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From: Stacey S. on 28 Jan 2010 12:38
The project plan uses fixed work tasks with the resource unit entered as the
second factor. With that in mind, I wouldn't want to manually enter a
duration to make the ? go away. [Project 2007]

"Steve House" wrote:

> Adding a bit to Mike's comment, the question mark has no real affect on
> anythign going on in Project, it's simply a reminder that you haven't yet
> considered what the duration of that task will likely be and you should
> provide an estimate at some point before finalizing the plan. Ot
> --
> Steve House [Project MVP]
> MS Project Trainer & Consultant
> Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs
> her than serving as a reminder it has no other function or effect.
>
> "Phrozenbuns" <phrozenbuns(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:461BC4CC-9E2D-48A2-9DAD-30F78E359096(a)microsoft.com...
> > ,When I add a new Task the default duration is automatically added with a
> > question mark (?) How do I get rid of this question mark? Do I need to
> > change
> > the default settings? If So How?
> >
> > Phrozenbuns.
>
>
From: JulieS on 28 Jan 2010 12:43
Hello Stacey,

No. Project will calculate the duration based upon the amount of work
and the assignment unit. The ? will still appear even after the
calculation of duration. To remove the ? from all tasks go to Tools >
Options, Schedule tab and clear the checks from:
"Show that tasks have estimate durations" and "New tasks have estimated
durations."

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional
information about Microsoft Project

On 1/28/2010 12:38 PM, Stacey S. wrote:
> The project plan uses fixed work tasks with the resource unit entered as the
> second factor. With that in mind, I wouldn't want to manually enter a
> duration to make the ? go away. [Project 2007]
>
> "Steve House" wrote:
>
>> Adding a bit to Mike's comment, the question mark has no real affect on
>> anythign going on in Project, it's simply a reminder that you haven't yet
>> considered what the duration of that task will likely be and you should
>> provide an estimate at some point before finalizing the plan. Ot
>> --
>> Steve House [Project MVP]
>> MS Project Trainer& Consultant
>> Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs
>> her than serving as a reminder it has no other function or effect.
>>
>> "Phrozenbuns"<phrozenbuns(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:461BC4CC-9E2D-48A2-9DAD-30F78E359096(a)microsoft.com...
>>> ,When I add a new Task the default duration is automatically added with a
>>> question mark (?) How do I get rid of this question mark? Do I need to
>>> change
>>> the default settings? If So How?
>>>
>>> Phrozenbuns.
>>
>>
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