Deltek Open Plan Help

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
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Symbols Dialog Box

This dialog box enables you to manage the custom symbols that can be used in many Open Plan views.

The dialog box is divided into two panes: Shape Categories and Symbols.

Shape Categories

This pane of the dialog box contains a list of currently defined shape categories. The categories are an easy way to organize the numerous symbols included with Open Plan as well as custom symbols you might add. Selecting a category displays the symbols included in that category in the Symbols pane. Two special categories are also included:

  • <All Shapes>: Selecting this category displays all the symbols available for use by Open Plan.
  • <Uncategorized Shapes>: Selecting this category displays those shapes that have not been assigned to a category. The <Uncategorized Shapes> category does not appear if there are no uncategorized shapes in the system.

Symbols

This pane of the dialog box contains a list of the symbols that are currently available in the selected category. When you select a symbol from the list in the Symbols pane, it is displayed as a preview on the right side of the dialog box.

Resizing

In addition to using the grabber pad in the bottom right corner to resize the dialog box, you can also resize the Shape Categories and Symbols boxes. When you hover your cursor between the two boxes, your cursor changes to a slider bar. Click and hold your mouse button and drag left or right to resize the boxes.

Buttons

The table below provides information about the buttons in this dialog box.

Button Description
Add Click this button to display the Add Symbol dialog box that you can use to locate and select a file to use as a custom symbol. Open Plan allows you to use both Meta Files (.wmf) and Enhanced Meta Files (.emf) graphics.
Edit Select a symbol from the list and click this button to display the Edit Symbol dialog box that you can use to edit the description and shape category of the symbol.
Delete Select a symbol from the list and click this button to delete the symbol. Before actually performing the action, however, Open Plan asks that you confirm the deletion. If you delete the last symbol in a category, the category is removed from the list of categories.