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How to change a chart caption

Q：How to change a chart caption

A：

Steps:

1,Open the chart of which you want to change the caption.
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 "Caption" in the View tab.

* When no value is specified, the default chart name will be displayed.

How to zoom selected cells

Q：How to zoom selected cells

A：

Steps:

1.Display a Gantt chart.
2.Hold down the Shift key and drag the cells you want to zoom.
3.The range of the cells you selected will be highlighted.
4.Click the [Zoom cells] button on the toolbar.
5.The selected range of cells will be zoomed.

For the resource Gantt chart, you can use the following zoom method instead of clicking the [Zoom cells] button on the toolbar.

Steps:

1.Place the mouse cursor on the body part of the highlighted range of cells and click the right mouse button. The body part popup menu will be displayed.
2.Select [Zoom to Selected Cells] from the body part popup menu.

How to display all cells

Q：How to display all cells

A：

Steps:

1.Display a Gantt chart.
2.Click on the [Display whole area] button on the toolbar.
3.Or, select [Chart] - [Display Area] - [Whole Area] from the main menu.
4.All cells will be displayed at a reduced size.
5.If the scheduling period is too long to display the whole area, the cells will be displayed at the minimized size.

How to filter rows of a chart

Q：How to filter rows of a chart

A：

Steps:

1.Select [Table] - [Filter...] from the menu bar. The Filter Expression Editor will be displayed.
2.In the Filter Expression Editor, specify a condition(s) with which you want to filter the chart rows.
3.Click on the [OK] button. The chart rows will be filtered as you specified.

How to sort the vertical axis of a chart

Q：How to sort the vertical axis of a chart

A：

Steps:

1.Select [Table] - [Sort...] from the menu bar.
2.The sort dialog will be displayed.
3.In the sort dialog, specify a condition(s) with which you want to sort the vertical axis.
4.Click on the [OK] button.
5.The chart rows will be sorted as you specified.

How to display a related time chart

Q：How to display a related time chart

A：

Steps:

Displaying a related time Chart from a table view

Steps:

1.Display a table from [Table View] in the main menu.
2.Select a record you want to display in a time chart (you can select multiple records).
3.Right-click on the selected record and select [Jump] - [Chart] from the popup menu.
4.The selected record will be displayed a time chart.

Displaying a related time chart from a time chart

Steps:

1.Display a time chart.
2.Select a record you want to display on a related time chart (you can select multiple records).
3.Right-click on the selected record and select [Jump] - [Chart] from the popup menu.
4.The selected record will be displayed a time chart.

How to split a chart horizontally

Q：How to split a chart horizontally

A：

Steps:

1.Display a chart and select [Window] - [Split] from the main menu.
2.Move the mouse cursor to the position at which you want to split the chart and click the left mouse button.
3.The chart will be split horizontally at the specified position.

How to zoom in and out a chart display

Q：How to zoom in and out a chart display

A：

Steps:

1.Select the chart you want to zoom.
2.Hold down the Ctrl key and roll the mouse wheel.
3.If you roll the mouse wheel down, the chart will be zoomed in. If you roll the mouse wheel up, the chart will be zoomed out.

[Specifying a zoom factor]

Steps:

1.Select the chart you want to zoom.
2.Click on the [Display Settings] button on the toolbar.
3.Properties of the display settings will be displayed in the properties window.
4.Select the All properties tab from the properties window.
5.Click the [+] sign to the left of the property "Table view settings".
6.Specify a factor for the property "Zoom".

How to specify the default resource quantity for a calendar object

Q：How to specify the default resource quantity for a calendar object

A：

Step:

1.In the calendar table, specify the default resource quantity in the "Resource quantity" field of the target resource.