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How to disable the spell check feature on Mac?
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In order to disable the spell check feature on Mac, go to File – Options and on Advanced tab uncheck the Check Spelling box. 
How to delete the line set to the current day from the Gantt Chart view?
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To remove the line set for the Current Date on the Gantt Chart view, please go to the menu Format - Gridlines. In the Gridlines dialog select the Current Date and on Type choose the blank option.
How to enable the spell check feature on Windows?
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The spell check feature on Windows is enabled by default. If the spell check feature is disabled, please go to the menu File - Options and in Advanced tab, make sure that the "Check Spelling" box is checked.

How do I spell check on Project Plan 365 for Mac?
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The spell check feature on Mac is enabled by default. If the spell check feature is disabled, please go to the menu In order to enable the spell check feature on Mac, go to File - Options and on Advanced tab enable Check Spelling.

What does the “Show bar splits” functionality do?
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The Project Plan 365 app shows the splits (small delays between working times) of a task by default. Most of the time it is useful to see the splits. If they become too distracting, please uncheck the “Show bar splits” feature. 
What does the “Round bars to whole days” functionality do?
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The “Round bas to whole days” functionality allows to round out durations in the timescale to whole days. The durations in the grid area are still exact.
What does the “Hide rollup bars when summary expanded” functionality do?
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The “Hide rollup bars when summary expanded” functionality allows you to hide rolled up bars when the summary task is expanded.
What does the “Always roll up Gantt bars” functionality do?
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The “Always roll up Gantt bars” functionality allows to roll-up tasks so that a projection of the subtasks Gantt bars is displayed at the summary task. 
How do I change the Date Display Format for bars in Gantt Chart?
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To change the Date Display Format for bars in Gantt Chart, using the Gantt Chart view, go to menu Format – Layout and select a date format in the Date Format box then click on the OK button.

How do I change the appearance of link lines between Gantt bars?
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To change the appearance of link lines between Gantt Chart bars, using the Gantt Chart view, go to menu Format – Layout and select the desired type of link line, then click on the OK button.

What does the “Layout” functionality do?
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The “Layout” functionality allows the user to modify the Gantt Chart in several ways to make it easier to review. You can adjust the height of bars, the link design between bars, modify the date format of the bars, roll-up tasks so that a projection of the subtasks on Gantt Chart bar is displayed at the summary task.

How do I find when tasks were added?
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To see when the tasks were added you can insert the Created column in Gantt Chart view.
How do I see the successor?
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To see the successor for a task, insert the Successor field in Gantt Chart view. Go to menu Format - Insert Column. Select the Successors field and click on the Ok button.
How do I freeze column?
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We are sorry, but this feature is not available at this point.
How do I put out a current date line?
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In order to apply a line for the current date, go to Gantt Chart view and go to menu Format - Gridlines and select the Current Date.  Set the color and the line type and click on the OK button.
How to spell check the full project at the same time?
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We are sorry, but you cannot spell-check the full project at the same time. You can use the spell-check feature for each task.
How to flag a task?
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To flag a task you can insert a custom field of type Flag. Go to menu Format - Insert Column. Select a field from Flag1-20 insert a Title and click on the Ok button.
How do I format the Start & Finish dates?
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To change the date format, please go to menu File - Options and in General Settings tab select the desired date format.

How do I enable the full screen mode?
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To enable the full-screen mode, go to menu Window - Full Screen.

How do I export the project so without it looking so horizontal?
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You can set the Timescale in Gantt Chart view to a bigger Unit like months, quarters or years.
Can I use a keyboard to navigate through the app?
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We provide keyboard support and keyboard shortcuts for various platforms.
How do I change the spell check language on Mac?
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The spell check language can be changed from System Preferences, Language & Region option.
How to Enable the Spell Check feature on iOS?
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In order to enable the spell check feature on iOS, from your Home Screen go to Settings - General, then scroll down and go to Keyboard and scroll down and find the Spell Checking switch. Tap the Spell Checking switch and the Auto-Correction switch to enable them. After these changes, you can open your Project Plan app and the misspelled words will be underlined.
How do I change the spell check language on iOS?
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In order to change the spell check language, from your Home Screen go to Settings - General, then go to Language & Region and from iPhone Language select the desired language and click Done.
What is the default language for spell check?
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The default language for spell check is the same language with keyboard language used on device.
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