Task Name in Network Diagram

When entering the Task Name through the Gantt Chart or other sheet it allows
for long and descriptive names. Unfortunately these are truncated in the
network diagram box.

Is there any way to show the complete task name in the network diagram box?

Jack
Fri May 16 15:03:41 CDT 2008

You can format a box to show up to three lines. That may be enough to get a
few more words in.
Steps:
Right click a box and select "Format"
Click on the "More Templates" button
Copy the template you want (you can not edit the built-in styles)
Highlight/select the "Name" field In the "Limit cell text to" box select "3"
Click OK

Now select the tasks and right click and apply the new template to them.

-Jack Dahlgren

"montbrae" <montbrae@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EA4A14F1-87F6-4BED-BD47-78B3E0BAFB07@microsoft.com...
> When entering the Task Name through the Gantt Chart or other sheet it
> allows
> for long and descriptive names. Unfortunately these are truncated in the
> network diagram box.
>
> Is there any way to show the complete task name in the network diagram
> box?

davegb
Fri May 16 15:52:43 CDT 2008

On May 16, 1:43=A0pm, montbrae <montb...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> When entering the Task Name through the Gantt Chart or other sheet it allo=
ws
> for long and descriptive names. =A0Unfortunately these are truncated in th=
e
> network diagram box. =A0
>
> Is there any way to show the complete task name in the network diagram box=
?

You can format the box to be much larger.

montbrae
Sat May 17 02:00:00 CDT 2008



"montbrae" wrote:

> When entering the Task Name through the Gantt Chart or other sheet it allows
> for long and descriptive names. Unfortunately these are truncated in the
> network diagram box.
>
> Is there any way to show the complete task name in the network diagram box?

montbrae
Sat May 17 02:02:00 CDT 2008



"Jack Dahlgren" wrote:

> You can format a box to show up to three lines. That may be enough to get a
> few more words in.
> Steps:
> Right click a box and select "Format"
> Click on the "More Templates" button
> Copy the template you want (you can not edit the built-in styles)
> Highlight/select the "Name" field In the "Limit cell text to" box select "3"
> Click OK
>
> Now select the tasks and right click and apply the new template to them.
>
> -Jack Dahlgren
>
> "montbrae" <montbrae@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EA4A14F1-87F6-4BED-BD47-78B3E0BAFB07@microsoft.com...
> > When entering the Task Name through the Gantt Chart or other sheet it
> > allows
> > for long and descriptive names. Unfortunately these are truncated in the
> > network diagram box.
> >
> > Is there any way to show the complete task name in the network diagram
> > box?
>
>
> Worked a treat. Thankyou very much.