Strategy One
Configure the Project Status Message
Administrators need to be able to communicate important information to users in a visible yet non-disruptive way. For example, you may need to display system availability messages such as announcing an upcoming maintenance window, indicate the last time that the project was updated, or other administrative messages.
Enable and Configure a Status Message for a Project
- Open the Workstation window.
- In the Navigation pane, click Projects.
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Right-click a project and choose Properties.
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In the left pane, click Project Status Message.
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Toggle on Enable Project Status which opens the Position and Content section.
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Select whether to display the message at the Top of the Page or Bottom of the Page.
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In the content box, type the text to display.
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Use the toolbar below the content box to format the text.
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You can switch to an HTML editor by clicking the HTML Editor icon
in the format toolbar. To switch back, clickthe HTML Editor icon
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When you are in the HTML Editor, the icon displays in blue on a gray background, rather than in black.
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To add a timestamp, position your cursor in the text box in the location to add it, then click the calendar icon
in the toolbar. The timestamp of the current date and time is added at the location. You can use this to indicate a new message. -
To add a link:
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Position your cursor in the text box in the location to add the link.
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In the format toolbar, click Insert Link
in the toolbar. -
In the Insert Link dialog box, type the Text to Display.
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Type or copy and paste the URL in the Address box.
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Click OK.
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To add an image:
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Position your cursor in the text box in the location to add the image.
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In the format toolbar, click the HTML Editor icon
in the format toolbar. -
Type the following code in the location to display the image, replacing Image Location and ##:
<p> <img src="https://Image Location"
style="width:##px;height:##px">
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Switch back to the preview view by clicking the HTML Editor icon
again.
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- Click OK.
