# Timescale Dialog

## Content



The **Timescale** dialog is used to set the visibility of various timescale tiers, setting date and time, and customize appearance of current day, nonworking time and project start/finish line. It appears on clicking the **Timescale** button on the toolbar at runtime.

The Timescale dialog comprises four tabs, namely, Top Tier, Middle Tier, Bottom Tier and Appearance tab as shown in the following image:

![Timescale Dialog](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/14a478dc-2b0f-437a-969b-b17e430e375e/images/timescale-dialog.png)

The Top, Middle, and Bottoms Tier tabs include various options to customize the respective tier as described in the following table:

| **Option** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Units | Selects the unit of time from the drop-down list. |
| Count | Specifies the frequency of unit labels appearing on timescale tiers in the numeric box. |
| Minimal Cell Width | Specifies the minimal cell width in pixels for each tier in the numeric box. |
| Format | Specifies the format to display time from the drop-down list. By default, the format is set to nnnn d. |
| Label Instant | Specifies where the instant label is placed: Start, End, Middle, Range, or Overlapped Range from the drop-down list. |
| Example | Displays results for the date format that you select in the Format drop-down. |
| Label Align | Specifies the alignment for a timescale tier from the drop-down list that provides Left, Center, Right and Justify options. |

Besides these tabs, the Timescale dialog box also provides the Appearance tab which provides the following options to customize the appearance of GanttView elements:

| Option | Description |
| --- | --- |
| TodayLineColor | Sets the color of Today Line in GanttView. |
| Nonworking Time Brush Color | Sets the color of Nonworking Time in GanttView. |
| Task Marquee Color | Sets the Task Marquee color in GanttView. |
| Project Start/Finish Line Color | Sets the color of start and finish line in GanttView. |