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How can I print the current view?
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In order to print the current view, make sure the desired view is selected, then go to the File menu - Print and select the Print option.
How do I increase the size of the toolbar?
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You can't increase/decrease the size of the ribbon but if you want to hide it, you can use the "Minimize the Ribbon" option. In order to do that, click on the down arrow button in the top of the ribbon and then click on the "Minimize the Ribbon" option.
What does the little calendar icon stand for in the Indicators column?
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Because you manually changed the Finish Date / Start Date that icon specifies that you have a constraint applied on that specific task. To remove the icon, go to Task Information dialog and in Advanced tab set the constraint type to As Soon As possible.
How do you change the font in the top header copy, i.e., Task Name, Duration, etc.?
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To change the font of the headers for each column, please go to menu Format -Text Styles. Select “Row Column Titles” option the make the desired changes.
There isn’t a “save button” when you are working in a file.  You have to go into Save, correct? If so, is it auto saving so you don’t lose anything just in case a system crash?
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You need to manually Save the file. We recommend to save your file every 15 minutes by going to menu File-Save. The Auto Save feature will not overwrite your file, in case of a crash you can recover your file by going to menu File-Open-Open Unsaved Project.
How to insert the resource initials field?
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In order to insert the Resource Initials column, go to the Format menu - Insert Column. From "Field Name" select Resource Initials and then press "OK" in "Column Definition" dialog.
What is the shortcut to link tasks?
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The keyboard shortcut to link tasks is CTRL + F2.
Is the "Assignment Owner" field editable?
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We are sorry, but the Assignment Owner field isn't editable in our application at this point.
What does the “iOS Gesture” functionality mean?
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The “iOS Gesture” functionality means you can use gestures specific to iOS mobile devices in our Project Plan 365 app.

What are external tasks?
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Tasks from different subprojects can be linked together, forming a predecessor/successor dependency. When you open one of the subprojects in application, all of the predecessor tasks from other subprojects will be shown next to the local tasks in the project being opened. They appear with different bar/box style and font in the different task views, e.g. in grey color, so they can be visually distinguished from the local tasks. These tasks are called External tasks.
Do you have a new version of Project Viewer 365?
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Our latest version can be found at Download page. 
Do you have any Project Viewer app for desktop?
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You can download our Project Viewer 365 app on your local machine from the following link: Download Project Viewer 365 
Where can we get the download for Project Viewer 365 app?
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Please download and install our latest Project Viewer 365 application at the following link: Download Project Viewer 365. 
When should I use Early Start and Early Finish date fields?
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Add the Early Start and Early Finish fields to a task view, along with the Late Start and Late Finish fields, to analyze slack time in your schedule.
How can I see the Actual and Remaining Cost?
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The Actual and Remaining Cost columns are available for various views, like Gantt Chart, Task Sheet, Resource Sheet, Resource Usage or Task Usage etc., allowing you to easily track and compare Actual and Remaining Costs with the Cost values for either Tasks, Resources or Assignments.
How the Remaining cost for a task is calculated?
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How the Remaining cost for a task is calculated?
How the Actual cost for a task is calculated?
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  1. In the actual cost calculation, we will be using for resource assignment: CostPerUseOnUnits which is CostPerUse*Units if the resource type is “work” and CostPerUse if the resource type is “material”. StandardRateWithWork = StandardRate * Work
  2. Actual Cost for a task will be: ActualCost = CostPerUseOnUnits of each resource assignment + StandardRateWithWork * PercentComplete of each resource assignment + ActualCost for resource assignments with cost resource + FixedCost * PercentComplete
How the Remaining cost for a resource assignment is calculated?
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The remaining cost is calculated by Project Plan 365 for an Assignment, a Resource or a Task by simply subtracting Actual Cost from Cost: RemainingCost = Cost – ActualCost 
How the Actual cost for a resource assignment is calculated?
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  1. If the resource type is "work": ActualCost = CostPerUse * Units + Work * StandardRate * PercentComplete
  2. If the resource type is "material": ActualCost = CostPerUse + Work * StandardRate * PercentComplete
  3. If the resource type is "cost": Actual cost will be:
    1. if the task has assigned only cost resources, ActualCost = Cost * PercentComplete
    2. if the task doesn't have assigned only cost resource, ActualCost = 0
How the Actual Cost of an Assignment is calculated?
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The Actual Cost of an Assignment is calculated using a formula similar to the cost formula. The main difference is that instead of the assignment Work field, the Actual Work field value is used. Project Plan 365 calculates this value when you adjust a task's percentage complete field. Actual Work is calculated using the formula:Assignment Actual Work = Work * Assignment's Task Percent Complete
How a cost for a task assignment is calculated?
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  1. Cost for a task is the sum of the cost of each resource assignment + Fixed Cost.
  2. If the task is a summary, the cost will be the sum of the cost of each subtasks.
How a cost for a resource assignment is calculated?
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  1. If the resource type is "work":
Cost = CostPerUse * Units + Work * StandardRate 
  1. If the resource type is "material":
Cost = CostPerUse + Work * StandardRate
  1. If the resource type is "cost":
Cost will be the assigned cost
What is the Actual Cost of a task?
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The actual cost of a task is the added actual costs of all assigned resources (or the added costs of all child tasks, in the case of a summary task), plus any fixed costs set for the task, weighted by the task percent complete value.
What is the Actual Cost of a resource?
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The actual cost of a resource is the added actual costs of all assignments that the resource has.
How do I uninstall Project Viewer from my iPad?
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To uninstall the Project Viewer 365 from your iPad, hold down the app’s icon in Launchpad, click the Delete icon (x) and then click the “Delete” button in the message that appears.
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