Difference between revisions of "Time Axis Tab for Version 7.0 (OnePager Express)"

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About the Time Axis Tab

1) In OnePager Express all the Time Axis controls are consolidated into a new Chart Properties form tab called the Time Axis tab.

2) The Chart Properties form’s Time Axis tab is almost identical to the same tab on the Template form so the Chart Properties form’s Time Axis tab and its five (5) sub-tabs are used here for the illustrations and examples that follow.

3) The Time Axis tab is organized into five (5) sub-tabs that are described in the sub-sections that follow.

a) Each sub-tab has its own control groups and sub-control groups.

b) However, for the Top Level, Middle Level, and Bottom Level sub-tabs these control groups and sub-control groups are essentially the same.

c) The Format sub-tab contains several new features dealing with: (1) Day of the Week curtains, (2) Non-Working Time Curtains, (3) Defining Working and Non-Working Hours, and (4) A Grid for Managing Curtains and Timespans.

Using the Chart Properties Form’s Time Axis Tab

1) In the following sub-sections contain illustrations showing the five (5) sub-tab for the Chart Properties form’s Time Axis tab:

Calendar Sub-Tab

2) The Calendar Sub-Tab looks like this:

Top, Middle, and Bottom Level Sub-Tabs

3) The Middle Level Sub-Tab, which is typical of the three such sub-tabs, looks like this:

Format Sub-Tab

4) The Format Sub-Tab looks like this:

5) More information on editing with the Chart Properties form’s Time Axis tab and sub-tabs please see the article at: Editing Time Axes with the Chart Properties Form for OnePager Express. 22.4.2-70

6) In this article, in the sub-sections that follow, are Wiki links to the detailed articles that discuss the various Sub-Tabs in the Chart Properties form's Time Axis tab in the order shown above.

7) Please use these links to connect to the details of the Time Axis controls available in the Chart Properties form.

Calendar

1) Three are three control groups located in the Calendar Sub-Tab.

2) Reference links are provided to these control groups and their controls options.

Date Boundaries

3) The Date Boundaries control group provides controls for setting the extent of the chart (i.e., Start/Finish Dates) and how OnePager Express can adjust these dates automatically or under your specific control.

4) For detailed information on the controls related to Setting Start/Finish Boundary Dates, please see the article section at: Showing Different Units of Time for OnePager Express - Editing the Chart’s Start/Finish Date Boundaries. 22.1.2-70

5) For detailed information on the controls related to Automatically Adjusting the Timeline, please see article section at: Changing the Chart’s Start/Finish Dates for OnePager Express - Auto-Adjust Timeline Options. 22.3.2-70

Calendar Settings

6) The Calendar Settings control group has the controls for setting up Fiscal Year representations and establishing Time Axis Labels that are Count Up and Count Down types.

7) This link connects you to the information on the controls in the Calendar Sub-Tab for controlling Fiscal Year representations: Using Fiscal Years and Weeks for OnePager Express. 22.2.2-70

8) This link connects you to the information on the controls in the Calendar Sub-Tab for controlling Count UP/DOWN representations: Creating Count Up and Down on the Time Axis for OnePager Express. 22.2.6-70

Format & Layout

9) The Format & Layout control group has three separate controls.

a) For telling OnePager Express to repeat the Time Axis on all output media pages.

b) For providing access to the Custom Date Format Feature.

c) For telling OnePager Express where on the chart the you would like to locate the Time Axis either at the Top. Bottom. or both Top and Bottom of the graph.

10) The three references that follow are links to each of the three controls discussed above:

Top, Middle, and Bottom

1) The Top, Middle, and Bottom Level Time Axes are nearly identical and have four (4) control groups.

Show this level Checkbox

2) The Show this level checkbox controls the Showing/Hiding of each Time Axis Level.

3) At least one Time Axis Level must be checked On.

4) For more information on the Show this level checkbox, please see the article section at this link: Labeling Time Axis Levels for OnePager Express - Editing Time Axis Labels Properties in the Chart Editor. 22.1.6-70

Re-Order Levels

5) You have controls available in this set of Up and Down arrow buttons to alter the position of a Time Axis Level among the three levels available.

6) For more information on the use of these controls, please see the article at: Switching Time Axis Levels for OnePager Express. 22.3.6-70

Labels

7) The Labels control group contains all the controls for labeling the various Time Axes with options for Years, Quarters, Months, etc. and various label formats that are standard plus the capability to define your own Custom Date Formats.

8) For more information on the use of Time Axis Labeling, please see the article at: Labeling the Corner for OnePager Express. 22.2.4-70

Formatting

9) The controls in the Formatting control group has three Sub-Groups as follows:

Borders

10) The Borders sub-control group provides all the controls for defining borders around Time Axis including the line color, line width, and line dash-type.

11) There are also controls for specifying Vertical Gridlines within the Time Axes and extending into the graph.

12) For more information on Time Axis Border Formatting, please see the article at: Changing the Time Axis Borders for OnePager Express. 22.1.8-70

Background Colors

13) The Background Colors sub-control group provides the capability to define Background Colors for Time Axis Cells and to define the Fill Pattern for the specific Time Axis Level.

14) For more complete information on defining and using Background Colors and Fill Patterns for Time Axis Levels, please see the article at: Changing the Time Axis Background Color and Fill Pattern for OnePager Express. 22.1.4-70

Size

15) The Size sub-control group provides the means to control the Height of the specified Time Axis Level Cells.

16) For more information on controlling Time Axis Level Height, please see the article section at: Changing the Time Axis Borders for OnePager Express - Editing Time Axis Level Heights with the Size Control. 22.1.8-70

Format

1) The Format Sub-Tab has two controls groups consisting of several sub-control groups in the first and a single set of controls called The Grid in the second.

Days of the Week and Non-Working Times

2) The three references below provide links to the major Sub-Control Groups in this first Control Group of the Format Sub-Tab of the Chart Properties form's Time Axis Tab:

Show Days: and Curtain Colors: and Working Hours

3) For detailed information on the Show Days: and Curtain Colors: sub-controls group, please see the article section at: Creating, Editing, and Managing Time Axis Daily Curtains for OnePager Express - The Days of the Week and Working Times Control Group. 22.5.6-70

Curtains and Timespans (Grid)

4) The Curtains and Timespans control group contains the Curtains and Timespans Grid which is simply called The Grid here.

5) This is the place where OnePager Express tracks Timespans and Curtains that are manually created by editing in the chart.

6) The Grid also has the capability to help you create, edit, and delete both Timespans and Curtain entries in The Grid.

7) For specific information on the use of The Grid with respect to Timespans, please see the article section at: Showing and Hiding Time Axis Levels and Cells for OnePager Express - Understanding The Timespans Grid in the Template and Chart Properties Form’s Time Axis-Format Sub-Tab. 22.3.4-70

8) For specific information on the use of "The Grid with respect to Curtains, please see the article at: Managing Inserted Curtains for OnePager Express. 22.5.8-70

Related Links

Creating Multi-Page Charts (Portal). 8.6.1-70

Modifying the Time Axis (Portal) 22.0.1-70

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