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| | OnePager Pro ('''OPP''') and Express ('''OPX''') version 7.0 provides four new capabilities and enhancement summarized in this article: | | OnePager Pro ('''OPP''') and Express ('''OPX''') version 7.0 provides four new capabilities and enhancement summarized in this article: |
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| − | (1) Task Link Upgrade | + | (1) User Interface Upgrade |
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| − | (2) Time Axis Upgrade | + | (2) Rows and Swimlanes Upgrade |
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| − | (3) Honoring Non-Working Time for Percent Complete (%Complete) | + | (3) The Multiple Swimlanes Feature |
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| − | (4) New Shapes and Color Palettes | + | (4) The Text Collision Avoidance Feature |
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| − | (5) Auto-Save | + | (5) The Text Sweeping Feature |
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| | + | (6) New Desktop Applications (TBD) |
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| | The subsections below provide an overview and links to more detailed descriptions of these new capabilities and enhancements: | | The subsections below provide an overview and links to more detailed descriptions of these new capabilities and enhancements: |
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| − | ==Task Link Upgrade== | + | ==User Interface Upgrade== |
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| | In previous OnePager versions, you could only manually '''insert Event Links '''between tasks/milestones, a sometimes tedious effort. | | In previous OnePager versions, you could only manually '''insert Event Links '''between tasks/milestones, a sometimes tedious effort. |
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| | 5) Manually '''create and edit''' '''Task Links '''in the project view as you did with '''Event Links'''. | | 5) Manually '''create and edit''' '''Task Links '''in the project view as you did with '''Event Links'''. |
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| − | ===New Template and Project-View Properties Form New Task Link Tab=== | + | ===New Look to the OnePager Project View Editor=== |
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| − | 6) Supporting these new features is a new tab (the '''Task Links '''tab) in the '''Template''' and '''Project-View Properties '''('''PVP''')''' '''forms. These new tabs give you global control over the '''Data-driven Task Link import''' and '''formatting''' of both '''Data-driven''' and manual '''Task Links'''. The new '''Task Links''' tab for the OnePager Pro 7.0 '''Template''' form is shown below:
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| − | 7) Additionally, you have enhanced manual capabilities to select individual '''Task Links '''(e.g., '''Data-driven''' and manual) in the project view and '''edit''' them individually with enhanced controls in the '''Project View Editor '''('''PVE''').
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| − | 8) There are also a couple of enhancements to the OnePager ribbon's '''Home''' tab supporting this upgrade with convenient controls. These include a new '''Where Are My Links?''' form and a way to select '''all''' '''Task Links''' for global '''editing''' from the OnePager 7.0 '''Home''' ribbon.
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| − | 9) As an example of '''Data-driven Task Links''' in the '''Graph''', below is the standard '''BlueGrass Project Plan Report''' project view with '''predecessors imported''' and '''shown''':
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| | ===More Information=== | | ===More Information=== |
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| − | 10) Detailed articles for using the new '''Task Links Upgrade’s''' features and enhancements can be found at these links: [[Linking Task and Milestones Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links for Version 7.0 | Linking Task and Milestone Using Manual and Data-Driven Task Links (Portal)]]. 19.0.1-61.
| + | X) Please take a moment to look at the Read More… article below which provides more information on the new '''OnePager User Interface''' upgrade with examples. |
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| − | 11) Please take a moment to look at the Read More… article below which provides an introduction to these new '''Task Link''' features and enhancements with examples.
| + | :Read More... [[User Interface Upgrades for OnePager 7.0 | User Interface Upgrades for OnePager 7.0]] 0.4.2.1-70 |
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| − | :Read More... [[Task Link Upgrades for OnePager 7.0 | Task Link Upgrades for OnePager 7.0]] 0.4.1.7-61
| + | ==Rows and Swimlanes Upgrade== |
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| − | ==Time Axis Upgrade==
| + | TBD Overview of the Upgrade |
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| − | In prior versions of OnePager you had limited '''editing''' control over the '''Time Axes''', their '''Levels''', and individual '''Cells'''.
