Toolbars
Hiding and Displaying Toolbars
All toolbars and areas can be hidden and shown on the screen. Using the View menu, you can show/hide the toolbars.
Changing the position of toolbars
To remove the Toolbar from its fixed position select View > Toolbars and deactivate the corresponding Toolbar, Then you may move the Toolbar with the mouse to another part of the screen or on a second connected Display.
Note: Which toolbars and areas are hidden or displayed - and the size and position of these - is saved for every project file in the file*.
Main Toolbar
The standard toolbar contains the following functions:
New File - Creates a new project file.
Open File - Opens An Existing Project File. If You Already Have A File Open, This Is Closed Automatically. Only One File May Be Open At A Time In Tilos.
Save File - Saves The Current Project File.
Back - If You click The Button back, The working window Changes Back To The Previously Shown Areas.
Forwards - If You Wish To Return To The Working Window That Was Shown Before You Clicked On Back, click The Button forwards.
Options - Opens the Options Dialog.
Snapping and base units - Opens The Snapping and base units Dialog To Change Settings.
Help - Opens The Online Help Directly To The Area clicked on the User Interface Or For Dialogs.
Undo - Click This Button To Undo Last Action
Redo - Click This Button To Redo Last Action
User/Set responsible - Click This Button To Select Default Responsible.
View Toolbar
The View toolbar contains the following functions:
Display view Map - Click This Button To Display cell relations Graphically.
Display/Hide Border - Using This Button, The cell edges Are Hidden And Shown Within The View.
Refresh all Filters in View - Using This Function, All Applied Filters Within The View Are Re-executed.
Cell Organization - Here You Can Insert Or Remove Columns And Rows In The cell system. Furthermore, Cells Can Be Connected To Each Other.
Note: Cells that already contain data or objects cannot be connected/glued together.
Add/Remove Row - Insert/Delete A Horizontal Row Below The Selected Cell.
Add/Remove Column - Insert /Delete A Vertical Column To The Right Of The Selected Cell.
Glue Left/Right/Up/Down Cells - Merge The Selected Cell With The Cell Or Cells Adjacent To It (If Possible). In Some Cell Configurations, There Is No Logical Way To Glue Them Together, So The Operation Is Ignored. Glue Cells Is The Same As Connect Cells On The Cells Menu.
Unglue Cells - Restore All Previously Glued Cells Within The Selected Cell To Their Previous Positions.
Zoom In / Zoom out - Increases / decreases the zoom factor for the view.
Zoom Mode - Use The Magnifier And Drag A Rectangle. The Content Of The Rectangle Is Displayed As Increased.
Display Page Width: This Tool Resizes The View Scale, That The Full Width Of The View Is Visible On Screen
Display Page Height: This Tool Resizes The View Scale, That The Full Height Of The View Is Visible On Screen
Scroll Mode - Moves The Actual Screen Section Horizontally And Vertically.
Zoom - Select A Zoom Factor For The Current View.
Print - click This Button To print the current view.
Display Pagination - Displays The Pagination (Page Breaks) As Blue Separator Lines
Global Change - Opens The Dialog For Global Changes To The Activities.
View Details - Opens The Dialog For View Settings and Layout
Note: The commands shown on the toolbar may vary depending on what type of view is active.
Object Toolbar
Within this toolbar you will see the following functions if you select a time/distance cell or a bar chart cell:
Reschedule Activities (F9) - click This Button To Calculate The Process According To The Reschedule Tool. If There Are External Links Over Several Sub Projects, You Will See The Reschedule Options Dialog.
Detect Activity Clashes - Checks Activities In The Current Sub Project For Overlapping. For This Function, Activities That Should Not Have An Overlap Should Be Identified Accordingly. On Activities Having Option Clash Detection Set In The Tab General Are Included In The Clash Detection Algorithm.
You will see the following functions within the toolbar if you select an object (e. g. an activity):
Up/Down - The Order Of Objects On The Same Layer Is Changed Using These Buttons. Which Object Is In The Foreground, Which Object Is In The Background.
Top/Bottom - The Order Of Objects On The Same Layer Is Changed Using These Buttons. The Selected Object Is Moved Completely Into The Background Or Foreground.
Preset Toolbar
The Preset Toolbar is located beneath the Main Toolbar.
The functionality of the Preset Toolbar is connected with the selected item of the Insert Toolbar.
Select the icon 'Insert Activity' of the Insert Toolbar to get the combo selector for Activity templates. click the icon 'Unselect template' to reset a given preselection of an Activity template.
For the graphical objects, you can set Font, Font size, and other attributes.
If an activity is selected, then the details of the selected Activity are shown.
Insert Toolbar
The default position of the Insert Toolbar is between the Tilos Explorer and the Working Area. Use the Insert Toolbar to insert new objects in a current view. See the detailed description of the objects available in the Reference Manual/Objects.