below before '''applying''' the changes to the chart:
  
:* The '''Prime Left#3 swimlane borders''' are updated so its '''bottom border''' is turned '''ON''' with '''line size 2.0''', '''Color Black''', '''Dash type – Dot'''.
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(16)-08202020.png]]</center>
:* The '''Refactoring & Deployment Left#2 swimlane borders''' are updated so its '''top border''' is turned '''ON''' with '''line size 3.0''', '''Color Red''', and '''Dash type – Dash-dot-dot'''.
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:* The '''Phase III Left#1 swimlane border''' is updated so that its '''top '''and''' bottom borders''' are turned '''ON''' with '''line size 3.5''', '''Color Blue''', and '''Dash type – Solid'''.
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When these '''maverick''' changes are '''applied''' to the individual elements mentioned above using the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Swimlane''' tab, the chart is modified to look like this:
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When you click the '''Apply''' or '''OK''' button in the '''Chart Properties''' form, the chart is reconfigured to look like this:
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(17)-08122020.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(17)-08202020.png]]</center>
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===Manually Editing Swimlane Background Colors with the Swimlane/Cell Properties form’s Swimlane Tab===
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In the above illustration, the '''Left#2 swimlane level '''is involved in the '''swimlane level zebra striping''' scheme.  To enhance the above illustration further, only the '''top and bottom Left#2 swimlane level borders''' are '''showing''' and all other '''swimlane level '''and''' row top '''and''' bottom borders''' are '''hidden'''.  To clarify how OnePager applies the '''swimlane level zebra striping''', OnePager uses the '''Color 2 color''' starting at the bottom most '''swimlane''' and alternates to '''Color 1''' on the next '''swimlane''' up and so on until the top '''swimlane''' is reached.
  
The standard OnePager '''Color Chooser''' form is used the change the '''background color''' of the selected '''swimlane level cell''' or '''cells'''.  Recall that in a '''three swimlane level''' chart, changing the '''background color''' for a '''Left#1 swimlane level cell''' propagates the '''color''' change to the '''Left#2''' and '''Left#3 swimlane level cells''' that are members of the selected '''Left#1 swimlane level cell '''as shown in the sequence below:  
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To illustrate this, if we return to the '''Chart Properties''' form’s '''Main''' tab and reverse the '''colors''' selected for '''Color 1 '''and''' Color 2''', the new reconfigured chart looks like this:
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(18)-08122020.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(18)-08202020.png]]</center>
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When the '''OK''' button is clicked on the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form, the configuration of the chart is changed to this:
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===Editing Swimlane Levels with Zebra Stripes===
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(19)-08122020.png]]</center>
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In most cases, '''swimlanes '''and''' swimlane level cells''' can be '''edited''' regardless of whether '''swimlane levels''' are '''zebra striped''' or not.
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When the selected '''swimlane''' is '''de-selected''', the chart looks like this:
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For more information on '''editing swimlane '''properties, please see the article at: [[Editing Swimlane Properties for Version 7.0 | Editing Swimlane Properties]] <!--12.23.1-70-->
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(20)-08122020.png]]</center>
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====Adding a Swimlane====
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===Manually Editing Swimlane Level Cell's Background Colors with the Swimlane/Cell Properties form’s Cell Tab===
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If you '''add '''a '''blank/empty swimlane''' to the chart, OnePager maintains the '''swimlane level zebra striping''' scheme as specified in the '''Chart Properties''' form by including the '''added swimlane''' as part of the scheme, assuming '''no maverick swimlane colors''' are contained in the chart.  As an example, the chart below has a '''blank/empty swimlane added below''' the '''Left#2 Planning Swimlane''' and applied to the chart configuration just above:
  
Using the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Swimlane''' tab’s '''Swimlane Background Color''' control, only the '''swimlane level cells''' in the selected '''swimlane '''are changed. If you want to select the '''Startup Left#1 swimlane level cell''' and change just the '''Startup Left#1 swimlane level cell’s background color''' you must access the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form at the '''Cell''' tab.  This can be done by using the '''slow left-click''' selection method to just select the '''Startup Left#1 swimlane level cell''' or use a standard selection method on the '''Startup Left#1 swimlane level cell''' to access the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form at the '''Swimlane''' tab and simply click the '''Cell''' tab as shown below:
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(19)-08202020.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(21)-08122020.png]]</center>
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In the chart illustrated above, OnePager maintains the arrangement of '''alternating color swimlane level zebra stripes''' starting with '''Color 2''' at the bottom most '''swimlane''' and working upward '''alternating colors''' between '''Color 2 '''and '''Color 1''' until the top most '''swimlane '''is''' zebra striped'''.
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When the '''OK''' button on the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form is clicked and the '''Startup Left#1 swimlane level cell''' is '''de-selected''', the chart looks like this:
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====Hiding a Swimlane====
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(22)-08122020.png]]</center>
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If we return to the original chart, and '''hide '''the''' Left#2 Integration & Testing swimlane''', OnePager again maintains the same '''alternating color '''scheme from the bottom most '''swimlane''' to the top most '''swimlane''' in the chart as shown here after the designated '''Left#2 Integration & Testing swimlane''' is '''hidden''':
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The procedure for changing the '''properties''' of the chart portion of the '''row''' (i.e., to the right of the '''text columns''') is explained in the '''Editing Row Properties''' article at: [[Editing Row Properties for Version 7.0 | Editing Row Properties]] <!--12.22.1-70-->
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(20)-08202020.png]]</center>
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===The Use Default Swimlane Properties Button in the Swimlane/Cell Properties form’s Swimlane Tab===
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The above chart maintains it proper '''swimlane level zebra striping''' scheme after the '''swimlane '''is''' hidden'''.
  
