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title: Schedule Viewer Actions
description: "### Schedule View Actions Selecting **View**in the Toolbar provides options to change how the schedule files are displayed in the **Schedule Viewer**: - Group activities by WBS, Date, toggle to Expand or Collapse Group. - Sort activities from Start to…"
url: "https://lware.com/docs/group/"
updated: "2025-08-25"
category: Schedule Viewer
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# Schedule Viewer Actions

### Schedule View Actions

Selecting **View**in the Toolbar provides options to change how the schedule files are displayed in the **Schedule Viewer**:

- Group activities by WBS, Date, toggle to Expand or Collapse Group.
- Sort activities from Start to Finish
- Toggle to Zoom
- Filter Columns
- Select Gantt Labels

![](https://lware.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/view-1.png)

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### WBS Grouping

Group Activities by **Work Breakdown Structure**and **Date**.

Group activities by WBS Level

Click *all* or one of the levels (*1-9*) to display the required WBS levels and activities on the Gantt chart.
➡️ Navigate: Select View > WBS > Group activities by WBS level

![](https://lware.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/group-1.png)

**Note:** WBS levels less than the selected WBS are included within that level of WBS upon selection.

![](https://lware.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/group-2.png)

**Default:** The Gantt displays all activities and WBS levels by default

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### Date Grouping

Group activities by **Day**, **Week**, **Month**, or **Year**.
**➡️**Navigate: Select View> Date > Group activities by Day, Week, Month, or Year

![](https://lware.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Date-1.png)

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### Sort Order

Sort activities by **Start** or **Finish** date.

#### Start

Activities are ordered based on their planned start dates.

**➡️**Navigate: Select View > Sort activities by planned start dates

![This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is start-1.png](https://lware.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/start-1.png)

#### Finish

Activities are ordered based on their planned finish dates.

****➡️****Navigate: Select View > Finish > Sort activities by planned finish dates

![This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is finish-1.png](https://lware.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/finish-1.png)

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### Column Chooser

You can add a variety of columns, including custom fields for traceback. The options range from simple to complex, allowing users to customize the display to suit their needs.

****➡️****Navigate: View > Select Change Columns > Select desired Column Data options > Click OK

![](https://lware.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/columns-1.png)

**Alternative Column Selection**

****➡️****Navigate: Right click on existing Gantt Headings > Select from column selection dropdown menu > Click OK

![](https://lware.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Alternative-Column-Selection-2.png)

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### Zoom

#### Zoom In

Display activity schedule files from Months per Year to Days per Month

******➡️******Navigate: Select View > Zoom In

![](https://lware.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/zoom-1.png)

#### Zoom Out

Display the activity schedule files by Yearly Quarters

******➡️******Navigate:  Select View > Zoom Out

![](https://lware.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/zoom-2.png)

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### Gantt Labels

Gantt Labels default to Activity ID > Select the desired option from the Gantt Label dropdown to be displayed on the Gantt.

******➡️******Navigate:  Select View > Gantt Labels

![](https://lware.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/gantt-labels-1.png)

**Activity ID**

![](https://lware.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/gantt-labels-2.png)

**Activity Description**

![](https://lware.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/gantt-labels-3.png)

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