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How do I add a holiday for my organization from Online Portal?
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To add a holiday to your organization project plans from Online Portal, go to Options tab and click on Add New Holiday. A dialog will be displayed that allows you to set holiday’s Name, Start Date, End Date and Yearly option. To save the holiday, click on Add Holiday and the changes will be applied to the projects for all organization members. 
Are the set global settings from Online Portal applied in the application?
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Any customization from Online Portal will be automatically applied to the projects for all organization members. For example, if you set the Show project summary task to Yes from Online PortalOptions tab, the project summary task will be displayed in each organization project. 
What global settings can be set directly from Online Portal?
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From Online Portal you can set the following Project settings: 
  • Week start day
  • Currency
  • Default task type
  • Default task mode
  • Holidays
  • Show project summary
  • Risk management
  • Working days
  • Divisions
And the following Resource settings: 
  • Schedule – Full time, part-time, custom
  • Custom schedule – Number of working hours per day
Is the “Global Settings” feature available for Standard Subscription?
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The Global Settings feature is available only for Business Subscription. If you have a Standard Subscription and you want to use this feature, you must upgrade to Business Plan
What does the “Global Settings” functionality do?
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The Global Settings functionality allows you to easily change the default settings for new projects for all organization members. 
Why did the time settings not change automatically even though I changed it from the Options dialog?
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The “Default End/Start” times are used when the user does not set a time for the dates he writes in “Finish/Start” fields.

Related to the fact that you have to change the values also in “Change working time”, this is also advised in Microsoft Project. This is encouraged because even though the settings are not equivalent, the values from default end time and project calendar end times should be the same to avoid confusions.

I created a calendar for a project , can I use it in another project?
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With our Business Subscription, you can save your .MPP file with the desired calendar as an organization template.
What does the “Help” button inside the “Options” dialog do?
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The “Help” button inside the “Options” dialog redirects you to the “Options Dialog” article in our Online Help page.
How can I change the "Hours per week"?
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In order to change the "Hours per week", please go to the File menu - Options. Select "Schedule" tab and from "Hours per Week" field, select the desired value and then press "OK" in the dialog for changes to take effect.
Can I create a new project directly from the Online Portal?
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In order to create a new project from the https://www.projectplan365.com/ups/Account, click on "Projects" button then on "New Project" button. You will be redirected to our https://www.projectplan365.com/projectviewernow/tViews.aspx.

What does the “Create New Project” functionality do?
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The “Create New Project” functionality allows you to create a new project from Project Plan 365 Portal,  using our web application.
How can I change the duration from days to weeks?
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To change the duration unit, go to menu File - Options - Advanced tab and on "Duration is entered in" field select the desired unit and press on the OK button.
I was wondering if is there a residential home builder schedule template?
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Please use the Residential Construction template. Go to menu File-New-Residential Construction.
Can I schedule the project from the finish date?
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A project can only be scheduled from the start date.
How to create a new project on Android Phone?
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Please download and install our latest version from our website or from Google Play Store. Then, go to backstage menu and select New - Blank Project.

What does the “Options dialog” functionality do?
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The “Options dialog” functionality allows you to change the General Settings, Project Info, Schedule, Advanced or the Risk Management settings.

What can I set in Risk Management tab from Options dialog?
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In Risk Management tab from Options dialog, you can enable/disable the risk management feature and customize the risk management fields.
What information does the Organizer contain?
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The Organizer, on the left side contains a list of all elements from the global template file, whereas on the right side there is a list of all elements available in the currently opened project file.

What is the default start date for a project?
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​​By default, the start date for all new projects is the current date.
What does “Set Project Start Date” functionality do?
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The “Set Project Start Date” functionality allows you to set the project start date for your project.
What can I set in Schedule tab from Options dialog?
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In Schedule tab from Options dialog you can set: Week starts on, Default start time, Default end time, Hours per day, Hours per week, Days per month, Duration is entered in, Work is entered in, Default task type, New tasks created and Default working days.
What can I set in Project Info tab from Options dialog?
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In Project Info tab from Options Dialog you can set: Project Name, Manager, Company, Comments, Start Date and Project Calendar.
What is Project start date?
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Project start date is a date that marks the point in time when the activities related to the project may start.
How do I set the start date for my project?
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To change the start date of your project follow the steps below:
1. Click Project - Project Information.
2. In the Schedule from field, Project Start Date is selected by default.
3. In the Start date box, enter the date that you want to schedule from.
How can I see the total amount of time my project needs at any time ?
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You can see the total amount of time by creating a summary task that includes all other tasks.
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