Annotating Network Diagram View

[MWE]

I am running Project2000. I wish to add annotation to the Network Diagram
View of a given project. The annotation could be in any readable form that
stays approx where I place it. Something akin to a "textbox" in
Excel/Word/etc would be fine.
There is no need for it to be linked to a task (but that option would be
nice). I tried creating a new type of task box and linking the display to
the task's Notes field. That works, but the box can be only "so big" and,
thus, I am severely limited re how much text can be displayed for a given
"text box". Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I am pretty good with VBA and have done a modest amount of VBA for
MSProject, so that will be my next avenue of exploration. But before I do
that, I was hoping that I have overlooked something simplier.

Thanks

 

[davegb]

I am running Project2000. I wish to add annotation to the Network Diagram
View of a given project. The annotation could be in any readable form that
stays approx where I place it. Something akin to a "textbox" in
Excel/Word/etc would be fine.
There is no need for it to be linked to a task (but that option would be
nice). I tried creating a new type of task box and linking the display to
the task's Notes field. That works, but the box can be only "so big" and,
thus, I am severely limited re how much text can be displayed for a given
"text box". Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I am pretty good with VBA and have done a modest amount of VBA for
MSProject, so that will be my next avenue of exploration. But before I do
that, I was hoping that I have overlooked something simplier.

Thanks

Have you tried using the Drawing toolbar and using text boxes? They
could be as big as you like. I don't recall if they can be attached to
a ND box, but you could check that out.
As for staying where you put them, I don't think they will if you zoom,
but I don't remember.

Hope this helps in your world.

 

[MWE]

Thanks for the reply. The drawing toolbar does not work in the Network
Diagram View (that was the first thing I tried). The on-line documentation
(HELP) states that the drawing toolbar only works in the Gantt Chart view.

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi MWE,

You're quite correct, the drawing tools are only available in the Gantt
Chart area. I don't know of any way to do what you want. Right click the
network box gives an option to go to Task Notes..., and I think that's the
best youll get. I'm not sure whether vba would help, you could try posting
on the developer newsgroup. Please see FAQ Item: 24. Project Newsgroups.
FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials

 

[davegb]

Hi MWE,

You're quite correct, the drawing tools are only available in the Gantt
Chart area. I don't know of any way to do what you want. Right click the
network box gives an option to go to Task Notes..., and I think that's the
best youll get. I'm not sure whether vba would help, you could try posting
on the developer newsgroup. Please see FAQ Item: 24. Project Newsgroups.
FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials

My bad! That's what I get for trying to do this from memory. Especially
with a memory like mine!