Define Highlight Settings

Highlights › Define Highlight Settings

Use the View Highlights dialog box to define or edit the view's highlights properties.

Tip: To apply new highlights to a project, set the path and file name of the new .RWH file on the Locations tab in the Options dialog box.

To define a view's highlight settings

Select Colors and Shapes from the View group in the Project ribbon.
The View Highlights dialog box opens.
Define the following:

List of field names

Double-click item icons to display object names. Select a field or object to see the highlights associated with it.
View the following highlight settings in the following columns

Type of Element

Defines the element to which the highlight is applied.

Sample

A graphic display of the highlight applied to the data. Double-click to select font attributes including color, or if it is a Gantt field, to display the Gantt Symbol and Color Settings dialog box.

Conditions

Defines the conditions in which the highlight is applied to the element. Double-click to define the conditions in the Highlight Condition dialog box.
Click Save.
The Save As dialog box opens.
Do one of the following:
- Save the current highlights (.rwh) file.
- Save the modified settings in a new highlights file.
The View Highlights dialog box closes.

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