Clearing formatting

X

xley

I'm using Project 2003 Pro.

A project I have received has had text (task names) colour formatted.
I wish to apply formatting using the Format - Text Styles and
particularly apply colours to critical and non-critical tasks.

In the entry table of the Gantt chart the Duration, Start, Finish and
other columns respond to the Format - Text Styles, but the task name
column retains it's earlier text colouring.

Is ther any way I can clear the formatting allowing the colours to
follow the critical yes/no scheme?

TIA
 
M

Mike Glen

Hi Xley,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :)

Try selecting the Task Name column to highlight all task names. Then
Format/Font.../and in Colour, select Automatic. That should reset all the
names to the default colour.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: http://www.mvps.org/project/

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :)

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
 
M

Mike Glen

Incidentally, if you're only interested in Critical/Non-critical, you could
use Project/Filtered for.../More Filters.../select Critical and at the
bottom select the Highlight button. That defaults to blue but you can
change that by selecting Highlight in the Format/Text Styles dialog.


Mike Glen
Project MVP
 
G

Gérard Ducouret

Sorry... this feature applies to bar styles. Not to Text styles.

Gérard Ducouret
 
X

xley

Mike,

Thanks for this. I had already tried Automatic colour, but it hasn't
worked. I have also applie formatting to Summary and milestone tasks,
(not just the colour) but the same issue applies.

Thanks for the thought about the Highlight filter - I'd forgotten about
that option.

Any other thoughts about clearing the formatting, please?

Ian
 
J

Jan De Messemaeker

Hi,

Select the whole Sheet (clicking upper left square)
Alt+F11 will show the VB Editor
View, Immediate Window (if iyt is not yet visible)
In the Immediate Window type
Font Reset:=True
Enter.

Off you go.
 
M

Mike Glen

OK - try selecting the Task Names column and then Edit/Clear/Formats.


Mike Glen
Project MVP
 
X

xley

Mike,

I duplicated the problem so that i could try both your tip and Jan's.

So easy! Thanks, I hadn't noticed that on th edit menu!

Ian
 

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