Thick Borders

The Milestones Simplicity schedule below has a thick border effect which makes for a crisp and colorful presentation.  This article describes how to do this.

Click here to download a Milestones Simplicity example (works in both Milestones Simplicity and Milestones Professional) or see the instructions below the example to learn how to add this effect to one of your schedules.

To set up your "borders":

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Choose the Layout tab.

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In the page Size section choose the Full Page Layout Dialog:

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Under Left Text Column Widths, set your left most column width to 0.2.

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Under Right Text Column Widths, set your left most column width to 0.2.

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Now, choose the Legend tab.

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Set the Legend Height to 0.2

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Click OK.

To color your left and right "borders":

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Using the arrow tool, double-click the headings for one of the new columns. The Column Properties box appears.

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On the Column Heading tab, under the Heading Colors set Color: to the color you want for your border.

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On the Column Formatting tab, under the Column Background Color and Special Effects set Back Color: to the same color.

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Repeat for the other column.

To color your bottom "border":

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Click on the legend the toolbar will change to Current Object: Legend select Switch to Full Legend.

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In the Background section change the Background Color: to the color you used for the left and right columns.

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In the Legend Size and Frame Settings section make sure that the Leave a Gap between Chart and Legend is not checked on.