In Ganttic, each planning element - Resources, Tasks, and Projects, have their own individual colors. Find out how to set the color scheme for Resources and discover how to use that to take planning to the next level.
Must Know
- Owners, Admins and Users with Add/edit Resource tasks permissions can apply individual Resource colors.
- Resource colors are applied via the Resource Edit Dialog.
- The color chosen for a Resource is visible on the Resource List, Calendar View, and Agenda View.
- In a View’s Gantt chart, the Taskbars can be color coded using these Resource colors.
Applying Resource Colors
- Click on a Resource Name to open its Resource Edit Dialog. Do this from the Resource List, a Single Project View, or a Custom View.
- Click the color box next to the Resource Name. This will open the color pallet.
- Choose a color or create and use a custom color. Assign a color to the Task and hit Save.
Resource Colors in Action
Once you’ve added colors to Resources, here’s where they’ll be present in your Ganttic planner.
On the Resource List
See the color chosen to represent that Resource from the Resource List. Its color is the first thing on the row.
NB! Click the color or on the Resource Name to edit the color and other details related to that Resource.
In the Calendar View
On the Calendar View, on-going Tasks are colored by the Resource color. Choose on the side whose information is displayed on the Calendar and double check who is represented by which color.
In the Agenda
Open the Agenda from the Calendar View. The dot next to the date coincides with the Resource. That way you can see who’s got work going on for that day.
In a View
Resource colors can also be used in Custom or Single Project Views. The Taskbars on the Gantt chart can be set to reflect the Resource colors. Giving an additional color coding system for that View and an easy identifier of who’s doing what.
Applying Resource Colors to Taskbars
- Open a Single Project or Custom View.
- Open Taskbar Coloring from the View’s toolbar.
- Select Resource colors from Resource Data section
- Hit Apply (temporary) or Apply and Save (permanent)to save it to your View.
- See your Taskbars in this specific View colored by Resource Colors.
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