Special effects

Gradient fills allow for some interesting special effects which can make the schedules really stand out. The schedule areas that allow gradient fill are columns, bars, task rows, legend, column headings, date headings, schedule area, DataGraphs, symbol text, drawn boxes, drawn circles, curtains, and individual cells.

Here is what the different shading effects look like:

The symbol text background box and freeform text have an additional special effect available:

Special effects: Target color

The schedule areas that allow color fade effects are columns, bars, task rows, legend, column headings, date headings, schedule area, DataGraphs, symbol text, drawn boxes, drawn circles, curtains, and individual cells.

By choosing a color, a target color, and a special effect, the background fill color fades from the color to the target color.