What does the “Status” group mean?
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The “Status” group is the default grouping for the Bubble View. It shows the tasks in your project grouped by their Task Status field:

• Late
• On Schedule
• Complete
• Future Tasks

How do I assign resources to a task in Bubble View?
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In order to assign resources to a task in Bubble View, double click on the desired task bubble or right click on it to open/select Task Information dialog. After that, go to the Resources tab, type the name of the resource and then click on “OK” button inside the Task Information dialog for the changes to take effect.

How do I rename a task in Bubble View?
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In order to rename a task in Bubble View, double click on the desired task bubble or right click on it to open/select the Task Information dialog. Type the new name of the task and press on “Ok” button inside the Task Information dialog for the changes to take effect.

How can I open the Task Information dialog for a task/group?
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In order to open the Task Information dialog for a task, please double click on the desired bubble task. Also, you can open the Task Information dialog by right clicking on a task bubble and selecting Task Information option. The Task Information dialog isn’t available for Group bubbles.

What are the information about a task/group that I can find in Information Card?
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In the information card you can find the following elements about a task/group:

1. Task / Group Name
2. Task / Group Duration
3. Task / Group Start Date
4. Task / Group Finish Date
5. Task / Group Cost
6. Task / Group Progress (% Complete)
7. Task Status (Late / On Schedule / Complete / Future Task)
8. Summary tag (only for summary tasks)

How can I see more information about a task or group?
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In order to see more information about a task or a group, move the pointer on the desired task bubble and an information card will appear.

How do I move a task bubble in the view?
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The position of a task bubble cannot be changed permanently. It can only be moved in the view but it cannot be saved in the new position. In order to move a task bubble in Bubble View, click on the bubble, then hold and drag it in the new desired position.

How can I reset the Bubble View?
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The “Reset” option allows you to revert to the initial view. In order to reset the Bubble View, you can use the reset button from the right-bottom side of the view.

How do I zoom in or zoom out in Bubble View?
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You can zoom in/zoom out in Bubble View using the zoom control buttons from the right-bottom side of the view. Also, you can use the mouse scroll to zoom in/zoom out in the view.

How can I enable the full screen mode in Bubble View?
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In order to enable the full screen mode in Bubble View, you can click on the Full Screen button from the right-bottom side of the view. Also, the Full Screen option can be found in Window menu.

How can I center the Bubble View?
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You can center the Bubble View by pressing on the “Center” button which can be found in the right-bottom side of the view. Also, the view can be centered by pressing the “spacebar” key.

How can I change the group in Bubble View?
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In order to change the group in Bubble View, click on the Group box from the right-upper side of the view. A dropdown will appear which provides a list of built-in groupings that will help you better organize your visualization.

How can I search for a specific task in Bubble View?
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You can search for a specific task in Bubble View by clicking on the search icon from the upper right side of the view. The search icon expands a search box that will help you search for a specific task name. The view is centered on the result you clicked. Pressing the “Enter” key will automatically go to the first result.

What is “View Legend”?
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“View Legend” shows the styling for bubbles in the current visualization. It can be collapsed / expanded by click on View Legend. View Legend is automatically updated to reflect the formatting rules for the current visualization.

How can I expand or collapse the bubbles?
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You can click on summary bubbles / groups to expand or collapse them.

What do the bubbles represent in this view?
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All tasks are represented as bubbles of different sizes and colors. The size of a group / summary bubble is given by the number of subtasks contained - big bubbles represents lots of subtasks. The color of a bubble is given by the group or by formatting rules that matches the task.

Can I apply filters on Bubble View?
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You can apply filters on the Bubble View, so you can focus easily on the tasks that you are interested in. In order to apply a filter, select the Filter option under Project menu, and select a filter from the list. To apply a filter that isn’t in that list, click More Filters, select a filter from the dialog and then click Apply.

How do I use the Bubble View?
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Bubble View is available for all your projects, you just have to access it from the left side View Bar or from View menu – Bubble View. Once you clicked on Bubble View button, you will see the default Bubble View, which will open on Status group.

What is Bubble View?
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Bubble View offers a dynamic and colorful visualization of your project. It allows you to easily visualize tasks based on certain task field values (i.e. Duration, Status, Critical, Milestones, Cost). You can either use the built-in groups to group your tasks based on specific criteria (i.e. task status), which will conveniently colorize the tasks based on their group, or provide your own formatting rules based on task fields value.

How do I solve the overallocation on a resource assigned to 2 different tasks that are in progress at the same time?
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In Gantt Chart view, please insert the units allocated by the resource for a specific task. For example, if a resource allocates 50% for each task, in Resource Names column insert resource_name[50%].

How to change color of arrows from task to task?
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To change the color of the line between task bars, please select a color from menu Format-Gantt Chart Style. Then, in order to change the color of the bars, please go to menu Format – Bar Styles.

How to change all the bars from Bar Styles?
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To change the bar style for all tasks, please click on Format menu - Bar Styles. Then, for each type of task you can change the bar appearance.

How can I modify the text from bars to appear on top of them?
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In order to modify the text from bars to appear on top of them, go to the Format menu and then select the Bar Styles option. Then, select the "Text" tab and from "Top" select the desired value and press "OK".

Why some resources have the text color red?
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The application tells you that you have an overallocated resource by making the entire resource font with red in Resource Sheet view and displaying a warning icon.

How can I save the print to PDF?
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From the Print dialog you can choose to print the project on paper or to a PDF file by selecting the "Save to PDF" from the "PDF" dropdown in the lower left corner of the dialog.