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task status

ResolvedVersion 2003

Anish has attended:
Project Intro Intermediate course

Task status?

How do assign traffic lights( red, amber & green) to grouped tasks?

RE: task status?

Hi Anish

Thank you for your question. You can set MS Project to display graphical indicators in the Task sheet by using custom fields. These can be found by choosing the Tools menu then selecting Customize > Fields. You will find that each of the customizable fields has a graphical indicator button which lets you set a test, criteria and a symbol to show if the test is passed.

We look at Graphical Indicators in some detail on our Advanced Project course. You can find details below:
https://www.stl-training.co.uk/ms-project-courses-london-2003-advanced.php

I hope this helps - do let us know if you need any further information.

Kind regards,
Andrew

RE: task status?

You will find a couple of articles as well as a video for creating Graphical Indicators here:
http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links& ;l_op=search&query=graphical%20indicator&orderby=hitsD

Hope this helps!

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.

View all MS Project hints and tips

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