The purpose of the '''Use Default Swimlane Properties''' button is to '''restore''' the selected '''swimlane''' or '''swimlanes properties''' to the settings in the current '''Chart Properties''' form or '''Template Properties''' form.  This is done by first selecting the '''swimlane''' or '''swimlanes''' that you want to '''restore''', accessing the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form at the '''Swimlane tab''' and clicking the '''Use Default Swimlane Properties''' button.  '''Note''' that the '''Use Default Swimlane Properties''' button is '''enabled''' whenever a change is made to a '''swimlane level cell '''or''' cell’s properties''' at a '''swimlane level'''.
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====Hiding a Row within a Swimlane====
  
As an example, suppose we start with the chart configuration where we '''mavericked''' the top most set of '''three swimlane level cells''' by giving them a '''background color''' of '''red''' as shown below:
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When''' swimlane levels''' are '''zebra striped''', the '''striping''' is at the '''swimlane level''' and '''rows''' within the '''swimlane levels''' come along for the ride so to speak.  '''Hiding '''a''' row''' in any '''swimlane '''in a chart where '''swimlane level zebra striping '''is specified decreases the '''height of the swimlane''' without making any change to the '''swimlane level zebra striping''' scheme.
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(20)-08122020.png]]</center>
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For more information on '''hiding and unhiding rows and swimlanes''', please see the article at: [[Hiding and Unhiding Rows and Swimlanes for Version 7.0 | Hiding and Unhiding Rows and Swimlanes]] <!--12.13.1-70-->
<!--<center>P70-12_23_1-(20)-08122020.png</center>-->
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If we now select the '''Startup Left#1 swimlane level cell''' and access the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form the chart shows the illustration below:
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====Other Swimlane Edits====
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(23)-08122020.png]]</center>
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OnePager attempts to maintain the specified '''swimlane level zebra striping''' when '''other row '''and''' swimlane edits''' are applied in the '''Chart Editor''' such as (1) '''Adding a swimlane''', (2) '''Splitting swimlanes''', (3) '''Grouping rows into swimlanes''', (4) '''Adding a row to a swimlane''', (5) '''Making each row into a swimlane (right-most swimlane level only)''', and (6) '''Merging swimlanes'''.
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When the '''Use Default Swimlane Properties''' form is clicked and the form is '''closed''' by clicking the '''OK''' button, the chart’s configuration changes to that shown below:
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For more information on the '''row edits mentioned above''', please see the respective articles at links given below:
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(24)-08122020.png]]</center>
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<center>
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{| class="wikitable"
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| [[Adding a Row or Swimlane for Version 7.0 | Adding a Row or Swimlane]] <!--12.16.1-70-->
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|-
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| [[Splitting Swimlanes for Version 7.0 | Splitting Swimlanes]] <!--12.17.1-70-->
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|-
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| [[Grouping Rows into Swimlanes for Version 7.0 | Grouping Rows into Swimlanes]] <!--12.18.1-70-->
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|-
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| [[Adding a Row to a Swimlane for Version 7.0 | Adding a Row to a Swimlane]] <!--12.19.1-70-->
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|-
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| [[Making Each Row into a Swimlane for Version 7.0 | Making Each Row into a Swimlane]] <!--12.20.1-70-->
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|-
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| [[Merging Swimlanes for Version 7.0 | Merging Swimlanes]] <!--12.21.1-70-->
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|-
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|}
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</center>
  
==Editing Swimlane Cell Properties with the Swimlane/Cell Properties Form’s Cell Tab==
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====Mavericking A Swimlane Level Background Color====
  
The '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Cell''' tab looks like this:
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Returning to the starting configuration of the chart with '''Left#2 swimlane level zebra stripes''', if we '''maverick the swimlanes Background color''', that '''mavericked Background color''' is retained no matter how the '''swimlanes''' in the chart may be manipulated as described in previous examples.  To show this, suppose we '''maverick the Background color''' of the '''Left#2 Integration & Testing swimlane '''such that the '''new Background color''' for the '''swimlane''' and its''' member lower swimlane levels''', '''text column cells''', and '''rows '''are '''yellow''' as shown here:
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(8A)-08112020.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(21)-08202020.png]]</center>
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The '''properties''' that can be '''edited''' in this tab include:
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To complete the example, if we now '''add a blank/empty Left#2 swimlane level below''' the '''Left#2 Integration & Testing swimlane''', the chart is reconfigured to look like this:
  
:* The '''text''' within the selected '''swimlane level cell''',
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(22)-08202020.png]]</center>
:* The '''text’s font properties''',
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:* The '''horizontal '''and''' vertical alignment''' of the '''text''' within the '''swimlane level cell '''or '''cells''',
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:* The '''cell’s background color''',
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:* And the '''rotation''' of the '''swimlane level cell’s text'''.
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Additionally, there is a '''Use Default Cell Properties''' button that can be used to '''restore''' any '''mavericked swimlane level cell’s properties''' back to the '''global settings''' in the '''Chart Properties''' or '''Template Properties''' forms.  Several of these controls such as the '''Text''' window, the '''Font''' control dropdown that accesses the '''Font properties''' form, and the two sets of three '''Alignment '''buttons are standard within OnePagerThese controls perform the same editing functions as when used for '''editing''' the '''properties of text elements''' within objects such as '''task bars/milestone symbols''', '''comment boxes''', '''time axis level cells''', and '''vertical curtains'''.
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While the '''swimlane level zebra striping''' scheme may cause a change around the '''swimlane''' with the '''maverick Background color''', the '''swimlane level zebra striping''' scheme is maintained for the chartMoving '''swimlanes up and down''' in the chart (at any of the '''three swimlane levels''') using '''the swimlane drag and drop method''' does not alter the '''overall swimlane level zebra striping''' scheme.
  
