Gantt Bar Date Format

[Rick]

I'd like to include a Finish date on the Gantt display, but am working with
people on both sides of the Atlantic. Is there a way to change the default
(01/05 or 05/01, depending on the Regional setting) to an alpha format (Jan 5
or 5 Jan)?

 

[John]

I'd like to include a Finish date on the Gantt display, but am working with
people on both sides of the Atlantic. Is there a way to change the default
(01/05 or 05/01, depending on the Regional setting) to an alpha format (Jan 5
or 5 Jan)?

Rick,
Sure, no problem. Go to Format/Layout and select a date format as
desired (e.g. Jan 28). Assuming you have already set up the Gantt bar to
show the Finish date, your team members in the United States will see
the Gantt bar display the date as M/D. Your European counterparts will
see the same date displayed as D/M (assuming their Windows regional
setting is for the European format).

John
Project MVP

 

[Rick]

Fantastic! Not sure why I couldn't find that. Thanks.

 

[John]

Fantastic! Not sure why I couldn't find that. Thanks.

Rick,
You're welcome. Project can be very illusive.

John

 

[Arthur the pest]

This is a very pertinent question in Canada, where both dating systems are
used. Even the major banks cannot agree on how a date should be displayed.
The Canadian goverment uses the format year/month/day. I started using that
a few years ago. No one is confused, even if they think it is unwieldy.

If I am making a list of items in date sequence I use 20060324. If I am
writing a letter I use 2006Mar24. I never used to do it that way when I
lived in the US, but outside the USA, the American method of displaying dates
can cause great confusion, and may end up with the confusion costing you real
money.

 

[John]

This is a very pertinent question in Canada, where both dating systems are
used. Even the major banks cannot agree on how a date should be displayed.
The Canadian goverment uses the format year/month/day. I started using that
a few years ago. No one is confused, even if they think it is unwieldy.

If I am making a list of items in date sequence I use 20060324. If I am
writing a letter I use 2006Mar24. I never used to do it that way when I
lived in the US, but outside the USA, the American method of displaying dates
can cause great confusion, and may end up with the confusion costing you real
money.

Arthur,
I guess date formats are just like language and currency. Every country
has their own approach. Wouldn't it be great is we could "all just get
along" ;-)

John