View Menu (Alt+V)
Command | Function | Enabled when active window is: | Corresponding toolbar |
|---|---|---|---|
Layout | Enables you to create, open, or save a layout. The available options correspond to the currently active window. | Activities, Projects, Resource Assignments, Work Breakdown Structure, Tracking | |
Show on Top | Enables you to choose the type of layout you want to display in the top portion of the active window. The available options correspond to the currently active window. | Activities, Projects, Resources, Resource Assignments, Work Breakdown Structure | |
Show on Bottom | Enables you to choose the type of layout you want to display in the bottom portion of the active window. The available options correspond to the currently active window. | All | |
Bottom Layout Options | Enables you to customize the tabs that display in Activity Details. | Activities | None |
Bars | Opens the Bars dialog box. Use the Bars dialog box to specify the style and labels for the bars in a Gantt Chart. This command is enabled when you display a Gantt Chart in the active window. | Activities, Projects, Tracking, Work Breakdown Structure | |
Barchart Options | Opens the Bar Chart Options dialog box. Use the Bar Chart Options dialog box to customize your current Gantt Chart display. | Activities | |
Columns | Opens the Columns dialog box. Use the Columns dialog box to customize the columns that display in the active window. The available options vary for each window. This command is enabled when you display a table view in the active window. | All except Reports | |
Timescale | Opens the Timescale dialog box. Use the Timescale dialog box to specify the timescale you want to display in the current Gantt Chart, profile, or spreadsheet layout. | Activities, Projects, Resource Assignments, Tracking, Work Breakdown Structure | |
Filter By | Opens the Filters dialog box. Use the Filters dialog box to select a predefined filter or to create a custom filter. The available options vary for each window. | All except Project Expenses and Work Breakdown Structure | |
Group and Sort By | Opens the Group and Sort dialog box. Use the Group and Sort dialog box to specify grouping and sorting criteria. The available options vary for each window. | All | |
Progress Line | Shows or hides the progress line in a Gantt Chart. The progress line shows the progress of activities and how the project is performing relative to the baseline project. | Activities | |
Progress Spotlight | Enables or disables the Progress Spotlight feature. When Progress Spotlight is enabled, the module highlights the activities that fall between the last data date and the new data date in the Gantt Chart. | Activities | |
Attachments | Enables you to add curtain and text attachments, and to show or hide all curtain attachments. Curtain attachments highlight a specific time period in a Gantt Chart, while text attachments display custom text you enter in a Gantt Chart. This command is enabled when you display a Gantt Chart in the Activities window. | Activities | |
Line Numbers | Numbers each row in the Activities view.
| Activities | |
Activity Critical Path | Enables you to filter the view to show only the activities on a critical path to a selected activity. This command is enabled when you display an Activity table or Gantt Chart in the active window. | Activities | |
Check Schedule | Enables you to filter the available activities to those that fail specific tests in the Check Schedule Report. This command is enabled when you display an Activity table or Gantt Chart in the active window. | Activities | |
Table Font and Row | Opens the Table, Font and Row dialog box. Use the Table Font and Row dialog box to change the appearance of text, color, and the height of rows in your display. The available options vary for each window. | All | |
Activity Network | When the Activity Network is displayed in the top layout of the Activities window, you can set Activity Network options, open an Activity Network layout, or save the Activity Network layout. | Activities | |
Arrange Children | Enables you to arrange children horizontally or vertically in chart views. This command is disabled when you display a table or Gantt Chart in the active window. | Projects, Resources, Work Breakdown Structure | |
Align Children | Aligns children to the left, right, or center in chart views. This command is disabled when you display a table or Gantt Chart in the active window. | Projects, Resources, Work Breakdown Structure | |
Chart Box Template | Enables you to apply an existing chart box template to the current layout, or customize your own. This command is disabled when you display a table or Gantt Chart in the active window. | Projects, Resources, Work Breakdown Structure | |
Chart Font and Colors | Enables you to customize fonts and colors in chart views. This command is disabled when you display a table or Gantt Chart in the active window. | Projects, Resources, Work Breakdown Structure | None |
Launch | Enables you to open the selected work product or document's private or public file and its associated application. This command is enabled when the selected document has a defined private or public file location. | WPs & Docs | |
Hint Help | Enables or disables Hint Help. | All | |
Zoom | Enables you to zoom in or out of a timescaled layout (Gantt Chart, spreadsheet, or profile). You can also re-size chart views to fit the entire chart into the visible area. | Activities, Projects, Resource Assignments, Tracking, Work Breakdown Structure | |
Expand | Expands all collapsed elements in a grouped or hierarchical table view. | All | |
Collapse All | Collapses all expanded elements in a grouped or hierarchical table view. | All | |
Collapse To | Opens the Collapse To dialog box. Use the Collapse To dialog box to select the grouping band you want to collapse or expand in the current layout. The selection available in the list is based on the grouping bands displayed in the current layout. | Activities, Projects, Resource Assignments, Tracking, Work Breakdown Structure | |
Toolbars | Enables you to choose the toolbars you want to display. | All | None |
Reset All Toolbars | Resets all toolbars, default icons, and toolbar locations back to factory defaults. | All | |
Lock All Toolbars | Set to lock toolbars in their current positions. | All | |
Tab Groups | Enables you to merge or create new tab groups. | All |