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Is it possible to restore a single project plan from a full database backup

Using MS Project 2013, one of our PCO deleted tasks from a project plan, while work had been entered via timesheets on those same tasks, some of which weren't approved, yet. The project is now in a situation where it cannot be published because it…
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Preventing 1st Column Blank pages from printing in the middle of the project

I have an MS-Project that has approximately 300 tasks and is spread over about 6 years. When I attempt to print on tabloid for all dates and pages, it shows me a nice 5 row, 4 column grid. When I go into page setup -> View, I have a check in the…
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Stop MS Project converting manual scheduled summary tasks to auto scheduled

I have a manually scheduled summary task that has empty Start/Finish dates and therefore an empty duration. I want to create manual sub-tasks below this summary task, again with no dates or duration. As soon as I create a sub-task, Project changes…
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MS Project - How to apply styles to task bars in Gantt chart

I have a couple of types of tasks (requirements, development, testing etc.) that I want to represent in different colors in the Gantt chart. Formatting every task bar individually (start, middle and end color) is hopeless. What I'd like to do is…
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Microsoft Project - How to display week numbers in date boxes?

I would like to have week numbers displayed when I add a start and finish date for a task, in the Gantt Chart. I want the same type of convenience as in Outlook. Here is a screenshot of what this looks like in Outlook. This is very easy to set up…
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Setting half-days for task durations in MS Project 2013/2016

As it is very common in the industry, each person tackles several tasks at once; however, when you define start and end dates, the MS project forces you to choose DAYS. **For example:** Task1Project1 (0.5 day) start: Jan 1, End:…
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Bar chart displaying too few days

I am trying to display a week-long step in a project. I am using the standard calendar. 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, 31 days per month. Auto schedule. The "Days" column shows the correct number of days. The "Start" and "Finish" columns show…
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How do you turn off extra spacing between bars in a printed version of a Microsoft Project 2013 Gantt chart?

When I am working with a project the Gantt chart is shown on screen with minimal spacing between bars. Looks great. When I go to export, print or Copy Picture, the formatter leaves space for additional printed information that could be listed in the…
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Microsoft Project 2010 - Remove resource leveling but keep schedule

We are developing a complex task list with resource leveling in Project 2010. This task list needs to be incorporated into a larger Project which is not using resource leveling and does not want the resources included. Is there a way to lock the…
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Allocation of % for days when tasks overlap in MS Project

Is it possible to allocate less % to a person(say Alan) only for the days he helps Jorge as well as does his work? ie Say Alan has a task whose period is 6 days.And if Alan has to help Jorge for half the day on 3 days while the other half day he…
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Is there a way to remove all this awful whitespace in MS Project 2013?

The whole area in the orange box is totally useless and I can't figure out how to get rid of it. It's wasting a tremendous amount of vertical space. I can collapse the ribbon, but this wasted space just slides up. Update Screen shot showing the…
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Custom Bar Styles & Progress

I've created a number of custom bar styles that are linked to a custom Text30 field, to show the basic health of the project (Green, Yellow, Red). (based on: …
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How to change bar color for recurring tasks in MS Project 2013?

MS Project 2013. I am trying to change recurring task summary Gantt chart bar color. I can change individual task's bar color using flags. But this method does not work for summary tasks... Anybody can figure this one out?
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Set preferred task ordering

In my project, I have (among others) tasks A and B such that there is no dependency between them, and each of them can be carried out by resource R1 or resource R2. All things being equal, it makes more sense to do A before B (especially if both are…
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Merging Chronological events with task scheduling in Microsoft Project (2013)

Apologies if in wrong sub site. I just started using Microsoft Project (in my case, Professional 2013), and I wanted to know if there is a way to schedule both real world events and tasks. I will let an example do the talking. If I have a 3 day…
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