| + | ===Redesigned Template and Project-View Properties Form's Rows and Swimlanes Tab=== |
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| − | With OnePager 7.0 there are new features and enhancement that help you to dramatically tailor the '''Time Axis''' to visually enhance your schedule presentations. | + | TBD With Screenshots |
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| − | In OnePager Pro and Express 7.0 you can:
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| − | 1) Control the '''Start/Finish boundaries''' of the project view in the '''Template''' and '''PVP''' form’s new '''Time Axis '''tabs and in the OnePager 7.0 ribbon’s '''View '''tab.
| + | X) Detailed articles on the new '''Rows and Swimlanes Upgrade’s''' can be found at this link: [[Creating and Editing Rows and Swimlanes for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Creating and Editing Rows and Swimlanes (Portal)]]. 12.0.1-70 |
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| − | 2) Control the '''showing '''and '''hiding '''of '''Time Axis Levels '''and '''Cells '''in the project view thus changing the visibility of information displayed in the '''graph'''.
| + | Y) Please take a moment to look at the Read More… article below which provides an introduction of these new '''Time Axis''' features and enhancements with examples. |
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| − | 3) Use centralized global controls to set and '''edit''' '''Time Axis Level Labels''' and individual '''Time Axis Level '''and '''Cell''' '''formats''' that include '''border properties''', '''background colors''', '''fill patterns''', and '''Time Axis Level heights'''.
| + | :Read More... [[Rows and Swimlane Upgrades for OnePager 7.0 | Rows and Swimlanes Upgrades]]. 0.4.2.3-70 |
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| − | 4) Use controls to '''Re-order '''the positions of individual '''Time Axis Levels''' with respect to one another at the top and bottom of the project view.
| + | ==The Multiple Swimlanes Feature== |
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| − | 5) Create '''Floating Time Axis Levels''' and '''Cells''' within the '''graph''', change '''their positions''', '''show''' and '''hide Floating Time Axis Levels''', and '''edit''' their '''format properties'''.
| + | TBD on the Multiple Swimlanes Feature |
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| − | 6) Create '''Non-Linear Time Axis Level Cells''' by manually selecting these '''Cells''' and '''stretching '''or '''compressing '''their '''widths''' as required to change the appearance of '''timespans''' in the project view.
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| − | 7) Create '''Curtains''' in the project view corresponding to '''Time Axis Level Cell(s)''' '''widths '''and '''edit Curtain format properties'''.
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| − | 8) Create and '''edit Daily Curtains '''with selective '''colors '''for '''weekdays''' and '''weekends''', control their '''transparency''' percentage, and their '''border properties'''.
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| − | 9) Define '''Working '''and '''Non-Working Hour timespans''' for each day of the week, control how these '''timespans''' are '''shown''' in the project view,''' '''and establish a specific '''Color '''for '''Non-Working Hours'''.
| + | :Read More... [[Multiple Swimlanes Feature for OnePager 7.0 | Multiple Swimlanes Feature]] 0.4.2.5-70 and [[TBD]]. xx.x.x-70 |
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| − | 10) Create your own '''Custom Date''' '''Formats''' as extensions to those standard '''date formats''' provided by OnePager 7.0 for '''Years, Quarters, Months, Weeks, Days, Hours, and below'''.
| + | ==Text Collision Avoidance Feature== |
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| − | 11) Manage your created '''Curtains''' and '''Non-Linear Time Axis Level Cell’s timespans''' in a centralized '''Curtains and Timespans Grid (The Grid)'''.
| + | TBD on The Text Collision Avoidance Feature |
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| − | 12) Modify the '''Percent Complete''' ('''%Complete''') representation in the project view to take account of '''Non-Working times'''.
