I forgot to ask you something else - How does the "duration" field work?
Let's say I have a project that should be completed on January 31 - (that's
38 days from now) should I set the duration to 38 days? I'm not sure how
that field works. If not, how is that field used?
Thank you Julie
"JulieS" wrote:
> Hi Karen,
>
> Because Project is a scheduling tool the rest of the information you see in
> the line with the project title is calculated by Project and short of
> changing the text in those cells white, you cannot hide the information. You
> can hide columns (right click and choose Hide Column from the shortcut menu)
> and add other columns (right click and choose Insert Column), but Project
> will still use those hidden columns for calculations and task scheduling.
>
> For what you describe (and until you have some time to work more indepth
> with Project) you may wish to use Excel. It doesn't appear from your stated
> needs that you may need all of the power (and complications) of Project right
> now.
>
> Hope this helps and best wishes for the holidays to you too! Let us know
> how else we can help.
>
> Julie
>
> "Karen" wrote:
>
> > Thank you for your help - I have entered all my projects and my tasks as you
> > suggested - Only problem, when I enter the project title and outdent, I don't
> > want any dates or any other info in that row. I will list the tasks to that
> > project below the title and then indent the tasks. How do I get only the
> > project title and the rest of the fields in that row blank?
> > I'm just setting up a very basic project list. What I want for field titles
> > is:
> > Task Name
> > Completion Date
> > % Complete
> > Responsible Party
> > Can I set up only these fields? Do I need the duration field?
> >
> > Thanks and Happy Holidays, Karen
> > "JulieS" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Karen,
> > >
> > > I assume you wish to enter all of the projects and their tasks into one file
> > > instead of each project being its own file.
> > > In that case, enter in the name of the project and under the project name
> > > enter the tasks and then indent those tasks for that project. (Use the indent
> > > button on the Formatting Toolbar.) For the next project, make sure you
> > > outdent that project's name and indent each of its tasks under the summary
> > > task.
> > >
> > > If you have an chance you may wish to view Mike Glen's[Project MVP]
> > > Introduction to Project articles at:
> > > http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...Search&AUTH=23
> > >
> > > Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.
> > > Julie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Karen" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have 4 projects to enter into Microsoft Project. Each project has 15-25
> > > > steps. How do I go about entering this information so that each step is
> > > > below each project?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you