I need a Gantt chart to show 70 years [by year] to track an historical project.
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We are sorry, but we don’t support dates out of the range. Dates must be between January 1, 1984 and December 31, 2149.

How do I change the timescale to days?
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In order to change the timescale to hours, go to the Format menu and then select the Timescale option. Click on Bottom Tier tab, from "Units" field select "Hours" and then click OK. Please know that Units from all tiers should match for the changes to apply. For example, the units from "Bottom Tier" can't be in days and the ones from "Middle Tier" in hours.

Where can I find "Summary" table?
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The Summary Table can be found in Project menu - Table Option.

How to Export to Word on Mac?
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We are sorry but the "Export to Word" functionality isn't available for Mac platform.

How do I enable Agile to an existing project?
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To enable Agile for an existing project, open the desired project and go to menu Project - Agile. In the Agile Methodology dialog, choose from Scrum, Kanban and None options.

Another way to enable Agile for an existing project is to go to the View menu, click on Agile arrow to open the dropdown and after that, select Scrum or Kanban methods.

What features are available in the “Help” menu?
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In the “Help” menu you can find the following features: Online, Register, Select Language and About.

How can I change the color of the resources?
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To change the color of a specific resource, select the resource and then go to the Task menu and from Font Control change the color for the specific resource. If you want to change the color for all resources, go to the Format menu and select the "Text Styles" option. Make the desired changes and then click "OK" in the dialog.

How do I change the size of characters?
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To change the size of the tasks, select the task and then go to menu Task – and from Font Control change the size of that specific task. If you want to change the font for all tasks or a group of tasks, please go to menu Format – Text Style.

How do I put colors on my text?
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To color the text please select the tasks then go to Task menu – Font Control. Change the color by clicking on the “Text Color” button.

How can I change the text style for only one line?
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To change the text style for a task or resource, select the entire row and then go to menu Task – Font Control.

How do I add color to a cell?
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To make format changes to a cell, click on the cell then go to menu Task and from Font Control make the needed changes.

Can I make the tasks Strikethrough?
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To make a task strikethrough, click on the task, go to the Task menu and then from “Font Control”, click on the “Strikethrough” button.

How do I change the text style for a task to Bold?
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To make the Text Style of a task Bold, click on the task, go to the Task menu and then from “Font Control”, click on the “Bold” button.

How do I make the text from a task Underlined?
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To Underline the text of a task, click on the task , go to the Task menu and then from “Font Control” click on the “Underline” button.

Why don’t tasks change style even if I apply the new text style for “All” tasks?
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If the appearance of a task is not changed after applying customizations made in the “Text Styles” dialog, it is because that task was already changed by using the “Font Control” option. Changes made to the style of a task by using “Font Control” options will not be overridden when applying a style from the “Text Styles” dialog.

How can I customize grid appearance in Task Sheet, Resource Sheet, Gantt Chart or Tracking Gantt views?
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The font style of tasks or resources can be changed either by using the “Text Styles” option from the “Format” menu or the “Font control” option from the “Task” menu. By using the “Text Styles” option, the style for a category of tasks (summary, milestones, etc.) or resources (highlighted, overallocated) can be changed at the same time. By using the “Font control” option, the changes will be applied only to the selected task or resource from the grid.

Can the views be customized in the app?
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Views can be customized by using the “Text Styles", "Font Control", "Bar Styles" or "Bar" functionalities from the "Format" and “Task” menu.

How to make the text red for multiple tasks?
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To change the text color for multiple tasks, select the tasks then go to Task menu – Font Control . Press Text Color button and then select from the dropdown the color you want.

How to make multiple columns text style Italic ?
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To change the text style for multiple columns to Italic hold CTRL and select the columns by clicking on their names, then go to Task menu and from Font Control, click on “I” to change the font style to Italic.

How to make all cells within the Start column red ?
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To change the background color for a column, click on the column name then go to Task menu and from Font control click on the Background color button and change the color you want.

How do I change the font for a task or for a set of tasks?
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To change the font settings for a task or for a set of selected tasks, select the Task menu and from Font Control apply the needed settings.

How do I remove Erix chat?
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You can remove Erix by pressing "X" from the "Chat with Erix" button, and then clicking on “OK” button from the dialog that appears. You can then show it again by going to the File menu – Options – Advanced tab – check “Show Erix” checkbox and press the “OK” button.

How to change the language in Project Plan 365?
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To change the language in Project Plan365, go to File – Options and then click General Settings tab – Language or go to Help – Select Language. For changes to take effect, you must restart the application.

Why did my project open in Read-Only mode?
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This means that the .MPP file was opened by another user in Project Plan 365 for PC / Server or in Microsoft Project. In order to prevent data loss, you cannot overwrite the original file, but you can still make changes and save them as a copy. Alternatively, you can wait until the project file is released by its editor.

What happens if another user tries to edit the project I am working on in a shared local network scenario?
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Everyone trying to open the file while you are already working on it will have to open the file in read-only mode or try again later. Until you close the project or open a different one, the file will be locked for editing so no one else can overwrite your work, regardless of the application they use.