Extensive examples are not provided here for the above mentioned controls.  Rather, the remaining focus in this sub-section is on the '''Cell Background Color''' control, the '''Text Rotation''' control, and the '''Use Default Cell Properties''' button.
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For more information on '''moving swimlane up and down in the chart''', please see the article at: [[Moving Swimlanes for Version 7.0 | Moving Swimlanes]] <!--12.10.1-70-->
  
===Manually Editing Swimlane Cell Background Colors with the Swimlane/Cell Properties form’s Cell Tab===
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==Using Other Color Chart Fill Patterns in OnePager Pro Charts==
  
'''Manually editing''' a selected '''swimlane level cell''' or '''cells''' for '''background color''' requires that the '''swimlane level cell''' or '''cells '''be individually selected with one of the appropriate '''cell '''selection methods.
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In addition to the '''row zebra striping''' and the '''three swimlane level zebra striping '''schemes, there are '''five other Chart fill patterns:''' options available for use as described in this section.
  
When the '''swimlane level cell''' or '''cells''' are selected and the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Cell''' tab is accessed, the standard OnePager '''Color Chooser''' form can be accessed by clicking on the '''Cell Background Color''' dropdown as shown below:
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===Solid Color Option for the Graph Area===
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(25)-08122020.png]]</center>
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The '''Solid Chart fill pattern:''' uses only '''Color 1''' to put a '''solid color''' into the '''graph area only''' as shown below:
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When the '''OK''' button on the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form is clicked, the three selected '''Left#1 swimlane level cells''' are reconfigured as shown here:
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(23)-08202020.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(26)-08122020.png]]</center>
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The '''Solid Chart fill pattern:''' option does not '''Background color''' either '''text column cells''' or any '''swimlane level cells''' '''defined''' and '''showing''' in the chart. The '''Color 2''' dropdown list is ignored using the '''Solid Chart fill pattern:''' option.  '''Rows '''and''' swimlanes''' can be '''edited''' within the '''Chart Editor''' in most any manner and unchanged '''rows''' and '''swimlanes''' retain the selected '''Solid Chart fill pattern:''' as demonstrated in the two previous sections of this article for '''row zebra striping''' and '''swimlane level zebra striping'''.
<!--<center>P70-12_23_1-(26)-08122020.png</center>-->
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Recall that '''swimlane level cell''' selection can only be done in the '''same swimlane level''' so that changing the '''cell background color''' for '''multiple swimlane levels''' must be done on '''an individual swimlane level''' basis.
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===Top to Bottom Color Option for the Graph Area===
  
===Manually Editing Swimlane Cell’s Text Rotation with the Swimlane/Cell Properties form’s Cell Tab===
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The '''Top to Bottom Chart fill pattern:''' option uses both '''Color 1''' and '''Color 2''' to show a '''transition of color''' in the '''graph area''' from '''Color 1''' at the '''top''' '''of the graph area''' to '''Color 2''' at the '''bottom of the graph area''' as shown dramatically in the illustration below:
  
The '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Cell''' tab’s '''Text Rotation''' control provides '''three different orientation''' of '''text''' contained within a selected '''swimlane level cell''' or '''cells'''. You have the option to '''rotate swimlane level cell text horizontally''' (the typical '''default''' setting), '''rotate swimlane level cell text 90 degrees clockwise''', and '''rotate swimlane level cell text 270 degrees clockwise'''.
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(24)-08202020.png]]</center>
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The dropdown list for the '''Text Rotation''' control in the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form’s '''Cell''' tab looks like this:
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The '''Top to Bottom Chart fill pattern:''' option does not involve either '''text column cells''' or any '''swimlane level cells''' '''defined''' and '''showing''' in the chart.  '''Color 1''' and '''Color 2''' choice are both used in the '''Top to Bottom Chart fill pattern:''' option.  '''Rows '''and''' swimlanes''' can be '''edited''' within the '''Chart Editor''' in most any manner and unchanged '''rows''' and '''swimlanes''' retain the selected '''Top to Bottom Chart fill pattern:''' as demonstrated in the two previous sections of this article for '''row zebra striping''' and '''swimlane level zebra striping'''.
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(27)-08122020.png]]</center>
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===Bottom to Top Color Option for the Graph Area===
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As an example, we can '''rotate the text''' contained in the '''Integration & Testing Left#2 swimlane level cell 90 degrees''' to get the configuration of '''text''' within the '''cell''' shown below:
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The '''Bottom to Top Chart fill pattern:''' option uses both '''Color 1''' and '''Color 2''' to show a '''transition of color''' in the '''graph area''' from '''Color 2''' at the '''top''' '''of the graph area''' to '''Color 1''' at the '''bottom of the graph area''' as shown in the illustration below:
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(28)-08122020.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(25)-08202020.png]]</center>
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'''Swimlane level cell text rotation''' is sometimes useful in order to help decrease the '''width''' of a''' swimlane level '''and allow more '''horizontal space''' for the chart itself.
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The '''Bottom to Top Chart fill pattern:''' option does not involve either '''text column cells''' or any '''swimlane level cells''' '''defined''' and '''showing''' in the chart.  '''Color 1''' and '''Color 2''' choice are both used in the '''Bottom to Top Chart fill pattern:''' option.  '''Rows '''and''' swimlanes''' can be '''edited''' within the '''Chart Editor''' in most any manner and unchanged '''rows''' and '''swimlanes''' retain the selected '''Top to Bottom Chart fill pattern:''' as demonstrated in the two previous sections of this article for '''row zebra striping''' and '''swimlane level zebra striping'''.
  
