Re: Clearing PERT formatting in MSP Standard 2003 by Dann
Dann
Wed Dec 19 10:59:02 CST 2007
Yes, thank-you. This did what I needed done.
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Regards,
Dann
"Trevor Rabey" wrote:
> When you say "PERT View" I suppose you mean Network Diagram View, with the
> boxes, instead of with the bars like in the Gantt Chart.
> I am not suggesting that you will have to start over.
> You have the original Network Diagram View that you have imported from the
> Global Template.
> You also now have this new View which includes all of the extra formatting,
> some of which you would like to remove.
> If you want to just remove the extra formatting from the individual bars
> (Gantt Chart View) or the boxes (Network Diagram View), just right click on
> the bar or the box, choose Format bar or Format box, and click the reset
> button.
>
> When you say 100+ pages, what size pages?
>
> The Network View always presents a printing problem because it is mainly
> white space and takes up lots of paper.
> You can zoom it down and roll it up to Summaries etc but it usually still
> chews up paper.
>
>
> Trevor Rabey 0407213955 61 8 92727485 PERFECT PROJECT PLANNING
> www.perfectproject.com.au
> "Dann" <Dann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7B165F41-DC79-4E01-B7F9-7E19F0A0F434@microsoft.com...
> > Yes, I understand. I have saved the orginal PERT view and I am working in
> > a
> > view call "xxx-Formatted PERT." Both are present on my menu and I can
> > switch
> > between them easily.
> >
> > However, my problem is that the default PERT view is spread across 100+
> > pages (for an 800 task network) and the xxx-Formated PERT is constrained
> > to
> > 12 pages, which I think is sufficient for a logical and readable layout. I
> > would like to color code the boxes by the business area reasponsible for
> > the
> > associated task. You seem to be saying that since i have attempted this
> > on
> > this view in the past, there is no way to restore the visual formatting to
> > the defaults without resorting to the original PERT chart and starting the
> > layout process all over. There is no equivalent to Word's "<ctrl>-space"
> > (I
> > think it is) which removes all user applid formats and retrurns them to
> > the
> > default?
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Dann
> >
> >
> > "Trevor Rabey" wrote:
> >
> >> Dann,
> >>
> >> This is a very common situation and it is much better to think about how
> >> it
> >> comes about and how to prevent it rather than how to repair it, although
> >> the
> >> repair is easy enough.
> >> First, a word about the built-in Tables, Views, Filters, Groups,
> >> Calendars
> >> etc etc, basically everything that comes out of the box (ie out of the
> >> Global Template).
> >> They should all be preserved as they are, and not messed with to the
> >> point
> >> of having all of their original, as-designed, appearance and
> >> functionality
> >> eroded away by miscellaneous whimsical "improvements".
> >> Views are especially subject to this because this is where the formatting
> >> is
> >> and people like to while away the hours colouring in the bars and text in
> >> order, apparently, to make the network diagram or the Gantt Chart as ugly
> >> and indecipherable as possible.
> >> If they do get changed substantially (hard to define but start by being
> >> very
> >> strict, no changes are best except for v small exceptions), then this
> >> "new"
> >> View should be re-named with a distinctive name and the original
> >> recovered
> >> from the Global Template.
> >> You can do the re-naming and recovery with
> >> TOOLS, ORGANISER
> >> Note that you cannot re-name or over-write the View that you are
> >> currently
> >> in, so before TOOLS, ORGANISER switch to another View.
> >> Don't over-write the originals in the Global Template with the "improved"
> >> because they are your only source of the originals.
> >> The names of new Tables, Views, Filters, Groups, Calendars etc etc,
> >> should
> >> start with something like "AA..." so that they go to the tops of the
> >> lists
> >> and you can find them and distinguish them from the originals.
> >> This is all just good housekeeping but it saves a lot of time.
> >>
> >>
> >> Trevor Rabey 0407213955 61 8 92727485 PERFECT PROJECT PLANNING
> >> www.perfectproject.com.au
> >> "Dann" <Dann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:01D24725-C780-439F-A434-1D94315B153B@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have applied custom colors and patterns to a number of nodes on my
> >> >PERT
> >> > chart (not network diagram) using a variety of methods, e.g. all those
> >> > selected by a filter, selecting all by drag-n-drop, individual
> >> > formatting,
> >> > etc.
> >> >
> >> > I would like to remove all user-applied formatting and have it return
> >> > to
> >> > the
> >> > default, so I can then re-apply my formatting <g>.
> >> >
> >> > How can I clear all user-applied formatting?
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Dann
> >>
> >>
> >>
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