Milestone Appearance Properties dialog
You use the Milestone Appearance Properties dialog to maintain the details of the selected milestone appearance. You can change the name and appearance of the milestone appearance, specify the way in which milestones that use this appearance are aligned in relation to the actual point of time on which the milestone occurs, and specify the order in which the milestone appearance appears in the legend in printouts and in the project view.
How to access the Milestone Appearance Properties dialog
To access the Milestone Appearance Properties dialog, right-click a milestone appearance in Library Explorer and select Properties.
Explanation of the fields on the dialog
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Enter a descriptive name to apply to the milestone appearance. |
| Appearance | Select the shape to apply to the milestone appearance. |
| Sort order |
Enter a number that determines the order in which the milestone appearance appears in the legend in printouts and in the project view. Milestone appearances with a lower number appear above those with a higher number.
To order milestone appearances in printout legends according to their sort order, select the Use milestone appearances library sort order check box on the Legends section of the tree in the Appearance tab of the Print dialog. If you do not select this check box, milestone appearances appear in legends in the order in which milestones of each appearance appear in the printout. To order milestone appearances in the project view according to their sort order, click the Sort milestone appearances by - Sort order radio button on the View tab of the Options dialog. If you do not click this radio button, milestone appearances appear in the project view in alphanumerical order. |
| Left |
Click this radio button to align milestones that use this appearance to the left of the actual point in time on which the milestone occurs.
It may be useful to align milestones that use appearances such as |
| Centre |
Click this radio button to align milestones that use this appearance in the centre of the actual point in time on which the milestone occurs.
It may be useful to align milestones that use vertically-symmetrical appearances such as |
| Right |
Click this radio button to align milestones that use this appearance to the right of the actual point in time on which the milestone occurs.
It may be useful to align milestones that use appearances such as |
How do I...
... specify details of the selected milestone appearance?
- Enter a descriptive name to apply to the milestone appearance in the Name field.
- Select the shape to apply to the milestone appearance in the Appearance field.
- In the Sort order field, enter a number that determines the order in which the milestone appearance appears in the legend in printouts and in the project view. Milestone appearances with a lower number appear above those with a higher number.
- Click one of the Alignment radio buttons to determine the way in which milestones that use this appearance are aligned in relation to the actual point of time on which the milestone occurs. For example:
- It may be useful to align milestones that use appearances such as
or 
to the left, so that the pointed element of the milestone "points" at the point in time on which the milestone occurs. - It may be useful to align milestones that use vertically-symmetrical appearances such as
or 
to the centre. - It may be useful to align milestones that use appearances such as
or 
to the right, so that the pointed element of the milestone "points" at the point in time on which the milestone occurs.
- It may be useful to align milestones that use appearances such as
- Click Close.