Project: Progress Pointer Not Available If No Progress Bar
  
PSS ID Number: Q108798
Article last modified on 03-15-1995
 
1.00 3.00 3.00a | 1.10 3.00
 
WINDOWS         | MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Project for Windows, versions 1.0, 3.0, 3.0a
 - Microsoft Project for Macintosh, versions 1.1 and 3.0
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SUMMARY
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In the versions of Microsoft Project listed above, you can change schedule
information directly on a Gantt chart by selecting the task and dragging
the information that you want to change. One attribute of a task that you
can change directly is its percent complete. However, this capability will
not be available, if your Gantt palette does not have a progress bar
definition.
 
NOTE: This does not occur in later versions of Microsoft Project.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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The % complete insertion point allows you to select the right side of the
progress bar or the left side of the scheduled duration bar on the Gantt
chart to change the % complete of a task. If the bar doesn't exist, then
you cannot select the bar to change the task's % complete.
 
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. From the View menu, choose Define Views. Choose New. Choose Single
   Pane. Choose OK.
 
2. In the View Definition dialog box, select Gantt Chart as the Screen,
   Entry as the Table, and All Tasks as the Filter. Choose OK.
 
3. From the Define Views dialog box, choose Set.
 
4. Enter a task in your project.
 
5. Move the insertion point to the left side of the bar.
 
The insertion point should resemble a percent sign (%) and an arrow that
points to the right. By dragging this insertion point, you can change the
percent complete of the task.
 
6. From the Format menu, choose Palette. Select the Progress bar and
   choose the Cut button. Choose OK.
 
7. Repeat step 5.
 
The progress bar is not displayed on the screen; therefore, you can't
select it to change the task's percent complete.
 
REFERENCES
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"User's Reference," version 3.0, pages 256-258
 
KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory:
 
Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10 3.00 3.00a
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