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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: LanguageDate FormatCurrencyPlacementDecimal digitsAuto 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.

How can I Sign In on Android device?
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Go to the backstage menu Account on your Android device. Click on the Sign In button and enter your email and password. The Account menu for Android devices is available only in the application from our website. Please download and install our latest application from the Download page. Then, from backstage, click on the Account menu.

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.
Do you support the roadmap functionality?
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We are sorry, but at this point, we do not support the roadmap functionality.
Can I change field order in the Export Wizard dialog when exporting to Excel?
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You can change field order in the Export Wizard dialog when exporting to Excel by clicking on up/down arrows near Move from the Mapping section.  Note: The option to change field order in the Export Wizard dialog when exporting to Excel is available only on Windows and Mac platforms.

Can I export to Excel more than one type of data?
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You can export to excel all the available types of data: TasksResources and Assignments, in one file by selecting all of them from the Map Options section in the Export Wizard dialog. You will then be asked to set mapping settings for each type of data. The exported file will have 3 separate worksheets for each type of project information with the selected settings.Note: The option to export to Excel more than one type of data is available only on Windows and Mac platforms.

How can I export Assignments to Excel?
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To export Assignments to Excel on Windows and Mac platforms, for the desired project, go to menu File – Export – Export to Excel. Select a location, type in a name and click Save. In the Export Wizard dialog that appears, select the Selected Data option and click Next. In the Map Options section select Assignments then click Next. In the Assignments Mapping section, type in a name for the Worksheet then either click on Add All button to add all the available project fields or manually add some fields by clicking on a row and opening field picker. Click Finish for the file will be exported with the selected settings. Tips: You can move the rows order by selecting a row and clicking on up/down arrows near Move. You can add/remove rows by clicking Insert Row or Delete Row buttons. You can add/remove all the available resource fields by clicking Add All or Clear All buttons.

How can I export to Excel tasks with Filter?
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To export to Excel tasks with Filter on Windows and Mac platforms, for the desired project, go to menu File – Export – Export to Excel. In the Export Wizard dialog that appears, select the Selected Data option and click Next. In the Map Options section select Tasks then click Next. In the Task Mapping section, open the Export Filter drop-down menu and select the desired filter. Type in a name for the Worksheet, write or select the desired task fields or base table and click Finish. The file will be exported with the selected filter. Tips: You can move the rows order by selecting a row and clicking on up/down arrows near Move. You can add/remove rows by clicking Insert Row or Delete Row buttons. You can add/remove all the available resource fields by clicking Add All or Clear All buttons.

How can I export to Excel tasks from table including assignments in output?
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To export to Excel tasks from table including assignments in output on Windows and Mac platforms, for the desired project, go to menu File – Export – Export to Excel. Select a location, type in a name and click Save. In the Export Wizard dialog that appears, select the Selected Data option and click Next. In the Map Options section select Tasks, from the Microsoft Excel Options select Include assignments rows in output option then click Next. In the alert that appears click Yes. In the Task Mapping section, type in a name for the Worksheet, write or select the desired task fields by clicking on a row and opening field picker and click Finish. In the exported task sheet will be added resource assignments information after each task. Tips: You can move the rows order by selecting a row and clicking on up/down arrows near Move. You can add/remove rows by clicking Insert Row or Delete Row buttons. You can add/remove all the available resource fields by clicking Add All or Clear All buttons.

How can I export to Excel resources from table?
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To export to Excel resources from table on Windows and Mac platforms, for the desired project, go to menu File – Export – Export to Excel. Select a location, type in a name and click Save. In the Export Wizard dialog that appears, select the Selected Data option and click Next. In the Map Options section select Resources then click Next. In the Resource Mapping section, type in a name for the Worksheet, click on Based on Table… button, select the desired base table and click OK. The mapping in the grid will be completed with the columns from the selected table. Click Finish for the project to be exported to excel with the selected settings. Tips: You can move the rows order by selecting a row and clicking on up/down arrows near Move. You can add/remove rows by clicking Insert Row or Delete Row buttons. You can add/remove all the available resource fields by clicking Add All or Clear All buttons.

How can I export to Excel tasks from table?
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To export to Excel tasks from table on Windows and Mac platforms, for the desired project, go to menu File – Export – Export to Excel. Select a location, type in a name and click Save. In the Export Wizard dialog that appears, select the Selected Data option and click Next. In the Map Options section select Tasks then click Next. In the Task Mapping section, type in a name for the Worksheet, click on Based on Table… button, select the desired base table and click OK. The mapping in the grid will be completed with the columns from the selected table. Click Finish for the project to be exported to excel with the selected settings. Tips: You can move the rows order by selecting a row and clicking on up/down arrows near Move. You can add/remove rows by clicking Insert Row or Delete Row buttons. You can add/remove all the available task fields by clicking Add All or Clear All buttons.

How can I export a project to Excel using a Project Excel Template?
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To export to excel using a Project Excel Template on Windows and Mac platforms, for the desired project, go to menu File – Export – Export to Excel. Select a location, type in a name and click Save. In the Export Wizard dialog that appears, select the Project Excel Template option then click Finish. The project will be exported to Excel in .xlsx format based on a template.

How can I export to excel only the summary tasks?
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In order to export to Excel only the summary tasks, you need to apply the "Summary Tasks" filter. In order to do that, go to the Project menu - Filter - Summary Tasks. After that, go to the File menu - Export - Export to Excel, type the name of the file and press "Save". Follow the steps from Export Wizard and click Finish.Note: On iOS and Web platforms, when going to menu File – Export – Export to Excel, just select the desired file location and click Save. The project will be saved in .CSV format.

How to export information to Excel/CSV using command?
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Example for how to export to Excel a sample project from c:\my files folder with Project Plan 365:

ProjectPlan.exe /csv “c:\my files\sample.mpp”- this command will create sample.csv file in c:\my files folder.

For automation purposes, the following script sample can be used (exportCSV.bat):

@echo off

set PP="C:\Program Files (x86)\Husatonic\ProjectPlan365\ProjectPlan.exe"

cmd /c "%PP% /csv %1"

if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (

echo Export error for %1

) else (

echo Successfully exported %1

)

Usage: exportCSV.bat projectpath

PP variable should be set to actual application path – export result will be displayed on the screen. The exported file will be added to projectpath location.

It is available for Gantt Chart, Tracking Gantt and Task Sheet views. By using this option, the content of the list of tasks will be exported in a CSV format.Note: Using an automatic command can export projects to excel only in .CSV format.

How can I export a project to Excel (CSV) using automatic command?
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Exporting a project to Excel via an automatic command is only available on Project Plan 365 for Windows.

General command line syntax:

ApplicationName [/switch] projectpath

/csv – export to Excel file (CSV format) for default view (currently supported views are: Gantt Chart, Task Sheet, Resource Sheet and Team Planner).Note: Using an automatic command can export projects to excel only in .CSV format.

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