Re: Copy PERT chart w/formatting intact by Dann
Dann
Mon Jan 21 07:05:00 CST 2008
Thank-you for your reply. I will stop trying to copy the layout. While I do
have a PERT view, it is entirely possible that it is a function of the
methodology we are using and that it is simply a renamed custom view of the
Network Diagram.
As always, this forum has been very helpful.
--
Regards,
Dann
"Jack Dahlgren" wrote:
> Dann,
>
> There is no PERT view that comes with Project 2003 standard. They renamed it
> the Network Diagram in Project 2000 I think.
>
> So if you have a PERT view then it must be a remnant embedded in an old
> file.
>
> The layout is not going to copy over. Sorry.
>
> -Jack Dahlgren
>
>
>
> "Dann" <Dann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3D29A4BD-7EDA-463D-BC2F-2EC256547548@microsoft.com...
> > Thank-you for taking the time to respond. I will try to be more clear.
> >
> > You say <<The layoutof the boxes is going to be specific to the project
> > plan.>>
> > That apparently is at the heart of my problem. I have two copies of the
> > same
> > plan. For reasons I I don't need to get into now I layout the boxes in a
> > new
> > PERT view in one of the copies. I then want to copy that view to the
> > other,
> > otherwise identical, copy o fthe plan. The arrangement and colors of the
> > boxes is lost. The template remains attached, so the infomration found in
> > each box remains correct, but the arrangement and custom colors are gone.
> >
> > Expanding on this further, I am working in Project 2003 Standard Edition.
> > I
> > have a number of view which are PERT view, not "network diagram" views.
> > (By
> > this I do not mean the contain the information that would be used to
> > calculate actual PERT calculations, rather they contain the same type of
> > information found in the Network Diagram view.) Personally, I don't know
> > why
> > there are two such similar view, but at least the way my copy is set up
> > when
> > it is installed on my machine at work there are both a PERT view and a
> > Network Diagram view.
> >
> > That said, if I attempt to copy a PERT view from one file to another,
> > using
> > the Organizer, the arrangement of the boxes and all color customizations
> > is
> > gone. The boxes appear to have been "auto arranged" and the colors are
> > back
> > to the defaults, as if I had not made any changes. It's as if I was
> > working
> > in Excel or Word and copied a selection (given the differences in products
> > this is not an exact analogy) from one document to another and when I
> > pasted
> > the copy in the the document all formatting was lost. All lthe data
> > remains,
> > as the underlying Project data is the same in both files, but the
> > formatting
> > information is gone.
> >
> > If this remain unclear, please ask again. I don't have my work machine at
> > hand, but after hours of usage, I am very clear that there is a difference
> > between the PERT view and the Network Diagram.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Dann
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Dann
> >
> >
> > "Jack Dahlgren" wrote:
> >
> >> When you say PERT chart, what exactly do you mean?
> >> There is no pre-defined PERT chart in Project and has not been for
> >> several
> >> years
> >> It is possible to customize the a template for the boxes so that they
> >> contain PERT information and set colors for them. You would do this by
> >> modifying or creating a new Network diagram template.
> >> To do this:
> >> right click on a box, choose format then click on the More Templates
> >> button.
> >> That will let you create modify or import a template. Once you have
> >> created
> >> one you like you need to apply it.
> >>
> >> The layoutof the boxes is going to be specific to the project plan.
> >>
> >> -Jack Dahlgren
> >>
> >>
> >> "Dann" <Dann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:5EFEDAB6-7AA7-4212-85B8-0E00192B1554@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am in the process of creating PERT charts (not Network Diagrams) that
> >> > contain sub-sets of my plan, so each of the teams can better focus on
> >> > their
> >> > particular tasks.
> >> >
> >> > I know I can copy the PERT view from one plan to another, using the
> >> > Organizer and putting in either the specific plan or the Global PPT,
> >> > but
> >> > when
> >> > I do all the layout and color coding information is lost. I can still
> >> > apply
> >> > the correct filters and see only the boxes I am interested in, but
> >> > everything
> >> > has been rearranged and the colors have defaulted back to their base
> >> > values.
> >> >
> >> > Just FYI, the reason I need to do this is the "master" plan need to
> >> > remain
> >> > in production as much as possible to allow team members the ability to
> >> > update
> >> > their tasks. So, I would like to do the work on a copy of the plan and
> >> > then
> >> > move the new diagrams to the Master Plan. Any suggestions?
> >> > --
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Dann
> >>
> >>
> >>
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