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    - knowing if a project is published ? hello all, how can we know that a project is published or not in PSI and in VBA ? Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120389
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    - Master Project File- MS Project Standard 2003 Hi- I'm having issues with my master project list not reflecting information that is on the sharer files summary line. 1- I open a new project file 2- Import all my project files 3- Certain columns that are in summary lines of the sharer files are not linking/importing data up to the master project file (Cost Variance, Baseline Budget, Description which is linked from File Properties-->Comments-->linked to Notes column, Project Manager, Phase (added text file) etc.) This feels like a really basic problem- I'm convinced it is user error (me!). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for your time, Kourtney Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120378
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    - how do i add in lag time?? I actually want to know wat buttons exactly to press to add in lag time please can someone help me Thank you -- Natalie Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120376
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    - Project Pro 2007 load error Hi, I recently installed Project Pro 2007 and everytime I try to open it up it does alot of configuration stuff and after about 5 minutes shows the following error: There is not enough memory to complete the operation. To free up available memory, close programs, projects, or windows you aren't using, and then try again. I have 2 GB of RAM that is not even half used so I am completely at a loss, Office Ultimate and Visio Pro 2007 all work fine. I think that is all the relevant info, oh, event viewer shows nothing useful either and I am running Vista Ultimate. If you need anymore info let me know. Thanks for any suggestions, Adam Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120375
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    - Adding lag time in I have a task which has a duration of 1 day with a lag of 26 how do i put this into the task??? i am using project 2007 and i am used to using project 2003 -- Natalie Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120374
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    - Office 2003 loaded, trying to install upgrade Small Business 2007 I am trying to install the upgrade for Microsoft Office Small Business. I have tried using the product key and everything and i get an error message C\Docume~1\Admin~1\Locals~1\Temp\Setup.exe(200704170845131550).log I have Microsoft Office for Student\Teacher and also Office Publisher both 2003. I can not get 2007 to load. Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120371
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    - Upgrading to Project Pro 2007 Hi, If we have Project Standard 2007 do you know the best way to upgrade to Pro 2007? Do we have to buy Pro 2007 and also Server 2007 or do these come together? I want the ability to track multiple projects and also have some of my team acces the projects and update their progress on line? Is this the server edition or do we also need web access? What do I need to buy? I work in IT and manage multiple projects. Currently I use Project Standard but I really want a more robust program which will allow better tracking/managemet and reporting. Kind regards, Ross -- Ross Connell Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120370
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    - Upgrade from 95 to 2007? I searched for a thread on this but didn't see one...I apologize if this has been covered. I recently started with a company that's working with MP 98. The side panel on the 2007 upgrade box doesn't list 98 as upgradeable to 2007. I ordered MP 2003 for this reason, but rec'd 2007 with a note saying they can't get 2003 anymore. So the question is....is Project 98 upgradeable to Project 2007? Thanks. -- John K Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120365
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    - Limitations of PWA I've talked with a couple Sales people about Project Server 2003/2007 and I haven't gotten a straight answer from either. The question is PWA what are the limitations that you can and can't do vs. Project Pro Seat. I have three 2003 Pro seats currently and aren't used full time. If PWA would allow me to modify status, start dates, ends, etc this would be more then sufficent for other users to use to update a project. The other question I have is could I use MSDE until I can get SQL server... If so I could justify putting a proposal together to purchase Project Server. Thanks Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120362
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    - PROJECT Plan and schedules for a high rise building I'm a novice and I do understand that projects are unique. Yet I feel samples could provide better help in learning. Can any one help by providing a complete PROJECT Plan and schedules for a high rise building. That could helpme a lot in learning and setting up my own project plan. Regards. Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120359
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    - Project for Mobile 2005 Looking for a software that will import and export Project files and will work on my PDA running mobile 2005? Currently using Project 2007 on a desktop. Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120358
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    - Importing from .mpx, elapsed duration in importing a project .mpx file, an export from Primevera, durations show up as elapsed durations which is what is desired. The durations are imported as hours, the macro to convert to days works fine. When the schedules are inserted into a master schedule, the begin and end date are consistent with the original elapsed durations. When the schedules are copied into a new schedule, the end dates all run long. It appears the 5 workdays per week applies to these tasks. How can i change the duration from days to edays? Any macros out there to fix this? LarryG Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120354
