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You can adjust the Task View.
You can also add new user columns to the default column set. This is useful when you create links to external
project files that contain more fields than TimeLiner.
To move a column
1 Open the TimeLiner window, and click the Tasks tab.
2 Position the mouse over the header of the column you want to move, and press the left mouse button.
3 Drag the column header to the desired location, and release the left mouse button.
To resize a column
1 Open the TimeLiner window, and click the Tasks tab.
2 Select the grid line at the right border of the column header of the column you want to resize.
3 Drag to the right to enlarge the column, or to the left to shrink it.
To specify sort order
1 Right-click the header of the column you want to use, and click Sort to open the shortcut menu.
2 Select Ascending or Descending to specify a sort order.
Ascending order sorts the column starting with the smallest value and ending with the largest value (for
example: a-z, 0-9, Monday-Friday). Descending order sorts the column starting with the largest value and
ending with the smallest value.
NOTE If sorting is selected on the Status column, activities will be sorted from early through to late start for
ascending, and vice-versa for descending.
3 By default, Autodesk Navisworks preserves the task hierarchy during the sorting process, that is tasks are
sorted first by container, then by container contents. If you want to turn this option off, right-click any
column header, and click Sort ➤ Maintain Hierarchy. The tasks and containers will be treated as unrelated
items.
NOTE You can only sort by one column at a time. Instead of using the shortcut menu to change the sort order, you
can click the heading of the desired column. This alternates the sort order between ascending and descending.
To add a user column
1 In the TimeLiner window, the Tasks tab, right-click any column header and click Add User Column on the
shortcut menu.
2 Click one of the ten available user fields, for example User 1.
The custom user column has been added to TimeLiner. By default, it's got the same name as the option you
clicked on the shortcut menu.
3 Right-click the added column, click Rename User Column, and type in a new name, for example 'Cost'.
NOTE To populate this column with data, you must map the user field (in this case, User 1) to the corresponding data
field in each of the linked project files. For more information, see “
Field Selector Dialog Box” on page 393.
To delete a user column
1 In the TimeLiner window, the Tasks tab, right-click the header of the column you want to delete.
2 Click Delete User Column on the shortcut menu.
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