InstantProject is a very easy to use application that allows you to quickly visualize your projects taks by offering support for creating projects charts.
Here are some key features of "InstantProject":
· start InstantProject by double clicking on it.
· draw task boxes of any size with the mouse.
· change the size and position of the task boxes at any time by dragging with the mouse.
· change the task type, by choosing from the Format menu from: Process, Milestone, Purpose, Stop.
· enter descriptive text in the box, and format it to your needs, using the Paragraph and Font formatting menus and/or the Ruler.
· drag & drop small images into the descriptive text.
· edit the start date, and edit the task duration in h or the end date.
· enter the short names of passive resources (e.g. raw materials), separated by comma, in the bottom-left text field of the task box.
· enter the short names of active resources (e.g. human resources, analytical devices, bulldozers, etc.), separated by comma, in the bottom-right text field of the task box.
· change the text and font format of said resource fields to your need.
· connect the task boxes by -dragging the connection going from one to a new or another existing box.
· edit the retention period in h of the connection (may be negative).
· define in the Preferences panel the grid space for nice positioning and sizing of the task boxes.
· define in the Preferences panel wether time periods shall be absolute or based on working hours 8-12 and 13-17 (default is working hours).
· -select and-drag-select groups of task boxes.
· arrange selected task boxes forward or backward.
· move around selected task boxes using the mouse.
· delete selected task boxes and selected connections.
· group/lock/align selected task boxes.
· copy and paste selected task boxes to the same or another project network pane.
· -drag selections for dropping a copy into the same or another project network pane.
· use the zoom menu at the bottom-left of the InstantProject document window to zoom in/out your project design.
· copy selected task boxes and paste as PDF image or TSV table into documents of other applications.
· -drag selections for dropping a PDF image or a TSV table into documents of other applications.
· save the project design in the quick and space effective native InstantProject format (.iprj).
· export the project design as a PDF-Image-File.
· export the project design as a TSV-Table-File.
· select "Show Page Breaks" from the View menu, change the Scale percentage in the Page Setup panel and move around the task boxes to adjust your design for multi page printing.
· consult the Operator & Function Reference for a quick review of the calculation terminology, that can be used in the duration fields of the task boxes and retention period fields of the connections.
What`s New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· text now fills the shape in oval and octagonal task boxes for the centered and justified default text alignment.
· activated paragraph menu commands for setting the default alignment of the task description text view.
· hold down the control key while moving or sizing for temporarily disabling snapping to grid.
· fixed regression in v0.5.6, whereby auto hyphenation could not more be set in selected text.
· loop through the dates & times fields of a task box with the tab key.
· fixed display glitches showing the wrong cursor.
· fixed display glitches when auto scrolling for centering the selection within the window.