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    - Templates for architects Looking for a template for scheduling up to 20 ongoing projects for residential architects. Using project 2007 Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120347
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    - how do I make resource levelling work? Resource levelling in project seems useless. All assignments have to be specified as a percentage of a resource Whereas I want to specify a task with an elapsed time and an amount of effort. And actually I don't care whether the resource does 100% for the first 5 days and nothing for the rest or whatever. So my problem starts when I've got a task, Task A, that runs for 4 weeks that has 2 man weeks of effort required by a resource. Project takes this to mean that the resource will be working 50% on this task (but that's not really what I mean) I now have 2 days (in the middle of the 4 weeks) when I want this resource to be 100% occupied on something else, Task B. i.e. this task has an elapsed time of 2 days and effort of 2 days. So I would expect to be able to ask Project to level this out using a flat contour and it would allocate the resource to Task A for a bit more than 50% for all except the 2 days of Task B, where the resource will be 100% working on Task B. This makes absolute sense. However, project will not do this. It shows the resource as being overallocated on those 2 days. If automatic levelling is chosen then it will stretch Task A by two days. Is there any way of making it work *correctly* ??? Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120346
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    - Saving project with conection Hello, some time Saving my project to Project server it take long time (25 min). Any idea what can i check ? thanks Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120344
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    - leveling issues when allocating resources max units less than a 100% with Project 2007 Hi, My manager has been trying to create a project plan in Project Pro 2007. When he levels a plan with a resource's max units at a 100% it seems to work "fine" altought we have found some weird things going on... when we change a resource's max units to 80% and set to "leveling can adjust individual assignments on a task" and click on "level now" it takes about 3 minutes to do the leveling, and pushes the project plan to end in 2049... this is weird as our project plan is only less than 1,000 hours and we've done this before with 2003 and didn't have these issues... has anyone seen similar patterns or strange behavior in Project 2003? Are there any knowng bugs with leveling? Thanks, Michael Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120339
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    - how to create simple Gantt charts Looking for a step-by-step on how to create simple Gantt charts, as I am new to MS Project. Thanks. Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120338
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    - lead time? Your help would be appreciated on the following. I have summary task A (with subtasks), summary task B (with subtasks) and summary task C (with subtasks), all running sequentially with a SF dependency. At some point I need to slot in summary task X (with subtasks) that is totally independent on what is happening above, however it must finish before summary task C (with subtasks). Do I have to introduce a different type of predecessor relationship and lead time? Many thanks Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120333
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    - Summary Task Linking - demo of Circular refs We have a template with Summary tasks linked. It has been causing issues with circular references but I am looking for a way of demonstrating how a plan with linked summary tasks can cause this behaviour. Can anyone give me an example of how I can set a simple plan up with summary tasks linked and how I can then delete some tasks which then causes the circular reference with teh root cause having been the summary task linking. Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120330
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    - can we use outlook 2003 and MS Project 2007 in the same computer I am using Outlook 2003 and MS Project Professional 2007 in my computer. Ever since MS Project software is installed in my computer, randomly as and when I receive a mail or soon after a mail is released, a small window pop up as follows: Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 Gathering required information ........... Close There after another small window pop up as follows: Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 The configuration changes made to Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 will not take effect until your computer has been restarted. Would you like to restart now? Yes No Can someone advise how to remove those pop ups. Thank you Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120328
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    - Date Format in PWA (MSP2007) hi all, I work with MSP 2007 server in the project pro the date format is dd/mm/yy but in the PWA the format is mm/dd/yy I want it to be identical How can I display the date format as dd/mm/yy in the PWA views? Thanx -- shoham B Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120325
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    - Linked projects Can anyone help me. I use MP 2003 Enterprise. I have 2 schedules that use common resources. These project files are not linked. Actual work is being done in one schedule (Schedule A) and actuals are entered against the tasks. What I need is for the progress and remaining work to be viewed in Schedule B. Is there any easy way to show this without adding the resources and work complete to the second schedule - I do not want the costs to be assigned against schedule B. The tasks from schedule A are drivers to tasks in schedule B because of resource availability. -- caz2007 Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120322
