Format Ribbon

Format options may vary according to the selection of either Bar Chart, Crosstab or Resource Bar Chart.

Group	Description
Setup Layouts Task Bar Chart ONLY	Task Table Layout - setup the task table layout. The user can set a range of fields and dimensions that are to be included in the Task Table. See Task Table Layout. Default Field Formats - setup default formats for all fields. See Default Field Formats. Bar Chart Layout - setup the bar chart layout. The user can select the Gantt bars to be displayed, their color, symbol, or pattern. See Bar Chart Layout.
Setup Layouts Crosstab View ONLY	Cross Tab Table Layout - this tab allows the user to select the appearance of the reported totaled fields in the Crosstab reports. See Cross Tab Table Layout. Default Field Formats - setup default formats for all fields. See Default Field Formats. Cross Tab View Layout - setup the Crosstab View layout. See Cross Tab View Layout.
Setup Layouts Resource Bar Chart ONLY	Resource Table Layout - setup the resource table layout. See Resource Table Layout. Default Field Formats - setup default formats for all fields. See Default Field Formats. Resource Bar Chart Layout - setup the resource bar chart layout. See Resource Bar Chart Layout.
Format Crosstab View ONLY	Cross Tab (Text) - select this option to Display tabular text values in the Crosstab View. To cancel this view the user will need to select one of the other options available. Histogram of totaled fields - select this option to Display a single histogram of selected totaled fields in the Crosstab view. Histogram per row - select this option to Display one histogram per row in the Crosstab view, i.e. one histogram for each item in the Crosstab view table. This is the default setting for the Crosstab.
Filtering Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart ONLY	All tasks - change the totaled/resource fields to display values for ALL tasks. Selected tasks - change the totaled/resource fields to display values for SELECTED tasks only. Filtered tasks - change the totaled/resource fields to display values for FILTERED tasks only.
Project	Timescale - within an DTS Project the user can set the detailed information that is stored within the date bar. See Timescale. Status Bar - the six panels of the Status bar display information about the tasks in your DTS project. The user is able to customise the screen view using the Status bar settings. See Status_Bar. Labels - this option enables users to set up the task tooltip definition. Users can select the fields to display in the tooltip. This option is disabled in the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart. See Labels. Timeline - displays a high-level timeline overview of the schedule. This option is disabled in the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart. See Timeline.
Column	Title - changes the selected column's title (heading). Width - changes the selected column's width. Column Format - changes the selected column's format. Alignment - changes the alignment of the selected column's text to left-align, center or right-align. The alignment does not apply to the Name column. Decimals - decreases/increases the number of decimal places to display for the selected field.

Group

Description

Setup Layouts

Task Bar Chart ONLY

Task Table Layout - setup the task table layout. The user can set a range of fields and dimensions that are to be included in the Task Table. See Task Table Layout.

Default Field Formats - setup default formats for all fields. See Default Field Formats.

Bar Chart Layout - setup the bar chart layout. The user can select the Gantt bars to be displayed, their color, symbol, or pattern. See Bar Chart Layout.

Setup Layouts

Crosstab View ONLY

Cross Tab Table Layout - this tab allows the user to select the appearance of the reported totaled fields in the Crosstab reports. See Cross Tab Table Layout.

Default Field Formats - setup default formats for all fields. See Default Field Formats.

Cross Tab View Layout - setup the Crosstab View layout. See Cross Tab View Layout.

Setup Layouts

Resource Bar Chart ONLY

Resource Table Layout - setup the resource table layout. See Resource Table Layout.

Default Field Formats - setup default formats for all fields. See Default Field Formats.

Resource Bar Chart Layout - setup the resource bar chart layout. See Resource Bar Chart Layout.

Format

Crosstab View ONLY

Cross Tab (Text) - select this option to Display tabular text values in the Crosstab View. To cancel this view the user will need to select one of the other options available.

Histogram of totaled fields - select this option to Display a single histogram of selected totaled fields in the Crosstab view.

Histogram per row - select this option to Display one histogram per row in the Crosstab view, i.e. one histogram for each item in the Crosstab view table. This is the default setting for the Crosstab.

Filtering

Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart ONLY

All tasks - change the totaled/resource fields to display values for ALL tasks.

Selected tasks - change the totaled/resource fields to display values for SELECTED tasks only.

Filtered tasks - change the totaled/resource fields to display values for FILTERED tasks only.

Project

Timescale - within an DTS Project the user can set the detailed information that is stored within the date bar. See Timescale.

Status Bar - the six panels of the Status bar display information about the tasks in your DTS project. The user is able to customise the screen view using the Status bar settings. See Status_Bar.

Labels - this option enables users to set up the task tooltip definition. Users can select the fields to display in the tooltip. This option is disabled in the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart. See Labels.

Timeline - displays a high-level timeline overview of the schedule. This option is disabled in the Crosstab View and Resource Bar Chart. See Timeline.

Column

Title - changes the selected column's title (heading).

Width - changes the selected column's width.

Column Format - changes the selected column's format.

Alignment - changes the alignment of the selected column's text to left-align, center or right-align. The alignment does not apply to the Name column.

Decimals - decreases/increases the number of decimal places to display for the selected field.