In essence, there are three hierarchical levels of formatting. "Hierarchical" because a higher level of formatting will overwrite a lower level. The levels are: Custom Formatting (at the top), Automatic Formatting, and Themes (at the bottom). Themes are the default formats set according to the theme you are using. They can be accessed and configured by going to Tools|Options|General Application Options|Themes and Formatting|Edit theme. Automatic Formatting is conditional i.e. formatting is applied if certain customizable conditions are met. Automatic formatting is accessed by going to Tools|Options|Current MLO data file|Automatic Formatting|Automatic Formatting Rules. Custom formatting is applied to individual folders or tasks but can be set to apply to subtasks as well. Custom formatting can be accessed by going to the Properties Pane for a task and selecting the Format section. If the Format section is not displaying you can enable it Tools|Options|Current MLO data file|Appearance|Show Task properties|Task Format.
The green tasks you refer to are active tasks. They become active when a start/due date is current/past or if a task is the next to be done in the outline. Custom formatting can be used to enforce consistency if that's what you want but it's useful to use automatic formatting to bring tasks to your attention when scanning the outline. Leaving active tasks green is also a good idea as this can alert you to something which is preventing the task from showing in the ToDo view. It's best to experiment with all the different levels of formatting until you get the setup that works for you. Personally, I use all three. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en.