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    - How do I insert a comment text line within a Microsoft Project? I can insert new tasks but I need free text not acting as a task. How do I do that? Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120319
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    - HELP! MSP2007 Read only password error Help, I just upgraded to MSP07 professional from MSP03 Professional. My problem is my files are read only protected. I open the file WITH the password, then save the file. When I try to reopen the file it says bad password, if i try to open it read only, it says it has over 1,000,000 lines and will not open the file. All my working files are set to read only protection. As I open them I am corrupting them... Help, what I'm I doing wrong, or how do I fix it???? Steve Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120316
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    - How do I vertically center text in a field? I'm trying to center the text vertically so that there is even space top to bottom and the text sits center in a colum field. How do I do this as I only have right align and left align but no top or bottom align. Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120312
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    - Setting lead AND lag time? I want task B to start a week after task A starts, and end a week after task A ends. It seems like I need to set both a lead and a lag time. Is this possible, or is there some other way to accomplish this? I'm using 2007 Pro. Thanks. Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120311
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    - assignment delays? I would be grateful if you could let me know how to best represent the following situation. Say you have a bunch of tasks that are not linked to any of the tasks above, and that by default start on the day you start the project eg 16 April. You need these task to start further on in the schedule, but you cannot select the date from the start column otherwise inflexible constraints are introduced in the schedule. On the other hand I cannot lenghten the task duration as this would not reflect the task actual duration. Would you use assignment delay? Or how does MS Project deal with this. Many thanks in advance. J Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120303
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    - Task finishes later than it should I am using MS Project 2003 Standard Edition If I have working day of 8 hours and create a task with a duration of 7 hours, it starts and finishes on the same day, as I would expect. If I change the duration to 7.1 hours, it finishes on the next working day, which I would NOT expect. Any ideas as to why it should do this? Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120292
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    - Fixed duration and resource assignments Hello, I have a few questions concerning the fixed duration task type and it's behavior with resource assignments. 1. Does the duration always stay fixed when using fixed duration task type ? Can I change work and units of the resource assignments without having a special concern for the possibility that task duration might change ? 2. When using actual and remaining work with resource assignments, is there a situation that might cause the task duration to change ? 3. Could someone explain to me why the duration changes in the following situation, using Project 2002, 7h per day (35h per week): a) I have task T1 (fixed duration, not effort driven) of 10 days and resource R1 assigned 100% to it. Total of 70h work. OK until now. b) I plug in 80h of actual work to R1. Task shows 100% complete and remaining work = 0h, Work = 80h. Still OK. c) I need to show an additional 10h of work. So I plug in 10h of remaining work to R1 and... BOOM ! MS Project shows me message telling it need to recalculate the duration. What happened here ? How come the fixed duration is not respected ? What can I do to prevent this ? I have to figure out a way to control this since I have to develop a macro that will import actuals. Thanks for your help ! David Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120290
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    - Rebaseline Can someone help? I am in need to track/monitor all rebaseline in MS project. I need this ability to know b/c the change might be changing the baseline ONLY for their project to look up to date. Does anyone know of a tracker or tool that will allow this ability? Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120287
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    - Calculate custom assignment sum in resource view Hello, Iâ??m digging here for some hours, and I canâ??t find any solution to my problem. So Iâ??m posting. I have taskcost1 field. I use VBA macro to copy it into assignment cost1 field (and it work only when I press F9 - annoying but this is not the main problem). 1. I want this assignment cost1 field to be summarized into resource field (may it be cost1 field) on resource view (and I canâ??t calculate all assignments for given resource, but just visible ones) 2. Has anyone idea, why isnâ??t field filled with macro working with Project formulas (example [Cost2]=[Cost1]+[Cost]) -- Thanks Piotr Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120285
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    - changing opening settings Hi can anyone tell me if i can set project to either open at todays date or to hide days that have past Many thanks Andy Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120279
