Zoom and pan

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Zoom and pan

When you open WorkPlanner, the sidebar on the left and the time scale in the calendar view appear. You can change the application window at any time:

•Increase or decrease the calendar view size by turning the sidebar on or off.

•Increase or decrease the time scale and level of detail in the calendar view by zooming.

•Move the calendar view without changing time scale and level of detail by panning.

•Move the timeline to today's date without changing the current time scale.

•Increase and decrease the size of the time scale without changing the time scale and content.

You can also reset the calendar view you worked on to its original appearance.

 

Turn on or off the sidebar

Increase or decrease the calendar view size by turning the sidebar on or off in one of the following ways:

•In the menu bar select Settings > Turn sidebar on/off.

•In the toolbar press Turn sidebar on/off .

•Press F9.

 

Zoom

Increase or decrease the time scale and level of detail in the calendar view by zooming in one of the following ways:

•Use the mouse wheel: Scroll the mouse wheel forward to zoom in and backward to zoom out.

•Use one of the predefined zoom modes:

oSelect Window > Year scale, Month scale, or Day scale.

oPress any of the icons Year scale, Month scale or Day scale in the toolbar.

 

Lock the time scale

You can lock the time scale so that it does not change when you zoom. This can be used, for example, if you want to print a fixed scale timetable.

1.Press Lock time scale . You can still zoom in and out in the view but the time scale (year, month or day) remains the same.

Press again to unlock the time scale.

 

Pan

Move the view in the calendar in one of the following ways:

•Press and hold the mouse wheel and move the pointer to pan freely in the calendar view.

•Press Previous or Next in the toolbar to move the timeline one period backward or forward. Each click moves the timeline one period according to the selected time scale, for example, one day, week, month, or year.

To pan to the tasks that you have changed in the current planning version, in the sidebar select the tab Planning version and right-click on the name of the planning version and select Show affected tasks.

Move the timeline to today's date

You can quickly move the timeline to today's date without changing the current time scale.

Move the timeline using one of the following methods:

•Select Window > Today's date.

•Click the Today's date calendar icon in the toolbar.

The timeline is centered on the current date and time.

Increase or decrease the time scale

You can increase and decrease the calendar view and its contents both vertically and horizontally without changing the time scale or content. Use this feature to customize the content for printing.

1.Use the tool Free scaling in one of the following ways:

•From the menu bar: Window > Free scaling.

•From the toolbar: Free scaling.

2.Left-click and drag in the calendar view.

 

Reset the calendar view

Reset the calendar view to default in one of the following ways:

•In the toolbar press Return to start view.

•From the menu bar: Select Window > Reload all views.

•In the toolbar press Reload all views.

•Press F5.

Selected components in the calendar view are deselected and highlighted components are turned off.