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How to display bars on the resource Gantt chart by item color

Q：How to display bars on the resource Gantt chart by item color

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Steps:

1.Select the Gantt chart in which you want to display bars by item color.
2.Select [Bar Color] - [Item] from the corner part (where the year is displayed) popup menu.

* In this case, display colors need to be specified in the item table.

How to display a connection line only when an operation is pointed to by the mouse

Q：How to display a connection line only when an operation is pointed to by the mouse

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Steps:

How to display a connection line continuously

Q：How to display a connection line continuously

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Steps:

1.Select the resource Gantt chart.
2.Click on the [Display Settings] button on the toolbar to display information about the display settings in the properties window.
3.Change the value of the property "Objects for which to show connection line" in the Bar tab to "Last selected object".
4.By clicking on the bar for which you want to display a connection line, you can display a connection line. You can display a connection line for only one order at a time.
5.Clicking the mouse on other part of the chart than the bar will remove the connection line.

How to display connection lines for multiple orders

Q：How to display connection lines for multiple orders

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Steps:

Clicking bars while holding down the Ctrl key will display multiple connection lines. You can also display connection lines for the range selected using a rubber band. Clicking the mouse on other part of the chart will remove the connection lines.

How to specify not to display connection lines

Q：How to specify not to display connection lines

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How to move an operation using the keyboard

Q：How to move an operation using the keyboard

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Steps:

1.Left-click on one of the tasks of the operation you want to move.
2.Hold down the Ctrl key and press arrow keys.

Right arrow key
Moves an operation to the right. If you move the operation to the rightmost column, you cannot move the operation any further.
Left arrow key
Moves an operation to the left. If you move the operation to the leftmost column, you cannot move the operation any further.
Up arrow key
Moves the selected task to another candidate resource above the current resource. If you move the task to the top of the candidate resources, you cannot move the task any further.
Down arrow key
Moves the selected task to another candidate resource below the current resource. If you move the task to the bottom of the candidate resources, you cannot move the task any further.

When you move an operation using the keyboard, the operation is moved according to the step specified for the property "Operation move step".
Also, if you move an operation by pressing arrow keys while holding down the Ctrl and Alt keys, the operation will be moved according to the step specified for the property "Operation move step (ALT)".
If the selected task or operation is unselected or if you perform some other action after selecting a task or an operation, you will not be able to move the task or operation using the arrow keys. In that case, select the task or operation again using the mouse.

How to full fix a selected operation

Q：How to full fix a selected operation

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Steps:

1.Right-click on the use instruction bar for which you want to full fix the operation.*1 The use instruction bar popup menu will be displayed.
2.Select [Fix] - [Full Fix] from the use instruction bar popup menu. Or, select the target use instruction bar and click on the [Full fix] button on the toolbar.
3.The selected operation will be full fixed. If the operation is full fixed, blue L-shaped marks will be displayed under the use instruction bar.

*1: If you want to full fix multiple operations, you can select multiple use instruction bars according to the following steps: (Note, however, that you perform right-clicking and selecting [Fix] - [Full Fix] only on one of the selected use instruction bars.)

Steps:

1.Hold down the Ctrl key and click one of the target use instruction bars for which you want to full fix operations.
2.Hold down the left mouse button while dragging the mouse to create a Rubber Band encompassing the target use instruction bars.

How to unfix a selected operation

Q：How to unfix a selected operation

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Steps:

1.Right-click on the use instruction bar for which you want to unfix the operation.*1 The use instruction bar popup menu will be displayed.
2.Select [Fix] - [Unfix All] from the use instruction bar popup menu. Or, select the target use instruction bar and click the [Unfix] button on the toolbar.
3.The selected operation will be unfixed. If the operation is unfixed, (various kinds of) blue marks under the use instruction bar will be removed.
4.*1: If you want to unfix multiple operations, you can select multiple use instruction bars according to the following steps: (Note, however, that you perform right-clicking and selecting [Fix] - [Unfix] only on one of the selected use instruction bars.)

Steps:

1.Hold down the Ctrl key and click one of the target use instruction bars for which you want to unfix operations.
2.Hold down the left mouse button while dragging the mouse to create a Rubber Band encompassing the target use instruction bars.

How to fix the assigned resource of a selected operation

Q：How to fix the assigned resource of a selected operation

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Steps:

1.Right-click on the use instruction bar for which you want to fix the assigned resource of the operation.*1 The use instruction bar popup menu will be displayed.
2.Select [Fix] - [Resource Fix] from the use instruction bar popup menu. Or, select the target use instruction bar and click the [Resource fix] button on the toolbar.
3.The assigned resource of the selected operation will be fixed. If the resource is fixed, blue horizontal marks will be displayed under the use instruction bar.
4.*1: If you want to fix resources of multiple operations, you can select multiple use instruction bars according to the following steps: (Note, however, that you perform right-clicking and selecting [Fix] - [Resource Fix] only on one of the selected use instruction bars.)

Steps:

1.Hold down the Ctrl key and click one of the target use instruction bars for which you want to fix resources.
2.Hold down the left mouse button while dragging the mouse to create a Rubber Band encompassing the target use instruction bars.

