Changing the look of the Work pane

You can control the look of the Work pane.

Procedure

  1. Start the Options dialog box by clicking Tools in the main menu and choosing Options.
  2. Click the View tab, then click Work Pane in the left pane.
  3. Change the ledger line option.

    By default, this option is selected and the ledger line in the Work pane matches the color of the project being shown.

    If you clear this option, the ledger lines will be the same as in other dialog boxes.

  4. Change the maximum number of tabs displayed in the Work pane.

    By default, a maximum of 10 tabs can be displayed in the Work pane. You can use the up arrow to increase the number of tabs or the down arrow to decrease the number of tabs.

  5. Change the maximum number of characters that display in tab titles.

    By default, a maximum of 20 characters display in tab titles. Use the up arrow to increase the number of characters or the down arrow to decrease the number of characters.

  6. Change the kind of objects that will display in the Work pane when selected in the Explorer pane.

    By default, any object you select in the Explorer pane displays in the Work pane. You can change this setting to show only projects or only projects and tasks in the Work pane.

  7. To return to the default settings after making changes, click Use Defaults.
  8. Click Apply or OK to save the changes.

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