How do I add text to a type of bars in Gantt Chart?
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To add text to certain types of Gantt bars, apply the Gantt Chart View – make sure you are not selecting any particular task or bar – on the Format tab, click Bar Styles- select the type of Gantt bar – click Text tab – select the desired text – click OK.

How do I change the color, shape, or pattern of Gantt bars?
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To change the appearance of Gantt bars for the whole project, apply the Gantt Chart View – make sure you are not selecting any particular task – on the Format tab, click Bar Styles – modify the pattern as desired and click OK.

What does the “Bar Styles” functionality do?
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By using the Bar Styles functionality, you can make view-wide changes to all the bars in the Gantt Chart view, which is different from the Bar option, that applies format changes only to the specific line item you've selected.

What is the difference between Assignment and Time Phased Assignment Fields?
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Assignment fields show information for each assignment. Assignment fields can be displayed in the sheet portion of the Task Usage and Resource Usage views Time Phased assignment fields show information for each assignment as distributed over its duration. Time Phased assignment fields can be displayed in the time phased portion of the Resource Usage and Task Usage Views.

What is the difference between Resource and Time Phased Resource Fields?
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Resource fields show information for each resource, including summarized information on all tasks assigned to each resource. Resource fields can be displayed in the resource views such as the Resource Sheet and Resource Usage views. Time Phased resource fields show information for each resource as distributed over the duration of resource availability on the project. Time Phased Resource fields can be displayed in the time phased portion of the Resource Usage View.

What is the difference between Task and Timephased Task Fields?
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Task fields show task-related information and can be displayed in the task views such as the Gantt Chart, Task Sheet, and Network Diagram views. Time Phased task fields show information for each task as distributed over its duration. Time Phased task fields can be displayed in the Time Phased portion of the Task Usage View.

How can I see the Total Slack field for my tasks?
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To see the Total Slack field for your tasks, click on the Project menu – Table – Schedule or insert the Total Slack column to the current table by clicking Format – Insert Column – select the Total Slack field – click OK.

When should I use the Total Slack field?
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Use the Total Slack field to determine whether the task has any time available for a delay. This can be useful if a resource needs more time on a task, or if you want to assign a resource to another task. You can also use the Total Slack field to determine how to recover a schedule that's slipping.

What is a “link” between tasks?
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A link between tasks or a dependency is relationship between tasks.

How can I see the Late Finish date for tasks?
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To see the Late Finish for tasks, select the Gantt View – in the Project menu – click Table – Schedule - Insert the Late Finish column if it is not appearing in the grid by going to the Format menu – Insert Column.

How can I see the Late Start date for tasks?
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To see the Late Start for tasks, select the Gantt View – in the Project menu – click Table – Schedule - Insert the Late Start column if it is not appearing in the grid by going to the Format menu – Insert Column.

Why should I use the Late Start and Late Finish fields?
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Add the Late Start field to a task view, along with the Early Start, Early Finish, and Late Finish fields, to analyze any delay and find any available slack time in your schedule.

How is the Late Start and Late Finish fields calculated?
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When you first create a task, its late finish date is the same as the project finish date, and its late start date is calculated as the project finish date minus the task duration. As you link the task to predecessors and successors and apply any other constraints, application calculates the late start date as the last possible date this task could be started if all predecessor and successor tasks also start and finish on their late start and late finish dates.

How can I see the Early Finish date for tasks?
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To see the Early Finish for tasks, select the Gantt View – in the Project menu – click Table – Schedule - Insert the Early Finish column by going to the Format menu – Insert Column.

How can I see the Early Start for tasks?
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To see the Early Start for tasks, select the Gantt View – in the Project menu – click Table – Schedule - Insert the Early Start column by going to the Format menu – Insert Column.

What does the “Early Start and Early Finish fields calculation” do?
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When you first create a task, its early start and early finish dates are the same as the scheduled start and finish dates. As you link the task to predecessor and successor tasks and apply any date constraints, the early start and early finish dates are calculated as the earliest possible dates this task could start and finish if all predecessors and successors also start and finish on their respective early start and early finish dates. If there is a leveling delay on the task, this delay is also figured into the early start and finish dates. These calculations are based on a fixed duration.

How can I see the Cost Assignment on tasks?
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The Cost Assignment can be seen in Task Usage, Gantt Chart or Resource Usage view by inserting the Cost Column in the grid.

How are Rate-based and Per-use costs applied to Work Resources and Material Resources?
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The Rate-based cost as well as the Per-use cost operate in different ways, depending upon whether the resource is a work resource (a person, rental equipment etc.) or a material resource.The Standard Rate cost is Applied per hour for Work Resources and per unit assignment for Material Cost.The Per Use cost, for Material Resources applied once per assignment and for Work Resources depends on the assignment units used.A resource can have both a rate-based cost and a per-use cost set up

What is Rate-based cost?
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The Rate-based cost is a cost that is calculated based on the pay rate (ex. 30$/hour) that is specified for a resource and the amount of work that is performed by that resource.

What do “Cost” represent in Project Plan 365?
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Costs are an important aspect of project scheduling. Project Plan 365 allows the user to enter the following types of costs for a project: Rate-Based cost and Per-use cost.

What does the “Calculation Duration, Start and Finish” functionality do?
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The “Calculation Duration, Start and Finish”, as the names describes, calculates the start and finish dates of tasks considering factors like constraints, linked tasks or other. For optimal scheduling flexibility, it's recommended that you allow application to calculate the start and finish dates for tasks based on the durations and task dependencies you enter. If you have unavoidable constraints, such as an event date, you can set a specific start or finish date for a task.

What information does the Variance table provide?
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The Variance table shows start and finish dates for both scheduled information and baseline information, making it possible to evaluate your prediction of how the project would progress (baseline) by comparing that prediction with how the project is in fact progressing (actual).

How can I compare the baseline and the scheduled information?
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You can compare the baseline to the scheduled information in two ways. Either you click on the View menu – Table – Variance or, if you want to view the variance information graphically by using the Tracking Gantt View, on the View menu – click Tracking Gantt.

How can I change a summary task duration?
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It is not possible to change the duration of a summary task. The summary task duration is calculated by Project Plan 365 sum of the durations of its subtasks.

Where can I change the “Advanced Options” for my project?
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To make changes in the Advanced tab from the Options dialog box click File – Options – Advanced.