Explore Open Plan
This section covers the primary aspects of Open Plan and explains how the various functionalities of the application operate.
The Open Plan Window, Tabs, Menus, and Commands
The Open Plan window offers an overview of the various menu options, commands, tabs, icons, and menu groups available in Open Plan.
Open Plan Explorer
Open Plan Help System
Open Plan Briefcasing Feature
The briefcasing feature of Open Plan enables you to check out a project, work on it, and then check it back in.
Favorites
Open Plan enables users to identify their favorite views, sorts, and filters to make it easy to access and use them.
Fields in Open Plan
Open Plan supports different types of fields.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Open Plan features a number of keyboard shortcuts that facilitate operations within the system.
Log Viewer
You can use the Open Plan Log Viewer to review the log files that have been created during the current session of Open Plan as well as to view previously saved log files.
Modeless Dialog Boxes
A number of dialog boxes in Open Plan are modeless; in other words, you can leave these dialog boxes open when performing other operations.
Resizable Dialog Boxes and Box Resizing
You can resize many dialog boxes in Open Plan. Use the grabber pad in the bottom right corner of the dialog box to resize it.
Shortcut Properties
You can change the properties of a shortcut by displaying its Properties dialog box.
Sending Project Information via Email
If your installation of Windows specifies a MAPI-compliant application (such as Microsoft Outlook) as your default email system, you can use the Open Plan email feature to send project, resource, or code information using electronic mail.
Spell Checker
Standard Date Formats
You can specify the appearance of the dates in the date scale by entering a format for the date.
System Utilities
Open Plan includes a number of special system-level utilities to provide features related to file management and security.
Parent Topic:
Getting Started
Related Topics:
The Open Plan Window, Tabs, Menus, and Commands Open Plan Explorer Open Plan Help System Open Plan Briefcasing Feature Favorites Fields in Open Plan Keyboard Shortcuts Log Viewer Modeless Dialog Boxes Resizable Dialog Boxes and Box Resizing Shortcut Properties Sending Project Information via Email Spell Checker Standard Date Formats System Utilities
