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- Is there a way to save a MS Project Timeline as a PDF output??
- Can someone open all tasks in my master plan without accessing th.
- why is the project 2003 scheduling an activity for a resource dur.
- completed tasks in PWA showing on resource assignments
- msgbox
- Hours in MSP 2000
- Error When Baselining
- Critical Task with Slack
- Is there a quick key to get to the end of the "Task Name" line
- Resource % calculations on fixed duration tasks
- SS Dependency
- Reading Project Documents without Application
- Finishing tasks early, before baseline start date
- How do I schedule a 3 day task over 20 days?
- Scheduling nightmare!
- how do i set up a bar chart report in project
- what does the insert key look like
- Can I highlight cells (yellow, red, ...) in Project?
- MS Project Ceritification
- Master Project Dependency Functionality
- Project Gantt Chart Durations?
- Resource actual hours
- pop-up window
- Is there a tool to find "widows" and "orphans"?
| Posted: 15 Nov 2004 12:33 PM PST Hi Randy, Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-) I'm sure someone has, but Project is not designed for production. If your processes meet the definition of a project (a unique undertaking with clearly defined start and finish dates) then Project will do all you ask. FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/> Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :-)) Mike Glen MS Project MVP Randy Galliano wrote: |
| Is there a way to save a MS Project Timeline as a PDF output?? Posted: 15 Nov 2004 08:09 AM PST There is no built in way of saving it to PDF. However, there is a software call ACROPDF that allow you to print to a virtual printer which generate the PDF. This is the link : http://www.acropdf.com/ Bill wrote: |
| Can someone open all tasks in my master plan without accessing th. Posted: 15 Nov 2004 07:09 AM PST Yes, they can, provided (as with any plan) that they have MS Project installed on their system. Sarah |
| why is the project 2003 scheduling an activity for a resource dur. Posted: 13 Nov 2004 03:09 PM PST If you have created a resource calendar that conflicts with other calendars, it will take presedence over them. "Steve House [MS Project MVP]" wrote: |
| completed tasks in PWA showing on resource assignments Posted: 13 Nov 2004 09:45 AM PST Thanks for the responce Dale. I was using Collaborate - Publish - New and Changed Assignments. I wasn't sure exactly how the different publishing options worked and it intuitively seemed like the choice. Would that be the reason that my tasks are not updating? "Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote: |
| Posted: 13 Nov 2004 06:17 AM PST Anna, You're welcome. John |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2004 12:19 PM PST David -- You are welcome, my friend! I "read between the lines" in your original post and hoped that my answer would help you. -- Dale A. Howard [MVP] Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant http://www.msprojectexperts.com "We wrote the book on Project Server" "David McTavish" <co.uk> wrote in message news:6wkld.26607$news.blueyonder.co.uk... |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2004 12:19 PM PST How can I tell if I have SR-1 installed? Since I posted this message, I have opened an older version of this file and can successfilly baseline the plan so I think it's a problem with the file... Is there a way to "fix" it? I have already tried the Save As.. .mpd. Anything else? "Rod Gill" wrote: |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2004 11:58 AM PST That was the nub of my question and you are quite correct, that is a very appropriate use of the SNET constraint. I asked because many people introduce constraints in an attempt to get the schedule to conform to some pre-conceived idea of what it "should" look like and almost invariably such a strategy ultimate creates far more problems than it solves. I wonder if this might be a situation where a SF link would work well. We have tasks in a chain A->B->C->D and also task B1->C, B1 being that task the we're talking about that the consultant is on. B1 needs to finish just in time for task C to begin, C's timing being driven by the sequence A->B->. Would it work for you to schedule C as the predecessor with B1 as its *successor* with a Start-to-Finish link? I think of "predecessor" meaning the task controlling the timing and "sucessor" meaning the task whose timing is controlled in this sort of context, the idea being that the start of C determines when B1 must end and so in turn that determines the latest B1 can start. -- Steve House [MVP] MS Project Trainer/Consultant Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs "Bill Swihart" <com> wrote in message news:%phx.gbl... |
| Is there a quick key to get to the end of the "Task Name" line Posted: 12 Nov 2004 09:04 AM PST Hi Joe, If you haven't found it already, the keyboard shortcut for indent is [ALT]+[SHIFT]+ [Right arrow key]. Outdent is [ALT]+[SHIFT]+[Left arrow key]. If you like keyboard shortcuts, you may turn on the display of the shortcut in the screen tip of the toolbar buttons. Go to Tools --> Customize --> Toolbars. Click the Options tab, click in the "Show shortcut keys in ScreenTips" check box. Hope this helps. Julie "Joe" wrote: |
| Resource % calculations on fixed duration tasks Posted: 11 Nov 2004 03:18 PM PST The percentage is NOT the portion of the task's work the resource is doing. It is the percentage of his workday that resource will devote to that task. I could have a 1 day task, 8 hours duration, with 4 resources assigned 50% each. That means that over the course of the 8 hour day the task takes, each resources contributes 4 man-hours of work. -- Steve House [MVP] MS Project Trainer/Consultant Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs "Andy" <microsoft.com> wrote in message news:com... |
| Posted: 11 Nov 2004 10:05 AM PST The SS doesn't quite mean they'll always start together - it means that the start time of the predecessor determines when the successor is *able* to start. The start of 172 (after taking into account any lag or lead times) thus defines the EARLIEST that 173 can start but there are any number of factors that might drive 173 to start later than the link might dictate, things like the required resource not being available at just that right moment, for example. -- Steve House [MVP] MS Project Trainer/Consultant Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs "Monica" <microsoft.com> wrote in message news:com... |
