Display Contrasting Rows in a Schedule

Set the Stripe Rows feature to display rows in contrasting colors to make the schedule easier to read.

You can set alternate rows to display in contrasting colors to make it easier to follow rows in a wide schedule. Access the stripe rows controls using the Properties palette for a schedule. Shading and conditional formatting can override the Striped Rows setting when they are applied to a schedule.

Note: Stripe Rows is set for the current view and the current Revit session only. Stripe rows does not apply to panel schedules or graphical schedules. Striped rows are presented in a sheet view so that tools can be created to display striped rows on shop drawings.

To apply stripe rows to a schedule view

1. In the Properties palette Other section, click Edit for any parameter. The Schedule Properties dialog displays.
2. In the Schedule Properties dialog, select the Appearance tab.
3. In the Graphics section, select Stripe Rows.
4. To select the color for the first row, select First Stripe Row Color from the drop-down, then select a color from the color picker.
5. To select the color for the second row, select Second Stripe Row Color from the drop-down, then select a color from the color picker.
   Note: Select first and second row colors that contrast and that are light enough that you can still read the schedule text easily.
6. If you would like to display contrasting rows on sheets, leave Show Stripe Rows on Sheets selected. It is selected by default.
7. Click OK.

To apply stripe rows to a schedule view template

1. Access the Type Properties for the schedule.
2. In the Identity Data section View Template applied to new views, click < None >. The Assign View Template dialog displays.
3. In the View templates section, select Show Views. In the Names: section, select the schedule for which you want to assign a view template.
4. In the View properties section, select the Appearance Edit button. The Schedule Properties dialog displays.
5. In the Graphics section, select Stripe Rows.
6. To select the color for the first row, select First Stripe Row Color from the drop-down, then select a color from the color picker.
7. To select the color for the second row, select Second Stripe Row Color from the drop-down, then select a color from the color picker.
   Note: Select first and second row colors that contrast and that are light enough that you can still read the schedule text easily.
8. If you would like to display contrasting rows on sheets, leave Show Stripe Rows on Sheets selected. It is selected by default.
9. Click OK.