Unexpected Selection in Table with Single Unlocked Column
  
PSS ID Number: Q113268
Article last modified on 04-06-1995
 
4.00    | 4.00
 
WINDOWS | MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0
 - Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, version 4.0
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SYMPTOM
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In Microsoft Project, when you apply a table that contains a single
unlocked column, and a locked first column, the following symptoms occur:
 
 - Both the locked and unlocked column are selected when you select the
   unlocked column.
 
 - The entire row is selected when you select a single field in the row. In
   the Resource Usage view, the entire row is selected, but the
   corresponding timescale information is not selected when you select a
   single field in the row. When the single field is selected in this view,
   you cannot select the timescale information by selecting the locked
   column in that row.
 
 - In the Resource Usage view, the identification number (ID) for the row
   is not visible when you select a field in that row.
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
 
WORKAROUND
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To avoid the problems described above, apply a table that contains at least
two unlocked columns. Note: The width of the column added can be set to
zero so that you don't see the column when viewing and printing.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Normally, when you select a row heading (a row in the locked column) in a
table in Microsoft Project, the row heading changes to a darker shade of
gray, and the text in the row heading changes from black to white so that
you can still read the heading. However, in the Resource Usage view, if a
table that contains a single unlocked column is applied, or all but one of
the table columns are deleted, the selected row heading changes to a darker
shade of gray as expected, but the row heading text is not visible.
 
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. In a new project, enter a new task, T1. Select T1.
 
2. From the Standard toolbar, choose the Resource Assignment button. In the
   Name column in the Resource Assignment dialog box, type "Susan" (without
   the quotation marks) and press ENTER. Choose the Assign button.
 
3. In the Name column, below the resource Susan, type "John" (without the
   quotation marks) and press ENTER. Choose the Assign button. Choose the
   Close button.
 
4. From the View menu, choose Resource Usage. Select the Work column, and
   choose Delete Column from the Edit menu.
 
Note that every row is selected, and none of the row ID numbers are
visible.
 
REFERENCES
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For more information about creating, modifying, or deleting a table,
choose the Search button in Help and type:
 
    tables: changing columns
 
KBCategory: kbprb
KBSubcategory:
 
Additional reference words: 4.00
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1995.