===The Use Default Cell Properties Button in the Swimlane/Cell Properties form’s Cell Tab===
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===Left to Right Color Option for the Graph Area===
  
1The purpose of the '''Use Default Cell Properties''' button is to '''restore''' the selected '''swimlane cell''' or '''cell’s properties''' to the settings in the current '''Chart Properties''' form or '''Template Properties''' form.  This is done by first selecting the '''swimlane level cell''' or '''cells''' that you want to '''restore''', accessing the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form at the '''Cell tab''' and clicking the '''Use Default Cell Properties''' button.  '''Note''' that the '''Use Default Cell Properties''' button is '''enabled''' whenever a change is made to a '''swimlane level cell '''or''' cell’s properties''' at a '''cell level'''.
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The '''Left to Right Chart fill pattern:''' option uses both '''Color 1''' and '''Color 2''' to show a '''transition of color''' in the '''graph area''' from '''Color 1''' at the '''left''' '''of the graph area''' to '''Color 2''' at the '''right of the graph area''' as shown in the illustration below:
  
As an example, suppose we start with the chart configuration where we '''mavericked''' the '''Prime Left#3 swimlane level cell''' to have a '''background color''' of '''red''' as shown below:
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(26)-08202020.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(29)-08132020.png]]</center>
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The settings in the '''Chart Properties''' form’s '''Main''' tab for the '''Left to Right Chart fill pattern:''' for the above illustration are shown here:
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If we now select the '''Prime Left#3 swimlane level cell''' and access the '''Swimlane/Cell Properties''' form at the '''Cell '''tab, the chart shows the illustration below:
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(27)-08202020.png]]</center>
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<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(30)-08132020.png]]</center>
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The '''Left to Right Chart fill pattern:''' option does not involve either '''text column cells''' or any '''swimlane level cells''' '''defined''' and '''showing''' in the chart. '''Color 1''' and '''Color 2''' choice are both used in the '''Left to Right Chart fill pattern:''' option.  '''Rows '''and''' swimlanes''' can be '''edited''' within the '''Chart Editor''' in most any manner and unchanged '''rows''' and '''swimlanes''' retain the selected '''Left to Right Chart fill pattern:''' as demonstrated in the two previous sections of this article for '''row zebra striping''' and '''swimlane level zebra striping'''.
<!--<center>P70-12_23_1-(30)-08132020.png</center>-->
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When the '''Use Default Cell Properties''' form is clicked and the form is '''closed''' by clicking the '''OK''' button, the chart’s configuration changes to that shown below:
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===Right to Left Color Option for the Graph Area===
  
<center>[[File:P70-12_23_1-(31)-08132020.png]]</center>
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The '''Right to Left Chart fill pattern:''' option uses both '''Color 1''' and '''Color 2''' to show a '''transition of color''' in the '''graph area''' from '''Color 1''' at the '''right''' '''of the graph area''' to '''Color 2''' at the '''left of the graph area''' as shown in the illustration below:
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(28)-08202020.png]]</center>
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The settings in the '''Chart Properties''' form’s '''Main''' tab for the '''Right to Left Chart fill pattern: '''for the above illustration are shown here:
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(29)-08202020.png]]</center>
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The '''Right to Left Chart fill pattern:''' option does not involve either '''text column cells''' or any '''swimlane level cells''' '''defined''' and '''showing''' in the chart.  '''Color 1''' and '''Color 2''' choice are both used in the '''Right to Left Chart fill pattern:''' option.  '''Rows '''and''' swimlanes''' can be '''edited''' within the '''Chart Editor''' in most any manner and unchanged '''rows''' and '''swimlanes''' retain the selected '''Right to Left Chart fill pattern:''' as demonstrated in the two previous sections of this article for '''row zebra striping''' and '''swimlane level zebra striping'''.
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==Creating Multi-Page Output of Charts with Zebra Striping==
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The full set of articles on '''multi-page output media''' for OnePager charts can be found at this link: [[Creating Multi-Page Charts with Version 7.0 (Portal) | Creating Multi-Page Charts (Portal)]] <!--8.6.1-70-->
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The discussion that follows is intended to focus on how OnePager handles '''multi-page outputs''' where the charts contain either '''row zebra striping''' or '''swimlane level zebra striping'''.
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===Creating Multi-Page Output Media with Charts Containing Row Zebra Stripes===
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To start the discussion, the chart shown previously with '''row zebra striping''' shown below is going to be used:
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<center>[[File:P70-12_24_1-(1)-08182020.png]]</center>
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For simplicity, the discussion is restricted to creating '''vertical multi-page output''' without showing the '''Legend'''.  To create a '''multi-page output''' from the above chart containing two vertical pages, go to the OnePager '''Page Layout '''ribbon tool bar tab and navigate to the '''Document Fitting''' control group, and change the '''Height''' option to '''2 pages''' as shown below:
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As shown in the '''Print Preview''' above, OnePager maintains the '''row zebra striping''' scheme between '''Page 1 '''and''' Page 2'''.  Additionally, OnePager places the '''Page Break''' in a position to try and maintain an '''equal number of rows''' between the two pages.  The algorithm for this also attempts to minimize the number of '''swimlane level cell labels''' that must be '''repeated''' between pages.  In the above illustration only the '''Left#2 Integration & Testing swimlane level cell label''' is '''repeated''' from '''Page 1 '''to''' Page 2'''.  This same approach is continued for charts that have more '''rows''' and need to have their '''output media''' in the form of three or more pages.
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When a chart contains one or more of the '''three possible swimlane level zebra striping''' schemes, OnePager attempts to follow the same vertical page division as used for charts for '''row zebra striping'''.  The chart below where '''swimlane zebra striping''' is applied at the '''Left#2 swimlane level''' is used as the  example:
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To create a '''multi-page output''' from the above chart containing two vertical pages, go to the OnePager '''Page Layout''' ribbon tool bar tab and navigate to the '''Document Fitting''' control group, and change the '''Height''' option to 2 pages as shown below:
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When the change shown above is made, the '''page layout''' for '''printed output media''' is set to print two vertical pages as shown in the '''Page Break Mode''' display in the '''Chart Editor''' shown below:
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As shown in the '''Print Preview''' above, OnePager maintains the '''swimlane level zebra striping''' scheme between '''Page 1 '''and''' Page 2'''.  Additionally, OnePager places the '''Page Break''' in a position to try and maintain an equal number of '''rows''' between the two pages.  The algorithm for this also attempts to minimize the number of '''swimlane level cell labels''' that must be '''repeated''' between pages.  In the above illustration only the '''Left#2 Integration & Testing swimlane level cell label''' is '''repeated''' from '''Page 1 '''to''' Page 2'''.  This same approach is continued for charts that have more '''rows''' and need to have their '''output media''' in the form of three or more pages.
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Revision as of 17:18, 18 January 2021

