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Working with an Outlined Schedule 4-2

Outlining Tools and Formatting

To create an outlined schedule, at least one of your columns should display indented text in order to see which

tasks are outlined to which levels—as in the “Projects” column on the previous page.

Set the indentation amount for column text

1. Click once on the column heading with the arrow tool. This will display the Selection menu.

2. Under Current Object: Column Heading, choose Switch to Column.

3. Under Column Type and Format | Indenting per Outline Level, enter an amount in inches, such as .25

or .30. Press the apply button

 This is the amount of space that each

successive outline level will be indented for this

column.

For example, outline level 2 will be indented .30

inches from the cell’s left margin, level 3 will be

indented .60 inches from the left, and so on.

4. If you use one of the methods described on the following pages to outline task rows without ﬁ rst setting

the text indentation amount for a column, the Indent Column dialog box will appear. This will allow you to

choose which column you would like to indent and the indent amount.

Outlining tools

1. The Tab key on your keyboard can be used to indent tasks for outlining purposes. This feature can be

turned on and off as follows:

• Choose Tools | Program Options | Edit.

• Use TAB key for Outlining.

• Now, by selecting a task row and then pressing Tab, the outline level increases by 1 (e.g. from

level 2 to 3). By pressing Shift+Tab, the outline level decreases by one (e.g. from level 3 to 2).

1. By selecting a task row with the arrow tool, you can quickly indent task rows using the (outdent)

and (indent) icons found in Selection | Task Row Settings | Outline Level.

2. Yet another way to indent for outlining is using Alt+Shift+Left Arrow key for outdenting and

Alt+Shift+Right Arrow key for indenting.

Outline tasks as you enter them

1. Click the tool in the toolbox.

2. Click once in the ﬁ rst cell below the column heading, and

type an Outline Level 1 task name.

3. Click the key on your keyboard to go to the next cell in the

column.

4. Press the Tab key (or click the icon), and type the

Outline Level 2 task name.

5. Click the  key on your keyboard to go to the next cell in the

column (cursor is displayed).

6. Use Tab or , and enter the next task name.