| Reading Project Documents without Application Posted: 11 Nov 2004 09:58 AM PST I discovered that someone in the office had a copy of project. I believe I've seen utilities to read Word and Excel without the application, and thought something similar was available for Project. Thanks for your assistance. "Mike Glen" <glenATmvps.org> wrote in message news:phx.gbl... to at |
| Finishing tasks early, before baseline start date Posted: 11 Nov 2004 09:01 AM PST If I can jump in - a project plan is not supposed to be a passive document simply recording when people do work. IMHO, it is a PROACTIVE document - your role as project manager is similar to the conductor in an orchestra and the project plan is the symphonic score. You plan so as to accomplish the project's goals on time and under budget and then you advise the resources where they need to go with what tools and when they need to be there to work on the tasks at the times you have determined they are supposed to take place. You may have the occasional task that you find can start earlier than you originally thought but that should be a relatively rare event. If it COULD start earlier, that's where your plan should have showed it scheduled in the first place. In the planning process you should have determined the earliest that conditions would permit it to start and directed the resource to work on it at that time. Steve House [MVP] "David" <microsoft.com> wrote in message news:com... basis tasks meaningful complete actual saying this? |
| How do I schedule a 3 day task over 20 days? Posted: 11 Nov 2004 08:33 AM PST Hi Julie, Thanks for the reply, I have tried your method and whilst it does work, does not reflect the whole story, there are 28 tasks in total some resources will own 3 or more tasks others 1, when I got to scheduling them all in the whole thing got very complicated and went awry!! I consider myself very profficient in the MS suite but am humbled at my lack of understanding of Project. A steep learning curve over the next few days to get this project plan to resemble what I want it to look like and many more months to learn the product to a profficient level. Thank you for your time and suggestion. Regards KevD "JulieD" wrote: |
| Posted: 11 Nov 2004 05:14 AM PST You're welcome, Kev :-) Mike Glen MS Project MVP Email Signatures wrote: |
| how do i set up a bar chart report in project Posted: 11 Nov 2004 02:49 AM PST Hi Derek, Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-) Strictly a report is a print out of your data on paper. If you mean a view, then use the + and - to the left of the summary task name to open or collapse the details. For a Project summary, set it up via Tools/Options.../View tab, bottom right. FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/> Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :-)) Mike Glen MS Project MVP Derek Dench wrote: |
| what does the insert key look like Posted: 10 Nov 2004 10:42 PM PST Mine is a truncated four-faced pyramid, roughly 1cm square, black, with the work "Insert" printed on it. "MS Project 2k user" <MS Project 2k microsoft.com> wrote in message news:com... |
| Can I highlight cells (yellow, red, ...) in Project? Posted: 10 Nov 2004 02:54 PM PST another alternative is to use a customised field with a colourful graphic in it (tools / customise / fields) Cheers JulieD "JackD" <momokuri@gmail> wrote in message news:phx.gbl... |
| Posted: 10 Nov 2004 02:43 PM PST Steve -- As always, excellent comments based on your years of experience! Well said, my friend! -- Dale A. Howard [MVP] Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant http://www.msprojectexperts.com "We wrote the book on Project Server" "Steve House [MS Project MVP]" <send.hotmail.com> wrote in message news:phx.gbl... |
| Master Project Dependency Functionality Posted: 10 Nov 2004 11:34 AM PST As long as the individual plans are just updated versions of the previous individual plan you should be OK. If they are totally new, then you can expect that things will get screwed up sooner or later. -- -Jack ... For project information and macro examples visit http://masamiki.com/project .. "tdbcalif" <microsoft.com> wrote in message news:com... the the where other automatically but the the save in inserted. even Plan B defined |
| Project Gantt Chart Durations? Posted: 10 Nov 2004 07:44 AM PST Steve, thanks - this was what I was looking for. "Marie Garcia" wrote: |
| Posted: 10 Nov 2004 07:18 AM PST So much for that theory <grin> -- Steve House [MVP] MS Project Trainer/Consultant Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs "Steve W." <microsoft.com> wrote in message news:com... |
| Posted: 10 Nov 2004 07:05 AM PST Hello Anna, Project VBA can "read" the size screen with some functions which call API : GetSystemMetrics GetForegroundWindow GetWindowRect then you are able to adapt the size of your pop-up window. You'll find some documents on these functions on this site : http://www.allapi.net/ Hope this helps, Gérard Ducouret [Project MVP] "Anna" <microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de news:com... pop-up window now window |
| Is there a tool to find "widows" and "orphans"? Posted: 10 Nov 2004 06:27 AM PST John, Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Re: "All tasks MUST have a successor but not all tasks will necessarily have a predecessor. The former is driven by the philosophy that if a task doesn't "feed" something (i.e. another task or end milestone), then why spend effort on the task. The latter applies to tasks that may start independently of any previous tasks (e.g. a particular resource doesn't become available to work on the project until sometime after the project is started)." I agree with this assessment, although most of the time when a task has no predecessor it was an logical OVERSIGHT, hence my desire for the "tool" Gerard has described. Re: "Something else you might want to do after you have addressed widows and orphans is to apply the "Summary" filter and ensure no Summary lines have predecessors or successors. If they do, I recommend you change them so they apply to performance tasks or milestones. Links to Summary lines are allowed by Project but they generally cause problems." I generally agree with this guideline, although in this same discussion group I have seen arguments that go both ways. I think that for the most accurate computation of critical path you want to link tasks as the lowest level possible rather than at the summary level. Sincerely, Victor Schwartz "John" wrote: |
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