New Tasks Not Visible After Choosing "Open Your Last File" |
Q119935
The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0
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Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, version 4.0
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project 4.0, if you choose the Open Your Last File button in the Welcome dialog box, new tasks that you enter may appear in the Project1 file (which is in the background) rather than in the active project.
CAUSE
This problem occurs only if the Tip Of The Day option is active when you start Microsoft Project.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, follow the appropriate procedure below:
- If the Tip of the Day does not show on startup, then the tasks can
be entered as usual. To turn off the Tip of the Day, choose
Options from the Tools menu, and select the
General tab. On the General tab, clear the Show
Tips At Startup check box.
-or-
- If you want to keep the Tip of the Day active, do the
following:
- Before you type in any tasks or resources, select Project1 from
the Window menu.
- From the Window menu, choose Project2.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
- Create a file with several tasks and save it as PROJECT2.MPP.
- From the Tools menu, choose Options. On the
General tab make sure that Show Tips At Startup and the
Show Welcome Screen Dialog On Startup check boxes are
selected.
- Quit Project.
- Restart Microsoft Project, and choose the Open Your Last File
button in the Welcome screen.
- Choose OK in the Tip Of The Day dialog box.
- Select a blank cell in the Project2 file and type in a task.
NOTE: Any new tasks entered in Project2 do not appear. If you select Project1 from the Window menu, the new tasks entered in Project2 appear in this file.
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