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What information does a baseline store?
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A baseline saves nearly 20 pieces of information, including totals and time phased information for tasks, resources, and assignments. You can save 1 baseline. Baseline will essentially store 5 things: cost, work, duration, start date and finish date. The baseline is a copy of the Start, Finish, Work, and Cost for all the Resources, plus Duration for all the Tasks in your project. When you do a baseline you save the following data about the project at that specific point in time.

Can I sign out from clouds?
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You are able to Sign Out from Clouds. In order to do that, go to the File menu, select Open then select the desired cloud. In the file picker that appears, click Sign Out button from the upper left side of the dialog. If you want to sign in with a different account, first you must sign out and then sign in with the desired account.

What does the “Advanced Options” functionality do?
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The “Advanced Options” functionality allows you to review or change some view, outline and general options.

How to move a summary task?
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To move a summary task, click on the Task ID column for the summary task you are moving. The cursor turns into a four-way arrow. Click and drag the summary task with all its subtasks to the location in the task list where you want the task listed.

Can I move a task within my list?
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To move a task up or down, click on the Task ID column for the task you are moving. The cursor turns into a four-way arrow. Click and drag the task to the location in the task list where you want the task listed.

What does the “Move Row” functionality do?
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The “Move Row” functionality allows you to move tasks up and down in the task list, changing the way they are structured.

How do I change the Language from Dutch to English?
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To change the language from Dutch to English, please go to OPMAAK – Selecteer Taal –Select the English language and click OK. For changes to take effect, you must restart the application.

What is the “Language” option?
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The “Language” functionality allows you to change the active language of the application.

What languages are available in Project Plan 365?
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The supported languages are the following: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Czech, Sweden, Dutch, Russian and Romanian.

Can I use multiple currencies in one project?
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You cannot use more than one currency per project. Before consolidating projects with different currency settings into one project file, you need to change the settings in each individual project to a common currency.

How to set the currency from USD to EUR?
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To change the currency settings for your project, go to File – Options and then click General Settings tab – Currency Options.

How can I show the %complete inside of the gantt chart for tasks?
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To set the % Complete inside the Gantt bars, in the Gantt Chart View, double-click a single bar within the chart portion or select Format tab – click Bar – in the Format Bar dialog box, click Bar Text tab – in the Inside box type or select % Complete - click OK.

How can I add text to Gantt bars?
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To choose or modify the text that appears around or/and inside a bar, in the Gantt Chart View, double-click a single bar within the chart portion or select Format tab – click Bar – in the Format Bar dialog box, click Bar Text tab – select from the dropdown(s) the desired fields – click OK.

How do I make changes to one bar?
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To format a bar, in the Gantt Chart View, double-click a single bar within the chart portion or select Format tab – click Bar, in the Format Bar dialog box, click Bar Shape tab – choose the appropriate shapes/types/pattern/colors for the start/middle/end of the bar – click OK.

What does the “Bar” functionality do?
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The “Bar” functionality allows you to format a bar individually. There are several characteristics you can change: the shape that appears at the start and the end of the bar; the shape, pattern, and color of the middle of the bar; the text that you can set in five locations around the bar (to the left or right of the bar, above, below, or inside it).

How do I reinstall Project Plan 365 if bought from Microsoft Store?
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To reinstall Project Plan 365 if bought from Microsoft Store, please download the application from there and activate the product.

To activate your subscription please follow the steps below:

1. Make sure you are Signed In in store with the same email address and password you used when you purchased the application.

2. Open Project Plan 365 app.

3. Go to menu Help - Subscriptions.

4. Press on Start Complete Editor Subscription button.

5. Wait for the confirmation message.

How do I check for product updates from within the application?
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For the moment, Project Plan 365 can be updated if you bought it from our website only from Download page.

How can I uninstall the Project Plan 365 application from Microsoft store?


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Please follow the steps below in order to uninstall the Project Plan 365 from Microsoft Store:

1. Please go to Apps and Features dialog. The right panel will be populated with the list of preinstalled Windows 10 apps that you can remove.

2. Click on the Project Plan 365 app to see the options Move and Uninstall. Click on the Uninstall button to remove the application.

How do I transfer my purchased program on to my new computer?
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Please download and install our latest version from our Download page. If you have bought a subscription from our website and inside the application it still states you are still in trial please Sign in with your email/password from the Project Plan 365 app (look upper right corner for sign in button).

Does the Task Notification feature is available for Standard Subscription?
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The Task Notification feature is available only for the Business Subscription.
What does the "Task Notification" functionality do?
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The "Task Notification" functionality allows you to export a specific task to your personal calendar and set a reminder for it.
How do I export the milestones from the current project to my personal calendar?
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To export the milestones to your personal calendar, go to menu Share – Export – Export to My Calendar.In the next dialog, on the Criteria section choose Milestones only option and click on the OK button.
How do I export the tasks to my calendar from the current view?
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To export the selected tasks from the current view to your personal calendar, go to menu Share – Export – Export to My Calendar. In the next dialog on Items section choose Selected option then click on the OK button.
How do I set a reminder for a task?
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To set a notification for a specific task, select the task and go to the menu Task – Task Information. On the Notification tab, set the Reminder and the Details you want to export then click on the Set notification button. Another way to open the Notification tab is to right-click on that specific task and select the Export to My Calendar option from the contextual menu.
Does the Export to My Calendar feature is available for Standard Subscription?
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The Export to My Calendar feature is available only for the Business Subscription.
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