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How to change all the bars from Bar Styles?
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To change the bar style for all tasks, please click on Format menu - Bar Styles. Then, for each type of task you can change the bar appearance.
How can I modify the text from bars to appear on top of them?
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In order to modify the text from bars to appear on top of them, go to the Format menu and then select the Bar Styles option. Then, select the "Text" tab and from "Top" select the desired value and press "OK".
Why some resources have the text color red?
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The application tells you that you have an overallocated resource by making the entire resource font with red in Resource Sheet view and displaying a warning icon.
How can I save the print to PDF?
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From the Print dialog you can choose to print the project on paper or to a PDF file by selecting the "Save to PDF" from the "PDF" dropdown in the lower left corner of the dialog.
How can I print only some tasks?
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If you want the printed project to contain only certain tasks you can use the "Filter" functionality and use one of the predefined filters. Another option, which offers even more flexibility would be to use the "Autofilter" functionality. Using this, you can select the exact tasks you want to display in the view. Then, go to the menu File - Print.
How can I print only a column and the Gantt Chart?
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If you want to print only a column, or only certain columns, you can hide the other undesired columns by selecting each one of them and then going to Format -> Hide column. When you remain with only the desired columns go to the menu File - Print.
How can I print only the columns in Gantt Chart?
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To print only the columns, please use the Task Sheet view and insert there the columns you want. Then, go to the menu File - Print.
How do I print only the tasks?
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To print only the tasks, please use the Task Sheet view. Then, go to the menu File-Print.
Where can I find the "Tracking" table?
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The Tracking Table can be found in the Project menu - Table option.
How to set a background color for all tasks?
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In order to change the background color for all tasks, go to the "Format" menu and select the "Text Styles" option. From "Items to Change" select "All" and from "Background" select the desired color and press "OK".
How can I insert a logo?
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To insert a logo, go to the File menu - Print - Page Setup dialog. Select Header / Footer tabs, click on "Insert Image" icon and then click on "OK" button.
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.
How do I import my outlook contact into my Resource Sheet?
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We are sorry but at this point we don't support importing resources from Outlook.
How to change the height of the headings?
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The height of the headings can't be manually changed. If you want to change the height of the headings you need to change the height of the Timescale. In order to do that, go to the Format menu - Timescale. Select "Top Tier" tab and from "Show" field select "Three Tiers(Top, Middle, Bottom)" and press "Ok" in the dialog for changes to take effect.
Where can I find the "Overallocated" field?
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In order to insert the "Overallocated" field, please go to the Format menu and select "Insert Column" option. From "Field Name" select "Overallocation" and then click "OK" in the dialog.
What does the diagonal line from the Network Diagram boxes mean?
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The diagonal line from the Network Diagram boxes represent the tasks that are in progress.

The crossed diagonal lines from the boxes represent the tasks that are completed.
How can I improve the print resolution?
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In order to improve the Print resolution, please set another paper size. In order to do that, go to the File menu - Print and select Page Setup option. Select the desired Paper Size and then press "OK" in the dialog for changes to take effect.

Why I can't use the"Real time collaboration" feature?


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You need a Business Subscription in order to use the "Real Time Collaboration" feature.
I have just started trial. When I request a save, it does not give me option of placing the file in a specific directory.
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If your file is already saved in a location, when you click on File- Save the file is overwritten with the new changes.

If your file is not saved yet, please go to menu File-Save As in order to select the location. Also, if your file is not saved yet on another location and you go to menu File-Save you will need to select the location where to save the file.

Is it possible to change the date format on the web application?
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You can change the date format in our Web application, but is dependent to app language: If the language is set to English you can choose from American date formats (where the month comes first). If the language is set to French, let’s say, you can choose between “European” date formats. There is also a list of standard date formats that don't depend on the language set inside the application. 

How can I print in A4 format on Mac?
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To print in A4 format go to menu File – Print - Print and select on Paper Size field the A4 format. If the Paper Size field is not visible, press the Show Details button in the Print dialog.
How do I get rid of the Splash Screen "Purchase Additional Functionalities" when starting the Project Viewer 365?
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The free viewer from Microsoft Store is only available for Gantt Chart, Task Sheet and Resource Sheet views. Please make sure you are using one of these views.
I have just renewed by subscription for Project Plan 365 and your confirmation email suggests I should download the software again. Is this correct?
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We suggest to uninstall the current version and install our latest version from the link below: [Download](https://www.projectplan365.com/download/).
Can the application be installed on Linux?
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The supported platforms are Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.
Is it possible to keep the same presentation (same columns) when we close the file, and then, we re-open later?
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In order to preserve the columns in the file, the file must be saved before closing it.
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