Overview

When OnePager charts consist of many rows with task bars/milestone symbols closely spaced within the rows, it may be difficult for your audience to focus on a particular row and its task bars without confusing the intended focus with nearby rows and task bars. This can be remedied manually by adding blank/empty rows to vertically space task bars from another. This solution does lead to increasing the vertical height of the document and may further hinder the focus necessary to achieve the chart’s goals and objectives.

OnePager provides an alternative means for visually achieving vertical separation between rows and swimlanes – zebra striping. Zebra striping OnePager charts can be done between rows or at any one of the three swimlane levels defined and shown in the chart. Here are an example of a chart with row zebra striping:

P70-12 24 1-(1)-08182020.png

With row zebra striping, both the defined and shown text column cells in the rows and the row portion in the graph area are zebra striped. To avoid hindering the visibility of the task bars/milestone symbols in the row and any associated decorations such as baselines, deadlines, and endpoints, the row zebra striping is ordered behind the task bars/milestone symbols and their decorations.

Using the Left#2 swimlane level defined and shown in the above illustration, we can zebra stripe the Left#2 swimlane level as shown here:

P70-12 24 1-(2)-08182020.png

The decision to use or not use either row or swimlane zebra striping should be determined by your goals and objectives for the schedule discussion presentation being prepare and that of the audience as well. The controls for row zebra striping and swimlane level zebra striping are located in the Template Properties and Chart Properties form’s Main tab’s Color control group’s Chart Background sub-control group as shown here for the Chart Properties form:

P70-12 24 1-(3)-08182020.png

Within the Chart Background sub-control group are three controls, two for accessing the standard OnePager Color Chooser form for establishing the alternating colors for the zebra striping and the Chart fill pattern: dropdown list for selecting the options available for setting the chart’s Background color or colors. The Color 1 and Color 2 dropdowns for accessing the standard OnePager Color Chooser forms provide the controls for selecting the colors that alternate between rows or swimlanes in the chart.

The Chart fill pattern: dropdown list is shown below:

P70-12 24 1-(4)-08182020.png

In the illustration above, the Chart fill pattern: dropdown list includes Row stripes and the three levels of swimlane level stripes. The list is modified based on the number of swimlane levels to include only those swimlane levels that are defined for the chart. Swimlane levels are defined in the Rows/Swimlanes tab.

There are five additional Chart fill patterns available in the dropdown list: Solid, Top to bottom, Bottom to top, Left to right, and Right to left.

These five Chart fill patterns are covered in the section below at this link: Using Other Color Chart Fill Patterns in OnePager Pro Charts

For more information on defining swimlane levels and text columns, please see the articles at the links shown below:

Creating, Formatting, and Sorting Swimlanes Levels
Creating and Formatting Text Columns

As an example, if only the Left#1 and Left#3 swimlane levels are defined and shown in the chart, the list only includes the Left#1 and Left#3 swimlane stripes entries along with Row stripes entry and the other entries shown above the Row stripes entry as shown here:

P70-12 24 1-(4A)-08212020.png

Clicking either the Color 1 or Color 2 dropdown button accesses the standard OnePager Color Chooser form as shown here for Color 2:

P70-12 24 1-(5)-08182020.png

This article describes the controls for creating and editing zebra striping in the chart for rows and swimlane levels. In addition, this article provides information on the control and management of output media where the chart contains row and/or swimlane zebra stripes.

Creating and Editing Row Zebra Stripes in a OnePager Pro Chart

When a OnePager chart is configured with row zebra stripes it typically looks like this:

P70-12 24 1-(1)-08182020.png

As a convention, the row zebra striping includes the unhidden rows and any text column cells defined and shown in the chart as shown in the illustration above.

Creating Row Zebra Stripes

To create simple row zebra stripes, access the Chart Properties form by clicking the Chart Properties button on the OnePager Home ribbon tool bar as shown in the illustration below and navigate to the Main tab and the Chart Background sub-control group:

P70-12 24 1-(6)-08192020.png

For this example, the starting conditions have both the Color 1 and the Color 2 settings set to No fill and the Chart fill pattern: is set to Solid so that no colors or shading are shown in the chart’s graph area in the illustration above. Next, go to the Chart fill pattern: dropdown list and select the Row stipes option. Then, click the Color 1 dropdown to access the standard OnePager Color Chooser form and select a color. Do the same for the Color 2 dropdown to access the Color Chooser form again and select a color.