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    - Project Database Multi User Access? I am currently using MS Project to track multiple projects. Each project has a different Project Manager. All the data is stored in a single MS Project database with a single set of MS Project generated tables. Currently all Project Managers login via the ODBC using the same username to access their projects. This unfortunately enables Project Managers to have access to ANY project stored in the tables regardless of owner. The setup works perfectly for my requirements for visibility across all projects, reporting etc. I can create reports based across all projects from the data in the single database. My current setup is: MS Project 2003 Professional (on all Project Managers' laptops) SQL Server 2003 hosting the data Access to the server is via an ODBC (at present everyone uses the same username/password) My question is: Is there a way to restrict the users' access so they can only see the data that coresponds to their project? Trials So far to solve the problem: 1, I've created different users on the SQL Server. The user logs on to access the database via the ODBC - RESULT - MS Project created new tables for that user - does not differentiate the data in the tables? Can anyone let me know if what I am trying to achieve is possible? Does anyone have a simple solution for me? I wondered if this can be solved in SQL Server User access rights or is it a MS Project restriciton? Thanks for your time in reading my question. Nathan Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120277
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    - Can I restrict the resources that can be assigned to the tasks? Hey Gurus, I got an small issue,I want to restricr the resources that can be assigned to a particular task based on some other field..can i do that?? if so how?? for example that field can be group name in resources. Thanks in advance. Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120273
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    - Advising Resources I am new to Project (2007) so I hope this is not a dumb question. How do I advise resources of their allocated tasks and if that is possible is there any way of including the task notes in the message to the resource? I can't believe a program as sophisticated as Project would not have a simple way of broadcasting the informaiton. I have read the comments about work groups and noted the comments about turning on the email capability in Project 03 and the cessation of support for this feature after Project 03 but can't find any reference to an alternate method. Thanks Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120269
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    - how do I print a collections of pictures on a banner? The pictures have been placed in a my pictures folder from the internet. I want to place them side by side on a banner to create a border in a room. I am using a Dell Dimension 2400 Series pc and a Dell personal All-In-One Printer A940 Microsoft software version 2003 thanks for any help Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120265
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    - Creating Screensavers Can I create a screensaver from a .JPEG ? Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120263
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    - inserted columns propagating across views Hi - I have most recently used 98, not using 2003. When I create a new or copied view and insert or hide columns, the changes are propagated across views. I asked someone else using project in the shop and they are not having the problem. I created many custom views in 98 and never had this problem. -- Pat Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120255
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    - MS Project Error Message when opening mdb file - -cannot open file In MS Project Pro 2003 after getting to the last screen when going through the process of opening a project from an Access 2002 mdb file, I get an error: Cannot open file. Project allows me to see the related mpp in the Import Wizard screen but after I click open, I get the error. The mdb is not corrupt as I am able to open the file from Project 2003 Pro when the file it is in Access 2003. Something I've noticed is that after I receive the error, I see the .lbd file for the mdb file. It does not go away until I exit out of MS Project 2003. Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120252
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    - RBS level of Gantt Owners Hi, When entering the PWA --> Server Settings --> Manage Categories to one of the categories there is an option under project to check "The project Owner has the same RBS value as the user". Does it mean that groups with this category will see the projects of Gantt owner with the exact RBS value or also projects with Owners at the same RBS level? How come when this option is checked I can see projects of owners with different RBS than me? Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120249
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    - hide nonworking time My working time is only from 8:30 to 12:00, how to hide the nonworking hours: till 8:30 and from 12:00 till the end of the day? Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120248
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    - Does Microsoft Project 2007 allow resourses to submit timesheets I know that we can plan how much time each resourse is going to work on each task but I would like to know if there is anyway to track that time when the project is in progress? Can workers submmit timesheetes in Project Standard 2007? I read something about that in the description of Project EPM. Thank you Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120245
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    - Possible Solicitation Would someone be willing to generate a MS Project thingy for me for a fee? Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120244
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    - Task Default Duration ,When I add a new Task the default duration is automatically added with a question mark (?) How do I get rid of this question mark? Do I need to change the default settings? If So How? Phrozenbuns. Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120239