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| − | ===Redesigned Template and Project-View Properties Forms=== | + | ===Subheading 2=== |
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| − | To implement these new features and enhancements OnePager 7.0’s '''Template '''and '''PVP '''form’s tabs associated with the '''Time Axis''' are redesigned to centralize all controls and access to '''Time Axis '''related forms in a single '''Template '''and '''PVP''' form '''Time Axis '''tab.
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| − | 1) The '''Time Axis Upgrade''' includes a redesigned '''Time Axis Properties''' form previously titled the '''Advanced time-axis features''' form.
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| − | 2) As you recall, the '''Advanced time-axis features''' form was accessible by either right-clicking on a '''Time Axis Cell''' or by clicking the '''Configure time-axis''' button on the '''Template/PVP''' form’s '''Main''' tab.
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| − | 3) The redesign places all '''Time Axis '''related global controls on one '''Template/PVP '''form tab as shown here for the '''PVP''' form's '''Time Axis''' tab:
| + | :Read More... [[The Text Collision Avoidance Feature for OnePager 7.0 | Text Collision Avoidance]] 0.4.2.7-70 and [[TBD]] yy.y.y-70. |
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| − | <center>[[File:P61-0_0_4-61-(5)-12102018.png]]</center>
| + | ==The Text Sweeping Feature== |
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| − | 4) The '''Time Axis Upgrade''' also includes enhancements to '''manual editing''' of '''Time Axis Level Cell format properties'''.
| + | TBD on The Text Sweeping Feature |
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| − | 5) As an example of just one of the new capabilities, the illustration below shows a '''Floating Time Axis''' within the '''Graph''': :
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| | ===More Information=== | | ===More Information=== |
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| − | 6) Detailed articles for using the new '''Time Axis Upgrade’s''' features and enhancements can be found at this link: [[Modifying the Time Axis for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Modifying the Time Axis (Portal)]]. 22.0.1-61.
| + | :Read More... [[The Text Sweeping Feature for OnePager 7.0 | Text Sweeping]] 0.4.2.9-70. |
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| − | 7) Please take a moment to look at the Read More… article below which provides an introduction of these new '''Time Axis''' features and enhancements with examples.
| + | ==New Desktop Applications== |
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| − | :Read More... [[Time Axis Upgrades for OnePager 7.0 | Time Axis Upgrades for OnePager 7.0]] 0.4.1.9-61
| + | TBD on New Desktop Applications |
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| − | ==The Honoring Non-Working Time Feature for Percent Complete (%Complete) in Microsoft Project and Excel Source Plans== | + | ===Subheading 1=== |
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| − | 1) The '''Honor Non-Working Time '''feature is an '''advanced feature''' provided in OnePager Pro 7.0 so that you can accurately display '''%Complete''' bars in your project views that match the '''%Complete''' bars in Microsoft Project’s Gantt Charts when you configure the Microsoft Project Calendar with appropriate '''Working '''and '''Non-Working Time'''. This '''advanced feature is also adapted to Microsoft Excel '''source files'''.
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| − | 2) Specifying precise '''Working Hours '''and '''Non-Working Hours''' has an impact on how OnePager Pro 7.0 expresses '''Percent Complete''' ('''%Complete''') when you decide to '''Honor non-working time '''in the calculations. | + | |
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| − | :a) This feature assures that you can apply your Microsoft Project '''Calendar''' and have the OnePager Pro 7.0 '''graph''' accurately reflect the '''percent complete''' information from the '''source plan'''.
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| − | :b) You have the capability to select whether you want to take into account '''source plan''' '''Working Hours''' or '''Elapsed Time''' as is the case with previous versions of OnePager.
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| − | 4) Please take a moment to look at the Read More… article below which provides more details of these new '''Honor Non-Working Time''' features and enhancements with examples.
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| − | :Read More... [[Managing Working Hours and Non-Working Hours for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0#The Honor Non-Working Time Feature | The Honor Non-Working Time Feature for OnePager Pro]] 22.5.3-70 and [[Managing Working Hours and Non-Working Hours for OnePager Express for Version 7.0#The Honor Non-Working Time Feature | The Honor Non-Working Time Feature for OnePager Express]]. 22.5.4-61.
