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What are Project Calendars?
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Project calendars reflect the unique working days and hours for individual projects.

When to create new Base Calendars?
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Create new calendars when you want to create unique task or resource calendar.
What is a Night Shift Calendar?
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The Night Shift calendar reflects a graveyard shift schedule of Monday night through Saturday morning, 11:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M., with 3:00 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. designated as nonworking time for break.
What is a 24 Hours Calendar?
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All time, from Sunday through Saturday, 12:00 A.M. to 12:00 A.M., is set as working time. The 24-Hours calendar reflects a schedule with no nonworking time at all. The 24-Hours calendar can be used when resources and tasks are scheduled for different shifts around the clock, or when equipment resources work on tasks continuously.
What is a Standard Calendar?
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The Standard calendar is the default calendar for the project and is the basis for resource calendars. This calendar reflects a traditional work schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., with an hour off for break.

What does “Full Screen” functionality do?


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The Full Screen functionality allows you to view your project using the entire screen.
Is there any way to set a default view?
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To set a view by default, the Editor needs to save the file with that specific view being opened.
Can I add the same resource in two different teams?
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With our current functionality a user’s email address cannot be assigned to two different teams.
How to change % complete for a task?
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In order to change the % complete, type the new value in the % complete cell for the desired task. The value must be between 0 and 100.
How do I change the timescale to weeks instead of days?
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In order to change the timescale to weeks instead of days, go to the Format menu and then select the Timescale option. Click on Bottom Tier tab, from "Units" field select "Weeks" and then click OK.
How to delete rows?
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To delete a row from your project, select the row, right click on it and then from the contextual menu select "Delete Task/Resource" option. Another way to delete the row is to select it and then from Task/Team menu - click on "Delete" button.
How can I import from PowerPoint?
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We are sorry, but the Import from PowerPoint functionality isn't available in our application at this point.
How to merge cells?
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We are sorry, but the merge cells feature isn't available in our application at this point.
How do I insert the Duration Variance column?
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In order to Insert the Duration Variance column, go to the Format menu and select Insert Column option. From "Field Name" select "Duration Variance" and then press OK in the dialog.
How to import information from another file?
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In order to import information from another file, go to the File menu - Import/Export and select the Import option. Choose from the options available in our application, select the file and then press "Open".
How to make the Gantt Chart smaller?
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To make the Gantt Chart smaller, position the cursor on the middle bar between the grid and the Gantt Chart until a two-arrow icon appears, and then drag the bar to the right.
How can I change the application to Thai language?
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We are sorry but the Thai language isn't available in our application at this point.
How can I customize the Cash Flow report?
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We are sorry but the Cash Flow report can't be customized at this point.
What does the “Delete Calendar” functionality do?
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The “Delete Calendar” functionality allows you to delete a specific calendar that you think is no longer necessary for your project.
How can I set the project name to appear in my file?
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After you changed the name of the project, you are able to see it in your file by going to the File menu – Options. In the “Options” dialog click on the “Advanced” tab and check the “Show Project Summary Task” checkbox and then click “OK”.
How do I print the Network Diagram view?
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To print the Network Diagram view, please go to menu View - Network Diagram. Then, go to menu File - Print - Page Setup and make the desired changes. After this, you can export the Network Diagram view to PDF.
How can I see the legend on the bottom of the page?
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To see the legend on the bottom of the page, please follow the steps below:
1. Go to File-Print-Page Setup.
2. Go to Legend tab.
3. Select Every page.
How do I print in landscape on Mac?
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To change the orientation to Landscape, go to the File menu - Print - Print then click on the Show Details button and from Orientation choose the second option.
How do I see the overall duration of tasks including predecessors?
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To see the overall duration of tasks and predecessors, in Gantt Chart view insert the Duration and Predecessors column. To achieve this, go to menu Format - Insert Column.
How do I change baseline date?
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To change the Baseline dates, using the Gantt Chart view, go to menu Project - Table and select Variance table. Then, you can change the Baseline Start and Finish dates.
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