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How do I clear the yellow box surrounding a blocking object?

November 26, 2018

If an object is blocking the movement of another object (i.e. if it has been actualized or constrained), a notification will appear and it will become spotlighted in yellow. To...

How does the advanced text positioning work?

November 26, 2018

These options do not correspond with the positioning of the text box on the canvas, only the behavior when the page size is changed or the canvas is stretched. By...

When an activity goes critical, how can I display its original color?

November 26, 2018

Criticality is determined as soon as a given factor (i.e. float, drift, or total float) is less than or equal to a given threshold (i.e. value). By default, the threshold...

If logic mode is on, why do I still have negative-gap links?

November 26, 2018

Once created, negative-gap links will not be corrected by the system until Logic Mode is turned back on and one or more of the activities impacting these links are moved...

When linking activities, how can I automatically collapse the gaps?

November 26, 2018

Sometimes, it may be desirable to draw and link activities rapidly, without worrying about entering exact dates or fine-tuning them on the canvas. This may be achieved by clicking the...

How do I link more than two activities?

November 26, 2018

More than two activities can be linked together using the FS Chain Link icon on the toolbar, provided that they are all finish-to-start (no overlapping). Select the desired objects on...

What are the rules for using embedded nodes?

November 26, 2018

Embedded nodes are used to create start-to-start or finish-to-finish relationships. A start embed can only be placed on a predecessor activity and linked to a successor activity or finish embed....

How do I link overlapping activities?

November 26, 2018

If two activities selected for linking are overlapping on the timescale (e.g. the start of a successor starts before its predecessor finishes), an error message will occur. This is because...

What is the difference between a milestone and a benchmark?

November 26, 2018

Milestones and benchmarks both represent events which have no duration in time. Milestones, however, are known as tracking – once linked, a start milestone will snap to the start of...

Why can’t I paste activities into my new plan?

November 26, 2018

You can copy activities from one plan and paste them into another, so long as they fit within the range of the calendar where they’re being pasted. The calendar start...

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