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| − | For OnePager Pro and Express 7.0 there are additional '''Task Bar shapes '''provided in the '''Template/PVP '''form '''Task Bars '''tab’s '''Default Task Bar Styles''' control group at the '''Shape''' dropdown menu and a new '''Color Chooser '''form '''Standard palette '''provided as well.
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| − | 1) The fifteen (15) new '''Task Bar shapes''' provided with OnePager Pro and Express 7.0 are shown below:
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| − | 2) The updated '''Color Chooser '''form with the default '''Standard palette''' looks like this:
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| | ===More Information=== | | ===More Information=== |
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| − | 3) Detailed articles concerning the new '''Task Bar Shapes '''for OnePager Pro and Express 7.0 can be found at these links: [[Task Bars Tab for Version 7.0 (OnePager Pro) | Task Bars Tab for OnePager Pro]] 21.3.1-70and [[Task Bars Tab for Version 7.0 (OnePager Express) | Task Bars Tab for OnePager Express]]. 21.4.1-61
| + | :Read More... [[New Desktop Applications for OnePager 7.0 | New Desktop Applications]] 0.4.3.1-70. |
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| − | 4) A detailed article concerning the new '''Color Palette Upgrade’s''' features and enhancements can be found at this link: [[Creating and Saving Color Palettes for Version 7.0 | Creating and Saving Color Palettes]]. 25.0.1-61.
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| − | In OnePager 7.0 there is a new '''Auto-Save '''feature to assist you with recovering from operating system crashes, laptop battery outages, and other errors where you cannot recover your work effectively.
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| − | 1) The feature is automatically turned '''ON''' when you launch OnePager Pro or Express7.0 either the '''Add-in''' or '''Desktop''' application.
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| − | 2) During the operation of OnePager 7.0, the '''Auto-Save''' feature saves your project view as a '''.TAM''' file in your '''default project view directory'''. This is normally in the '''Documents''' folder under either OnePager Pro or OnePager Express.
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| − | 3) The '''Auto-Save''' file name is in the form of '''_AutoSave_projectviewname.TAM'''. Only the last '''Auto-Save''' file saved exists in your '''default project view directory'''. | + | |
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| − | 4) An '''Auto-Save''' file is written to this folder every five (5) minutes of OnePager Pro or Express 7.0’s operation.
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| − | 5) When you '''Close''' OnePager 7.0 under normal conditions, the '''Auto-Save''' file is '''deleted '''so as not to occupy unnecessary storage space.
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| − | 6) You have the option to turn the '''Auto-Save '''feature '''OFF '''by unchecking the checkbox found on the '''File''' tab of the OnePager 7.0 ribbon at the '''Options''' sub-tab.
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| − | 7) Turning the '''Auto-Save''' feature '''OFF''' causes the feature to remain '''OFF''' until the next OnePager 7.0 launch where you turn the feature back '''ON''' as shown below:
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| | [[Category:Version 7.0]] | | [[Category:Version 7.0]] |
| − | [[Category:Task Links]] | + | [[Category:User Interface Upgrade]] |
| − | [[Category:Time Axis]] | + | [[Category:Rows and Swimlanes Upgrade]] |
| − | [[Category:Task/Milestone Editing]] | + | [[Category:Multiple Swimlanes]] |
| − | [[Category:Color Palettes]] | + | [[Category:Text Collision Avoidance]] |
| − | [[Category:Auto Save]] | + | [[Category:Font Sweeping]] |
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| | [[Category:Ribbon]] | | [[Category:Ribbon]] |
| | [[Category:Project Views]] | | [[Category:Project Views]] |
The subsections below provide an overview and links to more detailed descriptions of these new capabilities and enhancements:
X) Please take a moment to look at the Read More… article below which provides more information on the new OnePager User Interface upgrade with examples.
Y) Please take a moment to look at the Read More… article below which provides an introduction of these new Time Axis features and enhancements with examples.
