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What does the “Gantt Chart Style” functionality do?
What does the “Gantt Chart Style” functionality do?
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How do I format the nonworking time from the Gantt Chart?
How do I format the nonworking time from the Gantt Chart?
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Can I remove nonworking time from my Gantt Chart?
Can I remove nonworking time from my Gantt Chart?
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How do I change the duration of a task by resizing it?
How do I change the duration of a task by resizing it?
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To change the duration of a task by resizing it, move your mouse the end portion of the bar and you should notice a specific icon of the mouse. Hold down the mouse and move the virtually displayed taskbar to the right if you want to increase the duration of the task, or to the left if you want to shorten the duration of your task. Release the mouse when you are satisfied to the resulted duration of your task or length of its corresponding taskbar.
How do I change the start and finish dates of a task by dragging the taskbar?
How do I change the start and finish dates of a task by dragging the taskbar?
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To change the start and finish dates of a task directly from the Gantt Chart, locate in the chart area the task bar corresponding to the task that you want to adjust its start and finish date and drag the task bar to the left or right as you desire. During the dragging process, a virtual taskbar will be shown, guiding you through the change step.
How do I change the relationship between tasks from the Gantt Chart?
How do I change the relationship between tasks from the Gantt Chart?
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How do I add relationships between tasks directly on the Gantt Chart?
How do I add relationships between tasks directly on the Gantt Chart?
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What actions can I perform directly on the Gantt Chart?
What actions can I perform directly on the Gantt Chart?
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Can I export the Cashflow report to csv/excel?
Can I export the Cashflow report to csv/excel?
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What is Timephased data?
What is Timephased data?
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Can task types be used to change the hierarchical structure of a task?
Can task types be used to change the hierarchical structure of a task?
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What is Fixed Duration Task Type?
What is Fixed Duration Task Type?
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What is Fixed Work Task type?
What is Fixed Work Task type?
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What is Fixed Units Task Type?
What is Fixed Units Task Type?
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What does the “Set Task Type” functionality do?
What does the “Set Task Type” functionality do?
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The “Set Task Type” functionality, as the name indicates, allows you to change the types of automatically-scheduled tasks. The available task types are: fixed units, fixed work, and fixed duration. Project looks at a task's type to determine how duration, work, and units will behave as Project schedules your project.
How to change the Task Mode for a task?
How to change the Task Mode for a task?
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To change the Task Mode, click in the Task Mode field. In the list that appears, click Manually Scheduled or Auto Scheduled. You can also select specific tasks, then in the Task Information dialog under Task menu, General tab, in the Schedule Mode group, select Manually Scheduled or Auto Scheduled and click OK.
What are manually scheduled tasks?
What are manually scheduled tasks?
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Manual tasks are tasks with task mode manually scheduled. They should be used when you want to explicitly set a task's start and finish dates and not allow it to be changed automatically by the scheduler based on changes to other tasks. When a task is in manually scheduled mode, the Start, Finish, and Duration columns can be blank or include text values in addition to recognizable dates.
What are automatically scheduled tasks?
What are automatically scheduled tasks?
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What does the “Set Task Mode” functionality do?
What does the “Set Task Mode” functionality do?
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The “Set Task Mode” functionality gives you the option of deciding how much control you want over task scheduling in a project. The Task Mode field indicates whether a task is scheduled manually or automatically scheduled. By default, tasks are set as auto scheduled, with a start date, finish date, and duration calculated based on inserted fields values.
How to enter a material resource in Resource Sheet view?
How to enter a material resource in Resource Sheet view?
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How do I set start finish date hours?
How do I set start finish date hours?
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Before starting to schedule your project by setting start and finish dates, you can use the Date Format option on the File menu in the Options dialog box to specify the date format used to display information in date fields. For a task you can enter the time and the date in any order or you can use calendar picker to select desired date and hour.
What does the “Set start finish date hours” functionality do?
What does the "Set start finish date hours" functionality do?
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How do I change task scheduling options defaults for days, weeks, and months?
How do I change task scheduling options defaults for days, weeks, and months?
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What does the “Change task scheduling options defaults for days, weeks, and months?” functionality do?
What does the “Change task scheduling options defaults for days, weeks, and months?” functionality do?
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The “Change task scheduling options defaults for days, weeks, and months” functionality, as the name describes it, allows to make changes in the tasks scheduling settings to indicate how much time you want to constitute a day, a week, and a month when entering and reviewing durations in a task view. It can also help you synchronize task scheduling with what you've established in the working time calendars for resource.
How do I exit the full screen mode?
How do I exit the full screen mode?
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