In the illustration below Color 1 is set to a light shade of red and Color 2 is set of a light shade of blue as shown below before applying the changes to the chart:

P70-12 24 1-(7)-08192020.png

When you click the Apply or OK button in the Chart Properties form, the chart is reconfigured to look like this:

P70-12 24 1-(8)-08192020.png

To clarify how OnePager applies the row zebra striping, OnePager uses the Color 2 color starting on the bottom most row and alternates to Color 1 on the next row up and so on until the top row is reached. To illustrate this, if we return to the Chart Properties form’s Main tab and reverse the colors selected for Color 1 and Color 2, the new reconfigured chart looks like this:

P70-12 24 1-(9)-08192020.png

Editing Rows with Zebra Stripes

Rows and text column cells can be edited regardless of whether rows are zebra striped or not.

For more information on editing row properties, please see the article at: Editing Row Properties

Adding a Row

If you add a blank/empty row to the chart, OnePager maintains the row zebra striping as specified in the Chart Properties form by including the added row as part of the scheme, assuming no maverick row colors are contained in the chart. As an example, the chart below has a blank/empty row added below the Engineering Team 2 Development task bar and applied to the chart configuration just above:

P70-12 24 1-(10)-08192020.png

In the chart illustrated above, OnePager maintains the arrangement of alternating color row zebra stripes starting with Color 2 at the bottom most row and working upward alternating colors between Color 2 and Color 1 until the top most row is zebra striped.

Hiding a Row

If we return to the original chart, and hide the row with the Engineering Team 2 Development task bar, OnePager again maintains the same alternating color scheme from the bottom most row to the top most row in the chart as shown here after the designated row is hidden:

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1The above chart maintains the row zebra striping scheme after the row is hidden.

Hiding a Swimlane

In a similar way, hiding a swimlane level cell containing multiple rows is just an extension of the above example. In the chart below the Integration & Testing Left#2 swimlane level cell and its four member rows are hidden. After the swimlane level cell and its rows are hidden, the reconfigured chart looks like this when compared to the chart’s starting configuration:

P70-12 24 1-(12)-08192020.png

Other Row Edits

OnePager attempts to maintain the specified row zebra striping scheme when other row edits are applied in the Chart Editor such as (1) Adding a swimlane, (2) Splitting swimlanes, (3) Grouping rows into swimlanes, (4) Adding a row to a swimlane, (5) Making each row into a swimlane, and (6) Merging swimlanes.

For more information on the row edits mentioned above, please see the articles at links given below:

Adding a Row or Swimlane
Splitting Swimlanes
Grouping Rows into Swimlanes
Adding a Row to a Swimlane
Making Each Row into a Swimlane
Merging Swimlanes

Mavericking A Row Background Color

Returning to the starting configuration of the chart with row zebra stripes, if we maverick a row’s Background color, that mavericked Background color is retained no matter how the rows in the chart may be manipulated as described in the previous examples.

To show this, suppose we maverick the Background color of the row with the Engineering Team 2 Development task bar such that the new Background color for the row and its associated text column cells are yellow as shown here:

P70-12 24 1-(13)-08192020.png

To complete the example, if we now add a blank/empty row below the row containing the Internal Performance Validation task bar, the chart is reconfigured to look like this:

P70-12 24 1-(14)-08192020.png

While the row zebra striping scheme may cause a change around the row with the maverick Background color, the row zebra striping scheme is maintained for the chart. Moving rows up and down in the chart using the row drag and drop method does not alter the overall row zebra striping scheme.

For more information on moving rows up and down in the chart, please see the article at: Moving Rows

Creating and Editing Swimlane Level Zebra Stripes in a OnePager Pro Chart

When our example OnePager chart is configured with Left#2 swimlane level zebra stripes it looks like this:

P70-12 24 1-(15)-08202020.png

In the chart illustrated above, we’ve hidden the top and bottom row borders leaving the top and bottom swimlane borders unhidden at all swimlane levels to better focus on the Left#2 swimlane level zebra striping scheme. As a convention, the swimlane level zebra stripes includes the unhidden swimlanes and any swimlane level cells defined and shown in the chart as shown in the illustration above.

Creating Swimlane Level Zebra Stripes

To create simple swimlane level zebra stripes, open the Chart Properties form by clicking the Chart Properties button on the OnePager Home ribbon tool bar as shown in the illustration below and navigate to the Main tab and the Chart Background sub-control group:

P70-12 24 1-(6)-08192020.png

For this example, the starting conditions have both the Color 1 and the Color 2 settings set to No fill and the Chart fill pattern: is set to Solid so that no colors or shading are shown in the graph area of the chart in the illustration above. Next, go to the Chart fill pattern: dropdown list and select the Left#2 swimlane stipes option. Then, click the Color 1 dropdown to access the standard OnePager Color Chooser form and select a color. Do the same for the Color 2 dropdown to access the Color Chooser form again and select a color.

In the illustration below Color 1 is set to a light shade of red and Color 2 is set of a light shade of blue as shown below before applying the changes to the chart:

P70-12 24 1-(16)-08202020.png

When you click the Apply or OK button in the Chart Properties form, the chart is reconfigured to look like this:

P70-12 24 1-(17)-08202020.png

In the above illustration, the Left#2 swimlane level is involved in the swimlane level zebra striping scheme. To enhance the above illustration further, only the top and bottom Left#2 swimlane level borders are showing and all other swimlane level and row top and bottom borders are hidden. To clarify how OnePager applies the swimlane level zebra striping, OnePager uses the Color 2 color starting at the bottom most swimlane and alternates to Color 1 on the next swimlane up and so on until the top swimlane is reached.

To illustrate this, if we return to the Chart Properties form’s Main tab and reverse the colors selected for Color 1 and Color 2, the new reconfigured chart looks like this:

P70-12 24 1-(18)-08202020.png

Editing Swimlane Levels with Zebra Stripes

In most cases, swimlanes and swimlane level cells can be edited regardless of whether swimlane levels are zebra striped or not.