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    - Product Key I have my ordinateuravec Windows Vista which I open for the first time but I do not arrive has to work on Excel and Word my ordi requires my product of me key and I do not have my product key A which place I must go to seek my product key Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120237
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    - Milestone Rollup text overlap I have discovered the trick to roll up milestones or tasks to a summary task. Unfortunately, the names of the tasks overlap when they are all displayed on this one horizontal line. Is there any way to correct this display problem? Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120233
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    - Task ID assignment for external dependencies I'm trying to understand how Project 2003 processes the "ghost" tasks created when there is an external dependency. When things work as I expect, the ghost task for the external predecessor appears immediately above the the linked task. That is, its task ID one less than the task ID of the task it is linked from. Similarly the ghost task for the successor is immediately after (task ID + 1) the linking task. Unfortunately, this is not alway the case. Sometime Project chooses a task ID for the ghost task that is no where near the linking task. I've been trying to find a pattern in how Project assigns the task ID of the "ghost" task, but I've not been able to figure it out yet. I've looked at the UniqueID, and so far I've not been able to discrern a pattern but it does appear to work better when the Task IDs are in the same sequence as the UniqueID. The context is that I have several mpp files that are linked together through one intermediary "linking" file. All of the tasks in the linking file are milestones (zero duration) and have one predecssor and one successor in some other file. For the most part, the ghost tasks appear next to the tasks that are linked to, but not always. I've found using the linking file make the management of external dependencies much easier and reliable. But the linking file would be much that much easier to manage if there weren't so many cases where extraneous ghost links are in the wrong place. Might this be a bug that can/should fixed? I'm hoping that if I could understand better how Project assigns the task ID to the ghost tasks, I might be able to work around my issue. Shawn Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120229
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    - Project Sites Our Project Server is configured to create a project site every time a project is published. But the only way that I know to enter the home page of these projects is via PWA: you open the Project Portfolio, click on the hyperlink, and view all tasks it contains. Here, you can see another hyperlink "Go to the workspace of current project (xxx)". When you click on this, it shows the project's workspace home page. I want to my users to get this home page when they work with Project Professional 2003, as they can open Documents, Risks and Issues. Is this possible? What can I do? Thank you. Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120226
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    - blanks instead of zeros How do I get a field that has zeros to display a blank? Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120225
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    - Fixed Duration Task Type on Summary Lines I teach Project to our enterprise using a template that has the Type column included. We do this so people understand why Project behaves the way it does during recalculations, and allows them to better understand the Smart Tags that are thrown. The question I always get (and am unable to answer definitively) is: "Why does my summary task say "Fixed Duration" when all child tasks are something else (I.E., Fixed Units)?" My eventual answer to them is that it doesn't matter what the summary task shows, because there's nothing you could do with that information at a summary level anyway. In other words, just ignore it and make sure the child tasks are fixed as you want them." Is there an official reason why all summary tasks default to Fixed Duration for the task type? Is there any way I can make that cell "hidden" so that at least I am not always asked the question? It sticks out like a sore thumb otherwise. Tag: MS Project on server for multiple users to access Tag: 120221

Hi,

I have a customer who wants several people to be able to access MS Project
2007. The issue is that the users need to access it maybe once every month
or two so to go out and buy several copies of Project seems a waste.

Short of sharing a PC (physically or via RDP) or installing on a terminal
server is there any other way around this? I know older version of Office
app's could be installed and run from the server but I have not seen support
for this in some time.

Thanks

Darren

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Re: MS Project on server for multiple users to access by Rod

Rod
Thu Apr 19 05:31:44 CDT 2007

The only way that's legal from a licensing perspective as far as I'm aware
is by sharing a single PC.

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"DT" <darren_todd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:OMIGrVZgHHA.4156@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I have a customer who wants several people to be able to access MS Project
> 2007. The issue is that the users need to access it maybe once every
> month or two so to go out and buy several copies of Project seems a waste.
>
> Short of sharing a PC (physically or via RDP) or installing on a terminal
> server is there any other way around this? I know older version of Office
> app's could be installed and run from the server but I have not seen
> support for this in some time.
>
> Thanks
>
> Darren
>

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