Add symbols and bars many ways

1. Click (toolbox Plus  tool).

2. Click once on a symbol in the toolbox.

3. Click once on a horizontal bar in the toolbox.

4. Move the cursor to the schedule area in between the line guides for the task row. Now, the cursor looks like this:     On the schedule, click the existing symbol with the left mouse button and “drag” (move the mouse horizontally while holding down the left mouse button). Now, the cursor looks like this:

5. Upon reaching the appropriate date, release the mouse button to add the symbol.

 The status bar at the bottom of the screen indicates the date and time as the mouse is moved.  To see the hourly and minutely detail, choose Dates | Start and End Dates | More Settings: .  Then click on Hourly/Minute. Check Allow Hourly Detail and Allow Minute Detail.   

1. Click once on the small plus next to the task bar to be added:
2. Move the cursor to the schedule area in between the line guides for the task row.
3. Move the cursor to the appropriate date, as shown by the tip which appears next to the cursor.  
4. Click and hold the mouse button at the start date, drag to the left or right.
5. Release the mouse button at the task's end date.

The status bar at the bottom of the screen indicates the date and time as the mouse is moved.

  By default, when adding or moving symbols within a zoomed-in view (e.g. 200%), the schedule scrolls to areas outside the immediately viewable area when the cursor hits the edge of the viewable area. Change this default setting under Tools | Program Options | Dates | Scroll schedule automatically when cursor hits edge of window.

Add a blank/null symbol to the toolbox:

1. In the toolbox, double-click a symbol which will be changed to the null symbol.

2. In the Standard Shapes list, choose # 28.

3. Click the Text and Date Properties tab.

4. Click the Hide option for Date Placement to hide the date.

5. Repeat for the symbol at the other end of the bar, to create a bar like this:

Add a bar with no visible end points to the schedule:

1. Click the small plus to highlight the bar with no visible end points. 

2. Move the cursor to the schedule area in between the task line guides.

3. Move the cursor to the appropriate date, as shown by the Tooltip which appears next to the cursor. Now, the cursor looks like this:  

4. At the start date, click and hold the mouse button, then drag to the right and release the mouse button at the task's end date.  As the mouse is moved, an image appears like the one below.

resulting bar:     

Example 1:

Bar: Shape # 5 with symbol shape #28 as endpoints

BIRDS: symbol shape #5 for "birds".

Example 2:

Bar: Bar shape # 8 with thick line pattern  and  symbol shape #28 as endpoints,

Birds: symbol shape #68 and 69 as birds.

Example 3:

Bar: Bar shape #9 with line pattern #27

Birds: Symbol #3

When adding a milestone symbol with minute and hourly detail turned on, use the "snap to minute" option to more easily force symbols to fall on specified increments.

For example, if an increment of 30 minutes is chosen, as the mouse is moved, times will be displayed every 30 minutes. Options for “Snap To” include: none, 5, 10, 15, 30, and 60. (Choose 60 to only display times every hour.)

Turn on the snap to minute increment option:

1. Choose Tools | Program Options | Dates.

2. Look under the Symbol Placement section.

3. Choose a value from the list labeled “Snap” to Minute Increment (5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes).