Timeline Appearance dialog
You use the Timeline Appearance dialog to configure the appearance of the project timeline.
How to access the Timeline Appearance dialog
To access the Timeline Appearance dialog:
- If the timeline pane is not currently displayed, on the View tab, in the Show group, click Timeline to display it.
- Click in the timeline pane.
- On the Format tab, in the Style group, click Timeline Appearance.
Explanation of the fields on the dialog
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Change Font | Click this button to select the font in which to display text in the project timeline. |
| Marker colour | Specify the colour of the dropline that indicates the current date in the project timeline. |
| Font colour | Specify the colour in which to display the word 'Today' at the top of the dropline that indicates the current date in the project timeline. |
| Border colour |
Specify the colour of the border that appears around the scroll area in the project timeline.
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| Folding calendar |
If you want to fold away non-working time in the project timeline according to a particular calendar, select the calendar in this field. If you do not want to fold away non-working time, select 'None'.
Selecting a calendar here may mean that certain tasks are not displayed in the project timeline. For example, if you add a task that takes place on a Saturday to the timeline but apply a folding calendar in which Saturdays and Sundays are non-working time to the timeline, the Saturday task will not appear, as Saturdays and Sundays will be omitted from the timeline. |
How do I...
... configure the appearance of the project timeline?
- To display text in the project timeline using a particular font, click Change Font to display a dialog in which you can specify the font, style, size and colour.
- Specify the colour of the dropline that indicates the current date in the project timeline in the Marker colour field.
- Specify the colour in which to display the word 'Today' at the top of the dropline that indicates the current date in the project timeline in the Font colour field.
- Specify the colour of the border that appears around the scroll area in the project timeline in the Border colour field.
- If you want to fold away non-working time in the project timeline according to a particular calendar, select the calendar in the Folding calendar field. If you do not want to fold away non-working time, select 'None'.