How to Add Columns to "Blank" MS Project?
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From: Jan De Messemaeker on 17 Mar 2010 10:18 You're welcome, Gerdie Jan De Messemaeker Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional +32 495 300 620 For availability check: http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf "TKGerdie" <TKGerdie(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A5EAE4FA-A5EC-40A5-BDC9-4FA49557A32B(a)microsoft.com... > THANK YOU!!! It worked! Thank you so much! I have been beating my head > against a brick wall for days trying to figure this out. > > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote: > >> Hi Gerdie, >> >> Open any project (may even be blank) >> View Menu >> Table:... >> More tables >> copy >> Give a name to the copied table (f.i. MyPreference) >> Apply >> Now modify the columns (Insert, Delete, witdth...) to show what you want >> to >> see when opening >> Tools, Organizer >> Tables >> Select MyPreference in the window of the current Project and copy into >> Global.mpt >> Views >> Select the active view in the window of the current Project and copy into >> Global.mpt >> >> OK. >> For any new project (if it doesn't come up automatically) you can choose >> this view, it will contain that table. >> HTH >> >> >> -- >> Jan De Messemaeker >> Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional >> +32 495 300 620 >> For availability check: >> http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf >> "TKGerdie" <TKGerdie(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:0B439620-6700-4DEB-8E6C-DEDAB1824A1B(a)microsoft.com... >> >I did try that. I built a template and saved it. I'm thinking I saved >> >it >> > incorrectly somehow. When I import an XML file into my template, I >> > lose >> > information. The resources don't fill in and none of their cost or >> > hours >> > show up either. If I import that same exact XML file into a regular >> > non >> > template project, everything shows up (resources, hours, etc.), but >> > then I >> > would have to add the columns in everytime I create a new project. And >> > we >> > have one project per job. Any suggestions? I have been searching the >> > web >> > all >> > over for assistance on this issue. >> > >> > "Mike Glen" wrote: >> > >> >> Hi TKGerdie, >> >> >> >> Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-) >> >> >> >> The best way is to set up a project as you want it and then save it as >> >> a >> >> template. Please see FAQ Item: 8. New Project Template. 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 >> >> Project MVP >> >> >> >> >> >> "" <TKGerdie(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:43D2B56A-D13A-4469-8C21-6462455A504E(a)microsoft.com... >> >> Is there a way to add columns to "Blank" project that comes up when >> >> I >> >> click >> >> on File/New? I want to always have Text1, Text2, etc with the names >> >> Renamed >> >> on every Project file I open. >> >> >> >> >> . >> |