User manual

Customizing the Toolbox 3-10
Set Horizontal Bar Defaults
To change the attributes of a horizontal bar in the toolbox, double-click on the bar in the toolbox. Any changes to the
bar in the toolbox will affect all occurrences of that bar on the schedule.
Change bar shape, pattern, colors, fade effect, and shadow
 Choose from more than 40 Bar Types.
 Choose from more that 50 Fill Patterns.
» Marbled bar fi ll patterns are full-colored bitmaps which will ignore any Fill Color settings. These
horizontal bar fi ll patterns increase the size of printer fi les and metafi les, especially on high-
resolution printers. Thus, printing time may be increased.
 Choose a Fill Color that fi lls the inside of the bar.
 Choose the Line Pattern and Line Color that encompasses the bar.
 Choose an Arrowhead Size if the bar is a line with an arrow ending.
 Choose the Shadow Settings color and size.
 Choose a Type of Effect to fade from the Fill Color to white.
Override a bar’s default fi ll color
The bar fi ll color can be overridden on a bar-by-bar basis once a bar is placed on the schedule.
1. Click the tool.
2. On the schedule, click once on the left-most symbol to which the bar is attached. The Selection menu in
the toolbar is now displayed.
3. Under the Size/Color tab, fi nd the Override Symbol and Bar Colors section.
4. For 1st Bar Color, click the box to the right to choose a color
To set a bar’s defaults:
1. Double-click a bar in the toolbox.
2. Click a drop-down menu to view
the options.
The Sample Bar changes to match your
selections, as you make them.