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How to create a chart/table for resources in a visual report?
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To create a chart/table for resources in a visual report, go to menu Report - Visual Reports – select the desired report and click OK or go to Report – New Report – Blank/Chart/Table. Click on Insert Chart/Insert Table button or click on the desired chart/table and from the Fields List pane click on the Resource tab to edit the data for resources.
How to create a chart/table for tasks in a visual report?
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To create a chart/table for tasks in a visual report, go to menu Report - Visual Reports – select the desired report and click OK or go to Report – New Report – Blank/Chart/Table. Click on Insert Chart/Insert Table button or click on the desired chart/table and from the Fields List pane click on the Tasks tab to edit the data for tasks.
How to print a visual report?
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To print a visual report, go to menu Report - Visual Reports – select the desired report and click OK or go to Report – New Report – Blank/Chart/Table. Add or change the desired elements then in the Design menu click on Page Setup button. Set the desired print options then click on Print… button then click on OK button. Note: You can also print the visual reports by going to menu File – Print.
How to show page breaks in visual reports design page?
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To show the page breaks in visual reports design page, go to menu Report - Visual Reports – select the desired report and click OK. In the Design menu click on the Page Breaks button.
How to delete a new visual report?
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To delete a new visual report, go to menu File – Account – Organization Information – Global Settings – Organizer tab – Reports tab. Select the desired report from the Current Project section and click on Delete button then click OK. Note: You can also delete a visual report directly from the Report Designer View by going to menu Design – Report Organizer – select the desired report from the Current Project section and click on Delete button then click OK.
How to rename a visual report?
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To rename a visual report, go to menu Report - Visual Reports – select the desired report and click OK. In the Design menu click on the Rename Report button. Type in a new name and click OK. Note: You can also rename a visual report by clicking on the Report Organizer button from Design menu - select the desired report from the Current Project section – click on Rename button – type in a new name and click OK.
How to add a table in a visual report?
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To add a table in a visual report, go to menu Report - Visual Reports – select the desired report and click OK or go to Report – New Report – Blank/Chart/Table. In the Design menu click on the Insert Table button. Tip: When you click on a table, two buttons will become available to the right of the chart. Use the Customization button to customize the border and Filters button to open the Fields List panel to filter the information that goes into the table.
How to add a chart in a visual report?
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To add a chart in a visual report, go to menu Report - Visual Reports – select the desired report and click OK or go to Report – New Report – Blank/Chart/Table. In the Design menu click on the Insert Chart button. Select the desired chart type and click OK. Tip: When you click on a chart, two buttons will become available to the right of the chart. Use the Customization button to customize the border and Filters button to open the Fields List panel to filter the information that goes into the chart.
How to add an image in a visual report?
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To add an image in a visual report, go to menu Report - Visual Reports – select the desired report and click OK or go to Report – New Report – Blank/Chart/Table. In the Design menu click on the Insert Image button. Select the desired image and click Open. Tip:  To format the image border, click on the Customization button to change the width, style and color of the border.
How to add a text box in a visual report?
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To add a text box in a visual report, go to menu Report - Visual Reports – select the desired report and click OK or go to Report – New Report – Blank/Chart/Table. In the Design menu click on the Insert Text Box button. Tip:  To format the text, select the desired text and an edit panel will appear where you can change the font, size, font style, alignment, background color and text color.
How to change data in a visual report?
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To change the data in a visual report, first go to menu Report – Visual Reports – select the desired report and click OK. In the Design page, click on the table or chart you want to change. Use the Fields List pane on the right of the screen to select the criteria type, fields category, select the fields that appear in the chart/table, apply filters, group the data, select the outline level and sort data. Tip: When you click on a chart/table, two buttons will become available to the right of the chart. Use the Customization button to customize the border and Filters button to open the Fields List panel to filter the information that goes into the chart/table.
Are there any predefined visual reports?
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You can use the following predefined Visual Reports:

Project Status - displays the overall status of the project, including the percentage complete, duration, and cost. 
Upcoming Tasks - displays tasks that are scheduled to start in the next week or two. 
Critical Tasks - displays tasks that are critical to the project's success. 
Late Tasks - displays tasks that are overdue. 
Task Cost Overview - displays the total cost of tasks in the project, broken down by resource and task. 
Milestone - displays project milestones and their associated tasks. 
Resource Overview - displays resource assignments and their workloads. 
Burndown Report - displays the progress of tasks over time. 
S-Curve Report - displays the progress of costs or work over time. 
Project Goals - displays the project goals and objectives

Note: Each report is customizable, so you can choose the data you want to display and the format in which you want to display it. You can also create custom reports from scratch.
How to open an existing visual report?
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To open an existing visual report, go to menu Report – Visual Reports – select one of the predefined visual reports and click OK. Note: Any of the elements in the Design page are fully customizable. You can add and delete elements and change the data to meet your needs.
Where can I find the Visual Reports functionality?
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You can find the Visual Reports functionality by going to menu Report – Visual Reports button.
What is the Visual Reports functionality?
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The Visual Reports in Project Plan 365 are customizable reports that include both formatted text and graphics to display information from a Microsoft Project (.MPP) project file. These reports provide users with a clear and concise overview of project status, progress, and performance.
How do I set the interval for autosave and close project?
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To set the interval for autosave and close project, go to File - Options. In General Settings tab look at General Options section. Make sure the “AutoSave and Close project after x idle minutes” box is selected and change the interval as you please then press OK.
How do I activate the AutoSave and Close project functionality?
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To activate the AutoSave and Close project functionality, go to File - Options - General Settings tab - General Options section. Make sure the "AutoSave and Close project after x ide minutes" box is selected.Note: If you don’t make any actions in the application for the set idle minutes, a warning message will appear saying that the project will be saved and closed in x seconds. If you want to continue editing the file, click Yes in the dialog.
What does the “AutoSave and Close project” functionality do?
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The Auto Save and Close functionality automatically saves a copy of your file then closes the project at a given time if no actions are made in the application.
How do I rename an existing Report used by my organization?
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To rename an existing report used by your organization, go to File menu - Account – Organization Information – Global Settings – Organizer tab, on Report tab, select the desired Report and click Rename button. Enter the new name and click OK. 
How do I delete a report from Global?
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To delete a visual report from organizer, go to File menu - Account – Organization Information – Global Settings – Organizer tab, on Reports tab, select the desired Report and press on Delete button. 
What can I set in General Settings tab from Options dialog?
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In General Settings tab from Options dialog you can set: Language, Date Format, Currency, Placement, Decimal digits, Auto save a copy every “x” minutes, Auto save and close project after x idle minutes and Use global settings when creating a blank project options.

Where can I see which team members have subscriptions assigned to?
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To see to which team member each subscription is assigned to, go to our Online Portal, Sign In and go to Team page. Team Members that have have a subscription assigned to have the Editor role. You can also see which team members are editors directly in the application by going to menu Team - Manage Team - click on the Edit icon for the desired team member and check their Role.
How to make a task not be a summary task?
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To make a task not be a summary task, first select all the subtasks then go to menu Task and click Outdent.

What does the red diamond icon mean?
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The red diamond icon from the Indicators field shows the tasks that are late or/and overbudget. Hover over the red exclamation mark to learn more information.
Does the app support opening PWA projects from project Online?
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We do support PWA projects from Project Online. Unfortunately, we do not support a project that has source “Project” or was created in project.microsoft.com.
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