Set Up Text Panel Columns (presentation)

Use the Presentation tab on the Text Panel Column Setup dialog to control display and numeric formatting in Gantt chart text panel columns.

Ways to access

Right-click the header of any Gantt chart text panel column, and select Edit Column. Click the Presentation tab.

Width - Set the width of a column, given in centimeters (cm).
Alignment - Choose a preferred text alignment between Left, Center, and Right. (Except 'Bar line title' with the usual standard setting 'Left'.)
Private font settings - Overwrite the column header settings. The corresponding Font option turns into active mode. Click the Edit font settings icon and set user-defined font formats.

Date format - Shows the format of the date-related columns. Set user-defined formats by the input field.
System setting - dd/mm/
Distance unit - The activated drop-down menu corresponds to the distance-related columns.
km | km+ | m | Mile post | Miles + Feet - This is a list from the library of distance units and can be changed.
No decimals - (disabled by default)
Duration unit - Shows the format that corresponds to duration-related columns. These durations can be freely formatted using any time units in Library | Other Libraries | Units.

Possible selections are:

calendar days | Working days as fixed entries

All time units are set in library units.

Calculate reference values - Combined with the operator, this enables the calculation of the displayed value according to the following concept:

Table

If the value to print is numeric then a transformation can be done. Then the result of that transformation will be printed.

Reference field - Choose the corresponding value to the calculated item.
Function - Choose 'Division' or 'Subtraction'. Date-related information displays only 'Subtraction'.
Data source - Choose 'Planning' or 'Baseline'. The active status of the drop-down menu corresponds to user-defined settings.

Enable conditional formatting - Display a colored value or symbol.
Print circle instead of value - Optionally, display a colored circle instead of the value. The color is taken from the chosen interval color.
Interval Color - Choose the color of the interval.

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