Project Stand-Alone Graphical Indicators (Red, Yellow, ....)

[Charles S]

I am using Projects in a stand alone mode and need to modify the Graphical
Indicators (Icons) I want to add a (R, G, and Y) to the (Red, Green and
Yellow) colored circle icons. This way when the project plan is printed on a
Black and White printer the status can be understood.

Back ground Info:
I created a Text 19 Column and called it Status. I right mouse clicked on
the column and selected Customized Fields. I select the radio button
Graphical Indicator then left mouse clicked on the button Graphical
Indicator. From there I can create the conditions that display the Icons. I
need to customize or add new icons to this selection.

Any ideas?

 

[Rob Schneider]

I looked again, and don't see in the library of graphics R, G, and Y
labels on red, green, and yellow circle icons.

What I've done in past where this was an issue, and it is surely very
"hokey", is use the coloured "smiley faces" to represent the three
levels of attention.

Or you could create another custom field that implements a function that
based on your field Status and returns the words "Red", "Green", and
"Yellow" or "R", "G", and "Y". Not as intuitive, but works.


--rms

www.rmschneider.com

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

I always use different shapes (red square, yellow diamond, green circle,
etc.) to make plans more accessible to the color blind - and the folks with
B&W printers.

That's what I see most typically.


-A