For more information on editing swimlane properties, please see the article at: Editing Swimlane Properties

Adding a Swimlane

If you add a blank/empty swimlane to the chart, OnePager maintains the swimlane level zebra striping scheme as specified in the Chart Properties form by including the added swimlane as part of the scheme, assuming no maverick swimlane colors are contained in the chart. As an example, the chart below has a blank/empty swimlane added below the Left#2 Planning Swimlane and applied to the chart configuration just above:

P70-12 24 1-(19)-08202020.png

In the chart illustrated above, OnePager maintains the arrangement of alternating color swimlane level zebra stripes starting with Color 2 at the bottom most swimlane and working upward alternating colors between Color 2 and Color 1 until the top most swimlane is zebra striped.

Hiding a Swimlane

If we return to the original chart, and hide the Left#2 Integration & Testing swimlane, OnePager again maintains the same alternating color scheme from the bottom most swimlane to the top most swimlane in the chart as shown here after the designated Left#2 Integration & Testing swimlane is hidden:

P70-12 24 1-(20)-08202020.png

The above chart maintains it proper swimlane level zebra striping scheme after the swimlane is hidden.

Hiding a Row within a Swimlane

When swimlane levels are zebra striped, the striping is at the swimlane level and rows within the swimlane levels come along for the ride so to speak. Hiding a row in any swimlane in a chart where swimlane level zebra striping is specified decreases the height of the swimlane without making any change to the swimlane level zebra striping scheme.

For more information on hiding and unhiding rows and swimlanes, please see the article at: Hiding and Unhiding Rows and Swimlanes

Other Swimlane Edits

OnePager attempts to maintain the specified swimlane level zebra striping when other row and swimlane edits are applied in the Chart Editor such as (1) Adding a swimlane, (2) Splitting swimlanes, (3) Grouping rows into swimlanes, (4) Adding a row to a swimlane, (5) Making each row into a swimlane (right-most swimlane level only), and (6) Merging swimlanes.

For more information on the row edits mentioned above, please see the respective articles at links given below:

Adding a Row or Swimlane
Splitting Swimlanes
Grouping Rows into Swimlanes
Adding a Row to a Swimlane
Making Each Row into a Swimlane
Merging Swimlanes

Mavericking A Swimlane Level Background Color

Returning to the starting configuration of the chart with Left#2 swimlane level zebra stripes, if we maverick the swimlanes Background color, that mavericked Background color is retained no matter how the swimlanes in the chart may be manipulated as described in previous examples. To show this, suppose we maverick the Background color of the Left#2 Integration & Testing swimlane such that the new Background color for the swimlane and its member lower swimlane levels, text column cells, and rows are yellow as shown here:

P70-12 24 1-(21)-08202020.png

To complete the example, if we now add a blank/empty Left#2 swimlane level below the Left#2 Integration & Testing swimlane, the chart is reconfigured to look like this:

P70-12 24 1-(22)-08202020.png

While the swimlane level zebra striping scheme may cause a change around the swimlane with the maverick Background color, the swimlane level zebra striping scheme is maintained for the chart. Moving swimlanes up and down in the chart (at any of the three swimlane levels) using the swimlane drag and drop method does not alter the overall swimlane level zebra striping scheme.

For more information on moving swimlane up and down in the chart, please see the article at: Moving Swimlanes

Using Other Color Chart Fill Patterns in OnePager Pro Charts

In addition to the row zebra striping and the three swimlane level zebra striping schemes, there are five other Chart fill patterns: options available for use as described in this section.

Solid Color Option for the Graph Area

The Solid Chart fill pattern: uses only Color 1 to put a solid color into the graph area only as shown below:

P70-12 24 1-(23)-08202020.png

The Solid Chart fill pattern: option does not Background color either text column cells or any swimlane level cells defined and showing in the chart. The Color 2 dropdown list is ignored using the Solid Chart fill pattern: option. Rows and swimlanes can be edited within the Chart Editor in most any manner and unchanged rows and swimlanes retain the selected Solid Chart fill pattern: as demonstrated in the two previous sections of this article for row zebra striping and swimlane level zebra striping.

Top to Bottom Color Option for the Graph Area

The Top to Bottom Chart fill pattern: option uses both Color 1 and Color 2 to show a transition of color in the graph area from Color 1 at the top of the graph area to Color 2 at the bottom of the graph area as shown dramatically in the illustration below:

P70-12 24 1-(24)-08202020.png

The Top to Bottom Chart fill pattern: option does not involve either text column cells or any swimlane level cells defined and showing in the chart. Color 1 and Color 2 choice are both used in the Top to Bottom Chart fill pattern: option. Rows and swimlanes can be edited within the Chart Editor in most any manner and unchanged rows and swimlanes retain the selected Top to Bottom Chart fill pattern: as demonstrated in the two previous sections of this article for row zebra striping and swimlane level zebra striping.

Bottom to Top Color Option for the Graph Area

The Bottom to Top Chart fill pattern: option uses both Color 1 and Color 2 to show a transition of color in the graph area from Color 2 at the top of the graph area to Color 1 at the bottom of the graph area as shown in the illustration below:

P70-12 24 1-(25)-08202020.png

The Bottom to Top Chart fill pattern: option does not involve either text column cells or any swimlane level cells defined and showing in the chart. Color 1 and Color 2 choice are both used in the Bottom to Top Chart fill pattern: option. Rows and swimlanes can be edited within the Chart Editor in most any manner and unchanged rows and swimlanes retain the selected Top to Bottom Chart fill pattern: as demonstrated in the two previous sections of this article for row zebra striping and swimlane level zebra striping.

