Making Flag Toolbar

[Daly de Gagne]

I would like to create the flag toolbar, and also understand how I can assign a particular label or name to each flag.

The help file says to tear the top part of the flag drop-down menu from the item menu by dragging it.

I have tried to do this, and am probably doing something wrong because it is not working.

Could someone help me through the steps of creating the toolbar menu and renaming the flags?

Thank you.

Daly

[janrif]

Originally posted by Daly de Gagne
I would like to create the flag toolbar, and also understand how I can assign a particular label or name to each flag.[snip]
Tools / Attributes / Flag / Properties / Change List Values

Daly, I assume you know clicking on the dot to the left of an item in the explorer outline brings up the flag menu?

[quant]

and for making the flag toolbar, click and drag where the arrow points ...

[Daly de Gagne]

Originally posted by janrif
Tools / Attributes / Flag / Properties / Change List Values

Daly, I assume you know clicking on the dot to the left of an item in the explorer outline brings up the flag menu?

Jan, thanks for that.

I should have known that but didn't.

I did work with tearing off the flag tool bar from the item menu. It took several attempts for it work smoothly, but I finally got a flag tool bar.

My other question is this -- I seem to recall someone, it may have been you, saying there was a way to assign a name to each coloured flag. Do I recall correctly?

If I am recalling correctly, how does one go about doing that?

Thanks for your help.

Daly

[Daly de Gagne]

Originally posted by quant
and for making the flag toolbar, click and drag where the arrow points ...

Quant, thanks for that.

After several attempts I noticed the arrow points. After several more attempts (grin) I was actually able to do it.

I repeat the question I just asked in my reply to Jan -- is there any way to rename the flags so that instead of saying blue, for example, they might say "learning" or "more study"?

Thanks.

Daly

[janrif]

Originally posted by Daly de Gagne
I seem to recall someone, it may have been you, saying there was a way to assign a name to each coloured flag. Tools | Attributes | Flag | Properties | List Value

[Daly de Gagne]

Originally posted by quant
Jan already replied to that, go to Tools / Attributes / Flag / Properties / Change List Values

At the risk of appearing stupid, what do I do when I get there. It is not clear to me what I change to get the result I want. I am sure it is easy if I know what it is.

Thank you.

Daly

[Daly de Gagne]

Originally posted by Daly de Gagne
At the risk of appearing stupid, what do I do when I get there. It is not clear to me what I change to get the result I want. I am sure it is easy if I know what it is.

Thank you.

Daly

It occurred to me that it is sufficient just to change the flag colour it self to whatever name I want for it -- but before I start experimenting, I want to be sure I am doing the right thing.

Daly

[quant]

Originally posted by Daly de Gagne
It occurred to me that it is sufficient just to change the flag colour it self to whatever name I want for it -- but before I start experimenting, I want to be sure I am doing the right thing.

Daly

yep, that's it

[janrif]

Originally posted by quant
yep, that's it ... now you can go on and create your own attributes with their (predefined) values, custom forms/searches, ... , possibilities endless :) For clarification... you aren't referring to flags here.... are you? If you are, please amplify a bit.

[Daly de Gagne]

Originally posted by quant
no, no, no ... but it seemed like Daly never created any attribute, so just to give him a little push :-)

Quant, with all due respect, Daly has created attributes.

He does not need a little push. He needs a specific answer to his specific question.

I am aware of thinking that someone, perhaps Jan, as you suggested, talked about assigning a name to a flag other than the flag's colour.

In fact, you say that in your post to me.

Now what are you saying?

Is it possible to name a flag or not?

And if it is possible, is it by writing over the flag colour (eg. over red) in the tool/attributes/property box?

I am hesitant to experiment because of the issues I continue to have with Launch and web pages though, if you check the thread on that subject, you will see I may have resolved the problem.

Daly

[quant]

Sorry Daly, I didn't mean to disrespect or anything like that ...
You can do your tests on your test database, it wont affect your main one if it's closed.

I probably confused people in this thread more than helped, so my posts in this thread stop here.

[Daly de Gagne]

Originally posted by quant
Sorry Daly, I didn't mean to disrespect or anything like that ...
You can do your tests on your test database, it wont affect your main one if it's closed.

I probably confused people in this thread more than helped, so my posts in this thread stop here.

No apology necessary, Quant. I just wasn't sure what you were getting at (grin).

Take care,

Daly

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