Project Planning and Scheduling Using Primavera Version 4.1: For Engineering & Construction and Maintenance & Turnaround

By Paul E. Harris

8 Formatting the Display

Overview

This chapter shows you how to set up the on-screenpresentation so that the schedule will be easier to read and more consistent. This chapter coversthe following display customizing topics:

Topic	Menu Command
Formatting Columns	Open the Column form: Select View, Columns , or Click on the button.
Formatting Activity Bars	Open the Bar form: Select View, Bars , or Click on the button.
Formatting Row Height	Open the Table, Font and Row form by selecting View, Table Font and Row .
Formatting Fonts	There are limited options for formatting fonts: Text fonts are formatted in the Fontform accessed from the Table, Font and Row form whichis opened by selecting View, Table Font and Row , button. Notebook entries may be edited when entered.
Formatting Colors	There are limited options for formatting colors: Text colors are formatted in the Colorform accessed from the Table, Font and Row form whichis opened by selecting View, Table Font and Row , button. Bar Colors are covered in the Formatting the Bars paragraph of this chapter on page 8-3.
Format Timescale	Click on the button, or Select View, Timescale ,or Right-click in the Bar Chart area and select Timescale .
Format Gridlines	Bar Chart Horizontal Gridlines are formatted in the Bar Chart Options form, Generaltab.