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Where can I find the exception days?
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In order to see the exception days in your calendar, go to the Project menu and select Change working Time dialog. All holidays/exceptions are displayed in "Exceptions" tab.
What are "working days"?
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A working day is the time period of a worker who must work within an established work schedule.
What are the standard date formats available in the application?
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The standard date formats that don't change when region is changed are:

29.01.2020                  dd.MM.yyyy
29.01.2020 14:33        dd.MM.yyyy H:mm
29/01/2020                  dd/MM/yyyy
29/01/2020 14:33        dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm
29-1-2020                   d-M-yyyy
29-1-2020 14:33         d-M-yyyy HH:mm
1/29/2020                   M/d/yyyy
1/29/2020 2:33 PM     M/d/yyyy h:mm tt
2020/1/29                   yyyy/M/d
2020/1/29 14:33         yyyy/M/d H:mm
2020/01/29                 yyyy/MM/dd
2020/01/29 14:33       yyyy/MM/dd H:mm
2020-01-29                yyyy-MM-dd
2020-01-29 14:33       yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm

What changes are registered in User Activity dialog?
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The application will log the following actions: 1. Change the value of task field
2. Insert task
3. Delete task
4. Indent task
5. Outdent task 
6. Move task 
7. Change value of resource field
8. Insert resource
9. Delete resource
10. Undo
11. Redo
12. Save Project
13. Move Project
14. Set Critical Path/Clear Critical Path
15. Set Baseline/Clear Baseline
16. Expand Task/Collapse Task
17. Split Task
18. Insert Subproject
19. Set Status Date
20. Set Start Date
21. Set Project Calendar
22. Create Calendar
23. Create New Custom View
24. Create Table
25. Switch View
26. Sort
27. Filter
28. Group
29. Apply Table
30. Open Project

How do I use the Tracking Gantt view?
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In order to use the Tracking Gantt view, go to menu View - click on the Gantt chart arrow - Tracking Gantt.
How to use the Task Sheet view?
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In order to use the Task Sheet view, please go to menu View – Other Task Views- Task Sheet or in View Bar click on Task Sheet button. 
How can I interact with Erix on Project Plan 365 website?
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In order to interact with Erix, go to our website page, click on the green chat icon at the bottom right side of the page, in the Type here box ask the desired question and press Enter.
How do I remove a filter?
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In order to remove a filter, apply the "All Tasks" filter. The "All Tasks" filter is the default filter and allows seeing all tasks, regardless of their particularities.
What is the maximum number of tasks I can add in a project?
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We don't have a limit on the number of tasks added to a project.
How can I combine two views and print them at the same time?
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We are sorry but printing two views at the same time is not possible in our application at this point.
How can I print the current view?
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In order to print the current view, make sure the desired view is selected, then go to the File menu - Print and select the Print option.
How do I increase the size of the toolbar?
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You can't increase/decrease the size of the ribbon but if you want to hide it, you can use the "Minimize the Ribbon" option. In order to do that, click on the down arrow button in the top of the ribbon and then click on the "Minimize the Ribbon" option.
What does the little calendar icon stand for in the Indicators column?
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Because you manually changed the Finish Date / Start Date that icon specifies that you have a constraint applied on that specific task. To remove the icon, go to Task Information dialog and in Advanced tab set the constraint type to As Soon As possible.
How do you change the font in the top header copy, i.e., Task Name, Duration, etc.?
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To change the font of the headers for each column, please go to menu Format -Text Styles. Select “Row Column Titles” option the make the desired changes.
There isn’t a “save button” when you are working in a file.  You have to go into Save, correct? If so, is it auto saving so you don’t lose anything just in case a system crash?
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You need to manually Save the file. We recommend to save your file every 15 minutes by going to menu File-Save. The Auto Save feature will not overwrite your file, in case of a crash you can recover your file by going to menu File-Open-Open Unsaved Project.
How to insert the resource initials field?
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In order to insert the Resource Initials column, go to the Format menu - Insert Column. From "Field Name" select Resource Initials and then press "OK" in "Column Definition" dialog.
What is the shortcut to link tasks?
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The keyboard shortcut to link tasks is CTRL + F2.
Is the "Assignment Owner" field editable?
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We are sorry, but the Assignment Owner field isn't editable in our application at this point.
What does the “iOS Gesture” functionality mean?
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The “iOS Gesture” functionality means you can use gestures specific to iOS mobile devices in our Project Plan 365 app.

What are external tasks?
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Tasks from different subprojects can be linked together, forming a predecessor/successor dependency. When you open one of the subprojects in application, all of the predecessor tasks from other subprojects will be shown next to the local tasks in the project being opened. They appear with different bar/box style and font in the different task views, e.g. in grey color, so they can be visually distinguished from the local tasks. These tasks are called External tasks.
Do you have a new version of Project Viewer 365?
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Our latest version can be found at Download page. 
Do you have any Project Viewer app for desktop?
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You can download our Project Viewer 365 app on your local machine from the following link: Download Project Viewer 365 
Where can we get the download for Project Viewer 365 app?
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Please download and install our latest Project Viewer 365 application at the following link: Download Project Viewer 365. 
When should I use Early Start and Early Finish date fields?
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Add the Early Start and Early Finish fields to a task view, along with the Late Start and Late Finish fields, to analyze slack time in your schedule.
How can I see the Actual and Remaining Cost?
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The Actual and Remaining Cost columns are available for various views, like Gantt Chart, Task Sheet, Resource Sheet, Resource Usage or Task Usage etc., allowing you to easily track and compare Actual and Remaining Costs with the Cost values for either Tasks, Resources or Assignments.
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