Newbie- Subtask duration not driving main task duration

[woodsy]

Just started with Project 2007 last week and I already have an issue! Let's
say I create a task, then put some subtasks under it (indented). If I put in
a duration for one of the subtasks at 5 days, the blue bar for the subtask
extends 5 days, but the main task stays at the default 1 day. It doesn't
matter if I open a new project, open a project someone else sends me, etc.,
same thing happens. However, if I send my Project to someone else,
everything looks as it should. I assume I have some kind of formatting or
filtering issue, but I'm not experienced enough in project to identify it.
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

 

[JulieS]

Hello woodsy,

Check to make sure your calculation mode is set to Automatic. See Tools

Options, Calculation tab.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

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[Jim Aksel]

Might you have calculations set to manual?
Press F9, if this fixes the problem, then you are set to manual.

Change to automatic: Tools/Options/Calculation (tab) and set to automatic.
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[woodsy]

Thanks guys, that was it

 

[woodsy]

Thanks guys, that was it!