Tasks Dialog

Used to view the Task List and to select the tasks, workflows, and tools with which you need to work.

By default, the Task Navigation is presented as a workflow in the ribbon. You can change the presentation as a Tasks dialog by setting the Presentation option to Dialog in the Preferences dialog, Task Navigation category.

The size of the icons in the Tasks dialog is set in the Preferences dialog, Task Navigation category. You also can choose to show or hide Navigation tools.

By default, the Tasks dialog is docked to the left edge of the application window, and the active task is the ConstructSim task. You can also dock the Tasks dialog to the right edge of the application window.

You can resize, minimize, dock, undock, open, and close the Tasks dialog. You can open a workflow in a separate instance of the Tasks dialog.

If you hide tools while viewing tasks in the Tasks toolbox or in views, these tools will be hidden in the Tasks dialog.

Setting	Description
Tasks	Clicking this task displays all tasks in a hierarchical tree. Clicking a task in the tree expands the task, making it the root task, and hides the other tasks. Once a subordinate task has replaced Tasks as the root task, clicking the task's tab displays all tasks in a hierarchical tree. Clicking Tasks in the tree resets Tasks as the root task.
Main task tools	In the default setup, tools from the Main toolbox do not display on the Tasks dialog. To display the Main task tools in the Tasks dialog, turn on the Show Main Task Tools check box in the Task Navigation category of the Preferences dialog.
Task tabs	Clicking the down arrow on a task's tab expands the task so you can see the tasks and tools in it. Clicking the up arrow collapses the task and hides them. You can click the icons on a task's tab to view the tools in one of several layout modes: Icon Layout mode List Layout mode Panel Layout mode The icon belonging to the first tool in a task is displayed on the task's tab. In the default setup the following tabs are visible: ConstructSim Examine Markup
Pop-up menu for the selected task	Right-clicking a task presents a list of settings for the task. Set as Task Root — The selected task becomes the root task, which moves it to the top of the Tasks dialog and hides the other tasks. Clear Task Root — Resets the task so that is no longer the root task. Layout Mode > Icon — Displays the tools as icons only. Layout Mode > List — Displays the tools' icons, position mappings, and names. Layout Mode > Panel — Displays the tools' position mappings and icons. Apply Layout Mode to All — Applies the current task's layout mode to all tasks. Open as Toolbox — Opens the selected task as a toolbox. Open in new Dialog — It must be a workflow and must have child tasks in it in order to open it in a separate dialog. When the Tasks dialog is docked, the new dialog appears on a separate tab at the bottom of the Tasks dialog. Display Help — Available only if a help topic is linked to the selected custom tool, task, or workflow. Opens the help topic. Show/Hide Tools > (Tools' names) — Allows you to show or hide individual tools. Show/Hide Tools > Show All — Shows all of the tools. Show/Hide Tools > List — Lists the tools in a dialog in which you can choose which to show or hide them.