Left to Right Color Option for the Graph Area

The Left to Right Chart fill pattern: option uses both Color 1 and Color 2 to show a transition of color in the graph area from Color 1 at the left of the graph area to Color 2 at the right of the graph area as shown in the illustration below:

P70-12 24 1-(26)-08202020.png

The settings in the Chart Properties form’s Main tab for the Left to Right Chart fill pattern: for the above illustration are shown here:

P70-12 24 1-(27)-08202020.png

The Left to Right Chart fill pattern: option does not involve either text column cells or any swimlane level cells defined and showing in the chart. Color 1 and Color 2 choice are both used in the Left to Right Chart fill pattern: option. Rows and swimlanes can be edited within the Chart Editor in most any manner and unchanged rows and swimlanes retain the selected Left to Right Chart fill pattern: as demonstrated in the two previous sections of this article for row zebra striping and swimlane level zebra striping.

Right to Left Color Option for the Graph Area

The Right to Left Chart fill pattern: option uses both Color 1 and Color 2 to show a transition of color in the graph area from Color 1 at the right of the graph area to Color 2 at the left of the graph area as shown in the illustration below:

P70-12 24 1-(28)-08202020.png

The settings in the Chart Properties form’s Main tab for the Right to Left Chart fill pattern: for the above illustration are shown here:

P70-12 24 1-(29)-08202020.png

The Right to Left Chart fill pattern: option does not involve either text column cells or any swimlane level cells defined and showing in the chart. Color 1 and Color 2 choice are both used in the Right to Left Chart fill pattern: option. Rows and swimlanes can be edited within the Chart Editor in most any manner and unchanged rows and swimlanes retain the selected Right to Left Chart fill pattern: as demonstrated in the two previous sections of this article for row zebra striping and swimlane level zebra striping.


The discussion that follows is intended to focus on how OnePager handles multi-page outputs where the charts contain either row zebra striping or swimlane level zebra striping.

Creating Multi-Page Output Media with Charts Containing Row Zebra Stripes

To start the discussion, the chart shown previously with row zebra striping shown below is going to be used:

P70-12 24 1-(1)-08182020.png

For simplicity, the discussion is restricted to creating vertical multi-page output without showing the Legend. To create a multi-page output from the above chart containing two vertical pages, go to the OnePager Page Layout ribbon tool bar tab and navigate to the Document Fitting control group, and change the Height option to 2 pages as shown below:

P70-12 24 1-(30)-08202020.png

When the above change is made, the page layout for printed output media is set to print two vertical pages as shown in the Page Break Mode display in the Chart Editor shown below:

P70-12 24 1-(31)-08202020.png

For more information on the various view modes available on the Page Layout ribbon tool bar tab, please see the article at: View Modes

If we change to the Print Preview Mode in the Chart Editor, the two page document is previewed to look like this:

P70-12 24 1-(32)-08202020.png

As shown in the Print Preview above, OnePager maintains the row zebra striping scheme between Page 1 and Page 2. Additionally, OnePager places the Page Break in a position to try and maintain an equal number of rows between the two pages. The algorithm for this also attempts to minimize the number of swimlane level cell labels that must be repeated between pages. In the above illustration only the Left#2 Integration & Testing swimlane level cell label is repeated from Page 1 to Page 2. This same approach is continued for charts that have more rows and need to have their output media in the form of three or more pages.

Creating Multi-Page Output Media with Charts Containing Swimlane Level Zebra Stripes

When a chart contains one or more of the three possible swimlane level zebra striping schemes, OnePager attempts to follow the same vertical page division as used for charts for row zebra striping. The chart below where swimlane zebra striping is applied at the Left#2 swimlane level is used as the example:

P70-12 24 1-(2)-08182020.png

To create a multi-page output from the above chart containing two vertical pages, go to the OnePager Page Layout ribbon tool bar tab and navigate to the Document Fitting control group, and change the Height option to 2 pages as shown below:

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When the change shown above is made, the page layout for printed output media is set to print two vertical pages as shown in the Page Break Mode display in the Chart Editor shown below:

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For more information on the various view modes available on the Page Layout ribbon tool bar tab, please see the article at: View Modes

If we change to the Print Preview Mode in the Chart Editor, the two page document is previewed to look like this:

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As shown in the Print Preview above, OnePager maintains the swimlane level zebra striping scheme between Page 1 and Page 2. Additionally, OnePager places the Page Break in a position to try and maintain an equal number of rows between the two pages. The algorithm for this also attempts to minimize the number of swimlane level cell labels that must be repeated between pages. In the above illustration only the Left#2 Integration & Testing swimlane level cell label is repeated from Page 1 to Page 2. This same approach is continued for charts that have more rows and need to have their output media in the form of three or more pages.

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Related Links

Creating Multi-Page Charts (Portal)

View Modes

Manual Editing Task/Milestone Shapes and Text Labels (Portal)

Creating and Editing Rows and Swimlanes (Portal)

About OnePager's Rows and Swimlanes

Collecting, Formatting, and Sorting Task/Milestones into Rows

Creating, Formatting, and Sorting Swimlanes Levels

Creating and Formatting Text Columns

Row and Swimlane Borders

Editing Text Columns or Swimlane Labels

Manually Hiding and Unhiding Swimlane Levels

Resizing the Width of Text Columns and Swimlanes

Moving Rows

Moving Swimlanes

Resizing the Height of Rows

Hiding and Unhiding Rows and Swimlanes

Adding a Row or Swimlane

Adding a Row to a Swimlane

Making Each Row into a Swimlane

Merging Swimlanes

Editing Swimlane Properties

Zebra Striping for Rows and Swimlanes for OnePager Express

Editing with the Chart Properties form (Portal)

Managing Templates (Portal)

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