Somewhat urgent Question about MSP03 Combined Gantt views

[Junkyard Engineer]

I've seen a MSP view where on top of the screen you have the Gantt Chart and
on the bottom of the screen, a table giving the monthly planned budget and
an accrued cost (if I remember it well) over time in the project, all this
on the same screen.

I've looked over and over, and don't see how to do it.

Can someone help me out on this one ?

Thanks

 

[JulieS]

Hi Junkyard Engineer,

I'm not sure I follow exactly what you are looking for but see if this
is what you are searching for.

Show the Gantt Chart and split the screen (Window > Split). By default,
this will show the task form in the bottom pane. Click in the bottom
pane to activate the pane and choose View > Task Usage to show the Task
Usage view in the bottom. Format the Task Usage view (Format > Details)
to show Baseline Cost (your planned budget) and Cumulative Cost. (You
may wish to turn off Work). Zoom the Gantt chart to show months and the
Task Usage view will also show monthly cost.

However, any view appearing in the bottom pane shows details about the
selected task in the top pane. So to show the monthly overall cost for
the project, you will need to select the Project Summary task in the top
pane or select all tasks in the top pane to see all details of every
task.

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

Julie

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for FAQs and more information about
Microsoft Project.

 

[Junkyard Engineer]

Thanks so much Julie, Exactly what I needed.

Hi Junkyard Engineer,

I'm not sure I follow exactly what you are looking for but see if this is
what you are searching for.

Show the Gantt Chart and split the screen (Window > Split). By default,
this will show the task form in the bottom pane. Click in the bottom pane
to activate the pane and choose View > Task Usage to show the Task Usage
view in the bottom. Format the Task Usage view (Format > Details) to show
Baseline Cost (your planned budget) and Cumulative Cost. (You may wish
to turn off Work). Zoom the Gantt chart to show months and the Task Usage
view will also show monthly cost.

However, any view appearing in the bottom pane shows details about the
selected task in the top pane. So to show the monthly overall cost for
the project, you will need to select the Project Summary task in the top
pane or select all tasks in the top pane to see all details of every task.

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

Julie

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for FAQs and more information about
Microsoft Project.

 

[JulieS]

You're very welcome and thanks for the feedback.

Julie

 

[Junkyard Engineer]

Just another question,

I can't print this bottom pane with the Gantt.

Any ideas ?

 

[JulieS]

Hi Junkyard Engineer,

Sorry. The bottom pane of a split view is not printable. The closest
you could come would be to print out the Task Usage view full screen.
The other alternative is to use a screen capture program (SnagIt,
Fullshot) to capture the screen and then insert the screen capture into
another program like Word or PowerPoint.

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

Julie

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for FAQs and more information about
Microsoft Project.

 

[Junkyard Engineer]

yes, I thought so.

Thanks

Hi Junkyard Engineer,

Sorry. The bottom pane of a split view is not printable. The closest you
could come would be to print out the Task Usage view full screen. The
other alternative is to use a screen capture program (SnagIt, Fullshot) to
capture the screen and then insert the screen capture into another program
like Word or PowerPoint.

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

Julie

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for FAQs and more information about
Microsoft Project.

 

[JulieS]

You're welcome and thanks for the feedback.


Julie