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Alison has attended:
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Project - Show summary task detail

HI , In our training we were informed that if we didn't set our projects to have a Zero task this would affect the calculations . We're just wondering what calculations they will affect .

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RE: Project - Show summary task detail

Hi Alison

Thank you for your question


I am assuming that by zero task you are referring to a milestone. I also assume that you are talking about the need for a final milestone, to which all tasks without natural successor tasks should be linked.

This is necessary to ensure scheduling continuity, whereby the final completion point of a project can easily be identified. Any task that is not linked to the final milestone

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To display notes or resource initials on the Gantt chart bars, choose Format, Bar Styles and the Text tab. Select the position you want to show the text i.e. Top or Inside etc, then choose the field name you are looking for from the drop down arrow. Type the first letter of the name to get quickly to the top of the letter range. Click OK.

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