'blue cells' ???

[akm]

Just started working with MSP 2007 (last time used Project was MSP 98) and am
getting blue shaded cells after entering revisions to start dates etc.
Seems like some sort of 'notification', but not sure.
Ideas ?
Also, could someone offer a good user manual type reference that might come
at a reasonable price ?

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

akm --

You are seeing a new feature in Microsoft Project 2007 called Change
Highlighting. Project managers find this feature very useful when revising
a plan to see the tasks whose schedule is impacted by the change.
Specifically, in any task view, Change Highlighting will show you any task
whose Duration, Start date, or Finish date is changed because of the
revision you make. Regarding a book, you might want to consider purchasing
our Ultimate Learning Guide at:

http://www.projectserverbooks.com

Hope this helps.

 

[Dytham]

I think it is worth noting that only the effects of the single most recent
amendment are highlighted blue as changes.

Something else I recently noticed: If a plan which contains cells
highlighted blue is printed, then the blue highlights also show on the print
- this is not usually what is desired.

akm --

You are seeing a new feature in Microsoft Project 2007 called Change
Highlighting. Project managers find this feature very useful when revising
a plan to see the tasks whose schedule is impacted by the change.
Specifically, in any task view, Change Highlighting will show you any task
whose Duration, Start date, or Finish date is changed because of the
revision you make. Regarding a book, you might want to consider purchasing
our Ultimate Learning Guide at:

http://www.projectserverbooks.com

Hope this helps.

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Dytham --

Good points. The Change Highlighting always shows the impact of the latest
schedule change. When you save the project, Change Highlighting is removed.
Hope this helps.

I think it is worth noting that only the effects of the single most recent
amendment are highlighted blue as changes.

Something else I recently noticed: If a plan which contains cells
highlighted blue is printed, then the blue highlights also show on the
print
- this is not usually what is desired.