How to fix the assigned time of a selected operation

Q：How to fix the assigned time of a selected operation

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Steps:

1.Right-click on the use instruction bar for which you want to fix the assigned time of the operation.*1 The use instruction bar popup menu will be displayed.
2.Select [Fix] - [Time Fix] from the use instruction bar popup menu. Or, select the target use instruction bar and click the [Time fix] button on the toolbar.
3.The assigned time of the selected operation will be fixed. If the time is fixed, blue vertical marks will be displayed under the use instruction bar.
4.*1: If you want to fix times of multiple operations, you can select multiple use instruction bars according to the following steps: (Note, however, that you perform right-clicking and selecting [Fix] - [Time Fix] only on one of the selected use instruction bars.)

Steps:

1.Hold down the Ctrl key and click one of the target use instruction bars for which you want to fix times.
2.Hold down the left mouse button while dragging the mouse to create a Rubber Band encompassing the target use instruction bars.

How to fix the assigned resource of a selected use instruction

Q： How to fix the assigned resource of a selected use instruction

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Steps:

1.Right-click on the use instruction bar for which you want to fix the assigned resource of the use instruction.*1 The use instruction bar popup menu will be displayed.
2.Select [Fix] - [Use Instruction Fix] from the use instruction bar popup menu. Or, select the target use instruction bar and click the [Use instruction fix] button on the toolbar.
3.The assigned resource of the selected use instruction will be fixed. If the resource is fixed, red horizontal marks will be displayed under the use instruction bar.
4.*1: If you want to fix assigned resources for multiple use instructions, you can select multiple use instruction bars according to the following steps: (Note, however, that you perform right-clicking and selecting [Fix] - [Use Instruction Fix] only on one of the selected use instruction bars.)

Steps:

1.Hold down the Ctrl key and click one of the target use instruction bars for which you want to fix the assigned resources of the use instructions.
2.Hold down the left mouse button while dragging the mouse to create a Rubber Band encompassing the target use instruction bars.

How to freeze a selected operation

Q：How to freeze a selected operation

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Steps:

1.Right-click on the use instruction bar for which you want to freeze the operation.*1 The use instruction bar popup menu will be displayed.
2.Select [Status] - [Freeze] from the use instruction bar popup menu. Or, select the target use instruction bar and click on the [Freeze operations] button on the toolbar.
3.The selected operation will be frozen. If the operation is frozen, a bold black line will be displayed under the use instruction bar.
4.*1: If you want to freeze multiple operations, you can select multiple use instruction bars according to the following steps: (Note, however, that you perform right-clicking and selecting [Status] - [Freeze] only on one of the selected use instruction bars.)

Steps:

1.Hold down the Ctrl key and click one of the target use instruction bars for which you want to freeze operations.
2.Hold down the left mouse button while dragging the mouse to create a Rubber Band encompassing the target use instruction bars.

How to unfreeze a selected operation

Q：How to unfreeze a selected operation

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Steps:

1.Right-click on the use instruction bar for which you want to unfreeze the operation.*1 The use instruction bar popup menu will be displayed.
2.Select [Status] - [Unfreeze] from the use instruction bar popup menu. Or, select the target use instruction bar and click on the [Unfreeze operations] button on the toolbar.
3.The selected operation will be unfrozen. If the operation is unfrozen, a bold black line under the use instruction bar will be removed.
4.*1: If you want to unfreeze multiple operations, you can select multiple use instruction bars according to the following steps: (Note, however, that you perform right-clicking and selecting [Status] - [Unfreeze] only on one of the selected use instruction bars.)

Steps:

1.Hold down the Ctrl key and click one of the target use instruction bars for which you want to unfreeze operations.
2.Hold down the left mouse button while dragging the mouse to create a Rubber Band encompassing the target use instruction bars.

How to freeze operations within a frozen period

Q：How to freeze operations within a frozen period

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Steps:

1.In the project settings, check the property "Enable scheduling freeze period" in the Time periods tab.
2.In the project settings, specify a value for the property "Freeze period end time".
3.For the resource you want to auto-freeze, change the value of the property "Freeze period end time" to D.
4.Select [Schedule] - [Auto-Freeze Operations...] from the main menu.

How to hide Sundays from a Gantt chart

Q：How to hide Sundays from a Gantt chart

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Steps:

1.Select the resource Gantt chart.
2.Select [View] - [Display Settings] from the main menu.
3.Select the Time axis tab of the properties window.
4.Click the [+] sign to the left of the property "Day of week zoom factor".
5.Specify 0 for [Sun].

How to display nighttime at 50% width and daytime at 100% width on a Gantt chart

Q：How to display nighttime at 50% width and daytime at 100% width on a Gantt chart

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Steps:

1.Click on the [Display Settings] button on the toolbar.
2.Properties of the display settings will be displayed in the properties window.
3.Select the Time axis tab of the properties window.
4.Properties related to the time axis display will be displayed in the properties window.
5.Specify the following value for the property "Time of day zoom factor" so that the daytime will be displayed at 100% and nighttime at 50%.
0:00-9:00,0.5,0;9:00-18:00,1,0;18:00-24:00,0.5,

How to specify 9:00 - 17:30 as time periods to display on the Gantt chart

Q：You can specify certain time periods to ...

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You can specify certain time periods to be displayed on the Gantt chart by specifying a value for the property "Time of day zoom factor".

Steps

1.Select the resource Gantt chart.

2.Select [View] - [Display Settings] from the main menu.

3.Select the Time axis tab of the properties window.

4.Specify 9:00-17:30 for the property "Time of day zoom factor".