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Why can’t I add a team member with editor role?
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Only Admin users can add team members with Editor role. Please contact your team administrator for more information.
How can I view all projects from my division inside the application?
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In order to view all the projects from your division, you need to go to File menu – Account Organization InformationDivisions, select your division and click the Projects button. You will see the list with all the business projects that were saved in your division’s folder from My Projects - Drive 365.  
How can I view all division’s projects from Portal?
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In order to view all the projects from your division, you need to go to our Online Portal and click on the Projects button. Then, click on your division’s folder and you will see the list with all the business projects that were saved in your division’s folder from My Projects - Drive 365.  
How can I see the project updates made by the team members?
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In order to see the updates made to a project by team members, you can use the User Activity functionality. In order to do that, go to the Report menu and click on User Activity option or go to File menu – Info – Project Activity Log.

How can I see the User Activity for my project?
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In order to see the User Activity report, go to menu Report - User Activity or go to File menu – Info – Project Activity Log.

How can I see statistics on my project?
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In order to see the Project Statistics, go to menu Project - Project Information - Project Statistics or go to File menu – Info tab and click the Project Statistics button.

Can I prevent any files from being opened from cloud using this software?
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Can I prevent any files from being opened from cloud using this software?
Can I prevent any data from being saved to cloud using this software?
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For Windows platform we provide custom MSI switches to install the app without cloud options. After the install, there will not be any options to save files to clouds. Please read the Silent Install/Uninstall article for more information.

How can I see the calendar for a specific resource?
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To see the calendar for a specific resource, go to the Change Working Time tab in the Project menu. Select from For calendar list any individual resource calendar.Another option is to open the Resource Information dialog for a specific resource and click the Change Working Time button. The resource’s calendar will be automatically selected in For calendar list.

How can I edit Resources Calendars?
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To edit Resources calendar, go to the Change Working Time tab in the Project menu. Select from For calendar list any individual resource calendar and start editing.Another option is to open the Resource Information dialog for a specific resource and click the Change Working Time button. The resource’s calendar will be automatically selected in For calendar list.

How do I change the working time for a resource?
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To change the working time of a resource, you need to look in the resource calendar. To do this, go to the Project menu, click the Change Working Time  button and then select from For calendar list any individual resource. Or you could open Resource Information for the resource and click Change Working Time button. For the desired resource, change the working time from Work Weeks tab – Details.

Why I can't change values in the fields?
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In order to edit and save .mpp files, you need to have an active account with the role set as Editor. You can verify your role by accessing our Online Portal Page. Sign In with your email and password, click on Team tab and check your role.Or you can verify it from our app by going to Team menu – Manage Team.

How can I add an Editor?
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If you already purchased our application, you need to purchase a subscription for each Editor team member. In our Online Portal, go to Team page and on the desire team member select the Editor role.  Note that you must have Admin rights to perform this operation.

If I buy the Project Plan 365 app can I invite multiple users?
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You can purchase multiple subscriptions under the same account and then you can invite team members in your organization, and you can share the files created with your team. Note that you must have Admin rights to perform this operation.

How do I assign / invite a team member to my organization?
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To assign a team member to your organization, in our Project Plan 365 Portal, go to Team page and insert the user’s email address, set the name, role, admin, division and schedule. The invited user will receive an email to join your organization. If the team member doesn’t have an account on our website, in the received email will be a link where the team member can set the password for his account. Note that you must have Admin rights to perform this operation.You can also add a team member to your organization directly from our app. Go to Team menu – Add Member and in Team dialog click Add New Member button.
How do I remove a team member from organization?
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To remove a team member from organization, go to our Project Plan 365 Portal and in Team page click on remove icon that is assigned to the desired resource that you want to be removed. You can also remove the team member from our app by going to Team menu – Manage Team and clicking Delete icon for the corresponding team member. Note that you must have Admin rights to perform this operation.

How do I rename a team member?
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To change the name of a team member go to our Project Plan 365 Portal and in Team page and set a new name for your team member. Or you can also change it from our app by going to Team menu – Manage Team, select the team member and click Open Team Member Information. Then, set a new Name for the team member. Note that you must have Admin rights to perform this operation.

How can I change the author of the project?
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In order to change the Author name, open the project file and then go to the File menu - Info - Project Information and click File Proprieties button. In the Summary tab, change the name of the Author and then click OK.

I want to change the manager name.
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In order to change the manager name, open the project file and then go to the File menu - Info - Project Information and click File Proprieties button. In the Summary tab, change the name of the Manager and then click OK.

What does the “Manage Team” functionality do?
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The “Manage Team” functionality allows the Admins of the organization to set the name, set the role, assign or remove team members. The Editors can add and view the team members’ information and the Read-Only users can only view the team members’ information that are inside the organization. 

Where I can find the File Properties dialog?


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In order to find the File Properties dialog, go to the File menu - Info - Project Information and select Advanced Properties.

How can I change the name of the project?
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You can change the name of the project by going to the File menu – Info – Project Information, and clicking on File Properties button from Project Information dialog. On the Summary tab, in the Project Name field, type the new name of the project and click OK.

How do I change the file properties for a project within the application?
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To change the files properties for a project within the application, click on File – Info – Project Information – File Properties.

What does the “File Properties” functionality do?


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The “File Properties” functionality helps you organize and finding your project easier by entering file properties for them, such as a descriptive title, a subject, a project manager, or a comment.

How do I set custom schedule for a team member?
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To add set Custom schedule for a team member, go to Team menu – Manage Team, select a team member and click Open Team Member Information.  In Team Member Information dialog, choose Custom for the Schedule field. The Set Custom Schedule dialog will be displayed, where you can set the working hours per day. Click OK in both dialogs to save the changes. Note that you must have Admin rights to perform this operation. 
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