Project 2003 Academic Version

[Peter]

When I accidentally indented a task (so it is one level under a summary) I cannot outdent it again. It seems that once you have done something that automatically creates a 'summary' you cannot go back. (If you create a further subtask under this one for some reason you can outdent the second task but the first one will still not outdent). Can anyone help?

 

[Ed Hanna]

Peter,

I don't know what the problem is. You should be able to indent and outdent
all you want to. Just hover the cursor over a task name (it will turn to a
left-right arrow). Now click and hold. Move to the right to indent or move
to the left to indent.

Ed

 

[Peter]

Thanks Ed.... The arrow and the outdent don't seem to work... If you have project Standard 2003 can you tell me whether,

- when you open a new document then input two task lines,
- that if you accidentally indent the second line ,you can get it to outdent (you can undo if you do it quick enough but generally you don't.

What seems to be happening it that once you indent it (an once you do another command except undo) , it turns the first line into a summary project and the second line into a subtask and I can't go back...Very frustrating...can you still help???

 

[Steve House]

Insure you have the entire subtask selected by clicking on the task id
number, then click the left arrow on the formating toolbar. I've never had
a situation where it was impossible to promote a subtask back out. The only
exception, which isn't really but may appear so, is when the Project Summary
task (Task ID 0) is on. If that's the case, then the topmost level of tasks
in the project will still appear to be indented one level under it.

--
Steve House
MS Project MVP
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs

Thanks Ed.... The arrow and the outdent don't seem to work... If you have

project Standard 2003 can you tell me whether,

- when you open a new document then input two task lines,
- that if you accidentally indent the second line ,you can get it to

outdent (you can undo if you do it quick enough but generally you don't.

What seems to be happening it that once you indent it (an once you do

another command except undo) , it turns the first line into a summary
project and the second line into a subtask and I can't go back...Very
frustrating...can you still help???

 

[Peter]

Thanks Steve... I think you may be right...It seems to be treating it as what seems to be called a 'consolidated project' but I'm not sure why...I'm not sure how to make it an 'unconsolidated project'..... I can't work out where the Task ID comes from...any insights??? I tried help help to find the task ID...but it didn't!!

 

[Chris]

I've been away from project for a while but I think if you insert a blank line (new task) between the two, you can then get rid of the un-wanted indent on the second task.

 

[Kevin]

I have the same proble
None of the solutions here seem to wor
It seems to me a bu
and very annoying!!!

Please help!