How to see project statistics in MS Project Gantt chart view

Friday, October 27th, 2023

In this week’s quick tip we show you how it’s possible to see overall project summary statistics from within the Gantt chart view in Microsoft Project by adding the project summary task. If you’d like to see more hints and tips on how to get the best out of the software and apps you use […]

Using the Details View in Microsoft Project

Tuesday, April 4th, 2017

Written by Jane Hames

With the Details View in Project, you can easily move between tasks and resources, viewing details about them. I find that this is a huge time saver as I don’t need to switch views as the details can be displayed at the bottom of the screen. Here are some examples of the type of information you can view:

The resource graph:

Remaining resource availability:

Task dependencies:

Work:

There are various view combinations you can display and here’s how to do it:

1. Go to the view you want. For details about individual tasks, I use the Gantt or Tracking Gantt. For details about individual resources, I use the Resource Sheet.
2. From the View tab on the ribbon, tick the Details view box.



3. Click the drop down list to select the type of information you want to see in the bottom half of the Project window.



4. In the bottom half of the Project window, you can right click to see more options for the information you want to display.

It’s really worth having an experiment with this. You might find it saves having to switch between views, tables and filters so often. Let me know what you think, and if you would like to learn more about project please do contact to us to discuss how we can help you and your organisation.

Written by Jane Hames With the Details View in Project, you can easily move between tasks and resources, viewing details about them. I find that this is a huge time saver as I don’t need to switch views as the details can be displayed at the bottom of the screen. Here are some examples of […]

Create a recurring milestone in Microsoft Project

Tuesday, December 13th, 2016

Written by Jane Hames

If you are a Microsoft Project user, you might be using recurring tasks to add monthly stakeholder events or other regular activities. It’s useful to remember that recurring tasks, don’t actually have to be tasks with durations, resources and costs.

I have found recurring tasks useful when I’ve needed to create regular reminders rather than full-on tasks. Here’s what you can do to create a recurring milestone in Microsoft Project:

1. On a task table, click on the row you want to add a recurring milestone to.
2. From the Task tab, click on the arrow below the task button.



3. Select Recurring task.



4. Add the milestone name and enter the duration as zero. Entering zero, will make it a milestone.



5. Double click on an individual milestone to rename it or make other changes to that occurrence.

If you would like to learn how to build schedules and reports in Project or find out about Microsoft Office in general please do get in touch.

Written by Jane Hames If you are a Microsoft Project user, you might be using recurring tasks to add monthly stakeholder events or other regular activities. It’s useful to remember that recurring tasks, don’t actually have to be tasks with durations, resources and costs. I have found recurring tasks useful when I’ve needed to create […]