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  1. DaveGeneski

    Spacing between tasks on gant chart view

    I decided to lay out a timeline for my board members using the time scale section of the gant chart view. When I added the name to a few of the high level tasks it made all of my tasks that same heigth not just the ones that I added the name to. When I try to move the tasks back into a...
  2. DaveGeneski

    Actual start and actual finish dates are changing start & finish

    I added an actual start and actual finish columns to my project plan in the gant chart view. When I try to update the actual start and actual finish dates, it changes the start and finish dates. I must be doing something wrong. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
  3. DaveGeneski

    Completing a task should set the actual finish date

    When completing a task project does is not changing the actual finish date to the date that I completed the task. According the reading I have done this should be defaulted?
  4. DaveGeneski

    Finish no earlier than, task will not change to another type

    As I input new tasks, Project seems to guess what type of task it needs to be. I many times need to change these to something that makes more sense. example: inputted a task that needs to be done by a certain date and project made the task a "finish no earlier than" with a date that should be...
  5. DaveGeneski

    Correct way to create a late task report of view

    I have been trying to use the print a report menu, current activities, slipping tasks template. I then edit that template and choose late/over budget tasks, but it still doesn't report correctly.
  6. DaveGeneski

    Difference between work effort and duration

    Let me try this question again. Lets say I have one person scheduled from 02/01 to 04/01 to complete a task that will only take them 4 hours. How do I tell project that I am giving them two months to complete a 4 hour task. This same person may have 19 other task for that same period.
  7. DaveGeneski

    How do you manage work effort as compared to duration

    I like to put start and end dates on each task, thinking about how many days I am giving a resource to complete a task. I although do not know how to input the work effort it will take to complete the task during the duration. Please help as I need to do a resource risk analysis and dont know...

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