Creating a default Template location in Microsoft Project 2013

You will notice that in Microsoft Project 2013 out of the box there is no Personal template folder.  If you want to use this feature you need to specify a default location for your templates to be stored.  In previous versions project files would have been stored in the templates folder associated with the Project Read more about Creating a default Template location in Microsoft Project 2013[…]

Microsoft Project Vs Microsoft Excel

Imagine you’re having your dream house built and you’re very excited to see how far along the builders have come so you decide to check on the progress.  You arrive onsite, two weeks into the project, and you see a bunch of people busily working.  You ask the foreman how things are going he responds Read more about Microsoft Project Vs Microsoft Excel[…]

Beware of the ‘Autolink Inserted or Moved Tasks’ Setting in Microsoft Project

There are several configuration settings available in Microsoft Project that control how the tool looks and behaves; many of the settings are merely personal preferences, but some of them can be dangerous to your project schedule if you do not understand and configure them properly. You can view or update these settings through the ‘Project Read more about Beware of the ‘Autolink Inserted or Moved Tasks’ Setting in Microsoft Project[…]

Beware of Auto Save in Microsoft Project!

You may initially think that Microsoft Project’s auto save feature can be a great life saver… but beware! When you save a project schedule in Microsoft Project — either manually or automatically — all of your ‘undo’ operations are removed. Prior to the save: After the save (notice the ‘Undo’ button on the Quick Access Read more about Beware of Auto Save in Microsoft Project![…]

Why are some of your resource’s timesheet entries doubling in your reports?

Some of you folks who write reports for Microsoft Project Server have experienced this frustrating issue, where for some of your resources, hours they have entered into their timesheet are showing as multiples in your report result set. Why is this, as it seems it’s randomly occurring? For those who’ve not figured it out yet, Read more about Why are some of your resource’s timesheet entries doubling in your reports?[…]