Calendar View Properties dialog - Calendar View Details tab
You use the Calendar View Details tab of the Calendar View Properties dialog to edit the name of the
If you change a user view that has been set up by another user, you are warned and given the option to save the view as a new view rather than changing the existing view.
How to access the Calendar View Properties dialog
To access the Calendar View Properties dialog
- On the View tab, in the Views group, click Properties when the current view is a calendar view.
- On the View tab, in the Views group, click the New dropdown and select Calendar view.
Explanation of the fields on the dialog
| Field | Description |
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| Name | Enter a name for the calendar view. |
| Category |
If you want to assign a category to the calendar view, select a view category.
Categorising views makes it easier to find the view you are looking for, for example when selecting a view to apply to the current project. Whenever you select a view, they are arranged into their categories, with any views that do not belong to a category being displayed below the view categories that do exist.
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| Filter | Select the filter to apply to this calendar view by default. |
| Default print profile |
Select the print profile to use by default for printing when this view is the current view.
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| Project view |
Select this check box if you want this to be a project view, or clear the check box if you want it to be a user view. This check box is greyed out if you do not have access rights to create project views, as you can only create user views.
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| Display on menu | Select this check box to display the view on the View dropdown in the Views group on the View tab, or clear the check box if you want it to be available only via the More Views dialog. |
| Lock view settings |
Select this check box to prevent any changes that you or other users make to the view from being saved, or clear the check box to enable users to save changes to the view.
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| Visible to all users | If you are creating a user view, select this check box if you want this view to be available to all other users, or clear the check box if you want the view to be available to yourself only. Project views are available to all users automatically. |
| Available in Project Viewer |
Select this check box if you want to make this view available when users open this project in Elecosoft's free project viewing software - Project Viewer - or clear the check box to hide the view from users when the project is opened in Project Viewer.
Clearing this check box is a simple way of hiding views that contain sensitive information - for example, cost information - from users of Project Viewer. |
How do I...
... specify the details of the selected calendar view?
- Type a name for the view in the Name field.
- If you want to assign a category to the calendar view, select a view category in the Category field. Categorising views makes it easier to find the view you are looking for, for example when selecting a view to apply to the current project. Whenever you select a view, they are arranged into their categories, with any views that do not belong to a category being displayed below the view categories that do exist.
- From the Filter field, select the filter that you want to apply to this view. All the filters in the project are available in this list.
- In the Default print profile field, select the print profile to use by default for printing when this view is the current view.
The following fields appear greyed out if the view is currently locked to another user. - Select the Project view check box if you want this to be a project view, or clear the check box if you want it to be a user view. This check box is greyed out if you do not have access rights to create project views, as you can only create user views.
- Select the Display on menu check box if you want to display the view on the View dropdown in the Views group on the View tab, or clear the check box if you want it to be available only via the More Views dialog.
- Select the Lock view settings check box to prevent any changes that you or other users make to the view from being saved, or clear the check box to enable users to save changes to the view.
- If you are creating a user view, select the Visible to all users check box if you want this view to be available to all other users, or clear the check box if you want the view to be available to yourself only. Project views are available to all users automatically.
- Select the Available in Project Viewer check box if you want to make this view available when users open this project in Elecosoft's free project viewing software - Project Viewer - or clear the check box to hide the view from users when the project is opened in Project Viewer. Clearing this check box is a simple way of hiding views that contain sensitive information - for example, cost information - from users of Project Viewer.