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Define the Highlight Settings

Use the View Highlights dialog to define or edit the highlights properties of the view.

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

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Project ribbon.
2. Click Colors and Shapes in the View group.
3. Define the list of field names. Double-click item icons to display object names. Select a field or object to see the highlights that are associated with it.
4. View the 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 that is applied to the data. Double-click the Sample column to select the font attributes or if it is a Gantt field, to display the Gantt Symbol and Color Settings dialog.

   Conditions

   Defines the conditions in which the highlight is applied to the element. Double-click the Conditions column to define the conditions.

5. Click OK.
6. Complete one of the following steps:
   • Save the current highlights (.rwh) file.
   • Save the modified settings in a new highlights file.

More information:

Highlights

Create Highlights

Define the Highlight Conditions

Define Highlight Formats

Edit CPM Symbol and Color Settings

Remove Highlights

Delete Highlights