About the Gantt Toolbar and Icons

The Gantt displays buttons and drop-down lists on the toolbar to help you. It also displays icons in the Gantt table and chart. The toolbar buttons, icons, and their uses are listed below.

In the Gantt, you can...	Using this button...	To enable you to...
Click Go to display planning objects		Prefilter the planning objects before they are displayed in the Gantt. Available when "Use Prefiltering" is selected in the Gantt Preferences.
Select a View		Select the columns to display in the Gantt.
Filter the View		Filter the information displayed in the columns.
Further Filter the View		Further filter the information displayed in the columns. These filters appear once you click Show Advanced Filters. These filters are available in the Collaborative Gantt.
Manage Views		Enables you to customize the views available in the Gantt. For more information on how to create views in this dialog box, see "About Register Views".
View the Help		Displays the help for the Gantt.
Show Advanced Filters		Display Filters 2 and 3, as mentioned above.
Edit Gantt Preferences		Display the Edit Gantt Preferences dialog box.
Show Gantt Chart View		Display the Gantt chart and table.
Show Spreadsheet View		Display the Gantt table and a Usage table for each planning object as per period values. This set of values is adjustable in the Usage Configuration.
Show Combined View		Display the Gantt chart, table and usage curves.
Save		Save changes in the CPM Gantt.
Refresh		Refresh the Gantt.
Print		Print the Gantt.
Export		Export the Gantt to an external format.
Row Specific Commands		Display commands for the currently selected planning object. Also enables you to perform actions such as Insert Task, Create Task, Create Summary.
Undo		Clear the last change you made.
Redo		Reapply the change you cleared.
Sort Order		Apply a sort order to the planning objects.
Descending Sort Order		Sort the planning objects in alphabetically descending order.
Show/Hide Summaries		Show or hide the summaries. Other planning objects are still displayed.
Show/Hide Milestones		Show or hide the milestones. Other planning objects are still displayed.
Show/Hide Tasks		Show or hide the tasks. Other planning objects are still displayed.
Show/Hide Assignments		Show or hide the task assignments in the Gantt chart.
Show/Hide Deleted		Show or hide the deleted tasks.
Show/Hide Approved Schedule Bars		Show or hide the approved schedule bars in the Gantt chart. Available in Gantt and Combined Views
Show/Hide Baseline Schedule Bars		Show or hide the baseline schedule bars in the Gantt chart. Available in Gantt and Combined Views
Show/Hide Current Schedule Bars		Show or hide the current schedule bars in the Gantt chart. Available in Gantt and Combined Views
Show/Hide Links		Show or hide the links between planning objects in the Gantt chart. Available in Gantt and Combined Views.
Rollup to Summary		Display the child planning object summaries in the parent summary. Available in Gantt and Combined Views.
Change Timescale		Display the desired time line in the Usage chart. Choose D for days, W for weeks, M for months, Q for quarters, or Y for years. Available in Spreadsheet and Combined Views.
Zoom In		Zoom in on the displayed area of the Gantt chart. Available in Gantt and Combined Views.
Zoom Out		Zoom out from the displayed area of the Gantt chart. Available in Gantt and Combined Views.
Zoom Selected Task		Adjust the timescale to the best fit for the selected planning object in Gantt chart. Available in Gantt and Combined Views.
Go to Selected Task		Scroll timescale to display the currently selected planning object. This button is helpful if you've selected a task, then scrolled the Gantt up or down.
Reschedule to Status Date		Reschedule all tasks and their assignments. When you click this button, the calendar appears. Choose the new resume date for tasks.
Split Assignment		Split the time that the task assignment is schedule for. This enables you to indicate that a task should start at a certain date, that work may stop on it for a period of time, and that work shall resume at a later date.
CPM Calculation		Turns the CPM calculation on or off. Available in CPM Gantt only.
Chain Tasks		Creates Finish-to-Start links between the selected tasks, in the order that they appear.
Unchain Tasks		Deletes the links between selected tasks.
Show Levels Menu		Lets you quickly expand or collapse the planning object levels to the desired level. The "?" enables you to choose a level from 0 to 9. The "*" expands all levels.

In the Gantt, this icon...	Is used to indicate...
	A planning object is waiting to be approved.
	A planning object was modified after it was approved and needs to be re-approved.
	Information in a cell can be edited. Click this triangle to make the cell editable.
	The planning object work is complete.
	The planning object work is scheduled for the future.
	The planning object work is in progress.
	The planning object work is in progress, but the work was initially delayed.
	The planning object work had not started and has passed the start date.
	The planning object contains references to Proliance documents.
	A summary. The dark blue in the icon indicates that work has started in the summary.
	A summary with the milestones and tasks rolled up.
	A milestone. The milestone may also be approved or baselined. In this case, a second orange or blue diamond appears behind this diamond.
	A task has a current, baselined, or approved schedule. The current schedule is displayed in green, the approved in blue, and the baselined in orange.
	A planning object is linked to another planning object
	The lines between one part of the task and the next part indicate that the assignment has been split.
	A planning object can be marked as in progress or complete. Once you see this icon, click and drag to show progress on the object, or to show the object as complete.
	A planning object's duration can be increased or decreased. Once you see this icon, click and drag to change the duration.