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Progress Line

I would like to use this to show tasks that are ahead and behind only - how do I do this

RE: Progress Line

On the Tools menu, point to Tracking, and then click Progress Lines.
Click the Dates and Intervals tab.

To always display the current progress line, select the Always display current progress line check box, and then click At project status date or At current date to indicate where you want the progress line drawn.

then go to
On the Tools menu, point to Options and select the Calculation tab and tick
Edits to total actual cost will be spread to the status date

MS Project tip:

Keep constraining dates to a minimum

As far as possible avoid fixing the dates of your tasks. For example try to steer of clear dragging task bars in the Gantt chart to move them on the timeline or entering dates directly into the Start / Finish fields.

Date constraints such as these limit Microsoft Project's ability to automatically adjust your project whenever you add, remove or modify the duration of your tasks. Instead use the logic in your task dependencies that link your tasks to enable Project to calculate the start and finish dates for you.

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