Boxed text to annotate symbols

Question:     

I am a PowerPoint user and would like to have a PowerPoint feel on my Milestones project schedule.

Is there any way to make something like this appear near one of my symbols:

 

Answer:

Yes, any symbol in Milestones can have boxed text like the illustration above.

Set up the symbol in the toolbox:

  1. Double-click one of the symbol in the toolbox.

  2. Choose the Text and Date properties tab.

  3. Fill area around text.

  4. Draw border

  5. Choose the Fill Color, Target Color.

  6. To get the rounded edges, use Edge Color for Special Effects.

 

Example:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

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Applies to Milestones Professional:      2019        2021        2023

 

 

 

 

      

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