Sub-Projects and colors

[Kim]

I have a master project & several subprojects that have different colors.
When I roll up the subprojects into the master, the colors revert back to
automatic (black). Is there a way to keep the colors once the subprojects
are rolled into the master?

Thanks

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Kim,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

Not directly The colours are taken from the Master project's set up.
However, I'm pretty certain that some vba code could be written to give you
what you want.

Try posting on the developer newsgroup. Please see FAQ Item: 24. Project
Newsgroups. FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information
can be seen at this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials

 

[John]

Hi Kim,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

Not directly The colours are taken from the Master project's set up.
However, I'm pretty certain that some vba code could be written to give you
what you want.

Try posting on the developer newsgroup. Please see FAQ Item: 24. Project
Newsgroups. FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information
can be seen at this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials

Mike/Kim,
It depends on what the colors represent. If they were set up in each
subproject using Format/Text Styles, then it should be a simple matter
of using that same format scheme in the master. On the other hand if the
task fonts were set manually then it may or may not be easy to do with
VBA. The only way VBA will work is if some type of criteria was used to
set the color and that criteria will have to be described by an
algorithm in VBA.

John
Project MVP

 

[Kim]

Thank you.

Hi Kim,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

Not directly The colours are taken from the Master project's set up.
However, I'm pretty certain that some vba code could be written to give you
what you want.

Try posting on the developer newsgroup. Please see FAQ Item: 24. Project
Newsgroups. FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information
can be seen at this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Mike Glen
Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials

 

[Mike Glen]

You're welcome, Kim

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Miaplacidus ,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

You can colour the fonts via Format/Text Styles. Filter the tasks you want
the same colour and apply a style. However, as far as I know, you cannot
automate this without vba - try the developer newsgroup.

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

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

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials


wrote:

 

[Mike Glen]

Ah! So I was right - it can be done with vba code! Thanks, Miaplacidus,
for your feedback.

Mike Glen
Project MVP