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What is Start to Finish dependency?
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The Start to Finish dependency forces a task to finish only when/after its predecessor/successor start. If a nonzero lag is present, it is added to the Finish date.

What is Start to Start dependency?
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The Start to Start dependency forces a task to begin only at the same moment with its predecessor/successor or after its predecessor/successor started; the start of the predecessor/successor determines when the other starts. If a nonzero lag is present, it is added to the Start date.

What is Finish to Finish dependency?
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The Finish to Finish dependency forces a task to finish only when/after its predecessor/successor is completed; both tasks finish at the same time. If a nonzero lag is present, it is added to the Finish date.For instance, a value of 4FF+2 days in the Predecessors column signifies a Finish - Finish type link with a lag of two days, where the current task has the task with ID = 4 as its predecessor.

What is Finish to Start dependency?
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The Finish to Start dependency is the default link type applied. It forces a task to start only when/after its predecessor/successor has finished; predecessor/successor finishes and the other starts.A link can also have a "lag" value specified. Finish-to-start is the most common dependency type. If a nonzero lag is present, it is added to the Start date; otherwise, the task starts immediately after the predecessor/successor is completed. A positive lag value will create a gap between the finish of one task and the start of another.

On what platform is the Update Tasks functionality available?
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The Update Tasks functionality is available only on the Windows and Mac platforms.

On what platform is the Mark on Track functionality available?
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The Mark on Track functionality is available on the Windows and Mac platforms.

Why do I get an error alert when trying to export to Excel with Selected Data?
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If you get an error alert when trying to export to Excel with Selected Data it means you have more than 225 project fields specified when Mapping the data. To be able to export the file you need to reduce the number of exported fields by clicking on Clear All button from the Map Data section then manually adding the desired fields by clicking on a row and selecting a field from the field picker. Click Finish for the file will be exported with the selected settings.

Is the zoom to screen option available in the Windows app?


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We are sorry but this option isn't available in our application at this point.
On what platforms is the Project Status Report available?
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The Project Status Report is available on the following platform: WindowsMac and iOS.

How do I export the Project Status Report?
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In order to export the Project Status Report, go to File – Info/Status – Project Status Report – click Export – select the exporting format (Excel, Word, XML, PDF or image) and the location where you want to save it and click SaveNote: On iPhone, to generate the Project Status Report, go to Menu – Report – Project Status Report.

How do I create a Project Status Report?
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In order to generate the Project Status Report, go to menu File – Info/Status – Project Status Report select the report and click “Select”Note: On iPhone, to generate the Project Status Report, go to Menu – Report – Project Status Report.

How can I add a Project Goal with the “ends before” criteria?
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To add a Project Goal with the “ends before” criteria, go to menu File – Info/Status – Project Goals (or menu Project – Project Goals). In the Success Name field type in the name of the goal, from the Task field select the task you want to set the goal for, from the Criteria field select the “ends before” criteria and in the Value field set the desired date from the date picker. The status of the success criteria will be automatically populated right after all fields are set. Click Ok to save the changes. Note: On iPhone, Project Goals dialog can be accessed by going to any View, tap on the top-right corner menu and click on Project Goals button.

On what platforms can I add and see Project Goals?
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The Project Goals functionality is available on the following platforms: Windows, Mac and iOS.

How can I delete a Project Goal?
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To delete a project goal, go to menu File – Info/Status – Project Goals (or menu Project – Project Goals). Select the row of the goal you want to remove and click “Delete Row” button. Click Ok to save the changes. Note: On iPhone, to delete a project goal go to any View, tap on the top-right corner menu and click on Project Goals button then swipe to the left the desired project goal and click Delete.

How can I find more information about the status of my project goals?
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To find out more information about the status of your project goals, go to menu File – Info/Status – Project Goals (or menu Project – Project Goals) and hover over the status icon. Note: On iPhone, Project Goals dialog can be accessed by going to any View, tap on the top-right corner menu and click on Project Goals button.

How can I modify my project goals?
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To modify a Project Goal, go to menu File – Info/Status – Project Goals (or menu Project – Project Goals). Select the row of the desired Project Goal and change the information in any of the fields. The status of the success criteria will be automatically populated right after all fields are set. Click Ok to save the changes. Note: On iPhone, Project Goals dialog can be accessed by going to any View, tap on the top-right corner menu and click on Project Goals button.

How can I add a Project Goal?
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To add a Project Goal, go to menu File – Info/Status – Project Goals (or menu Project – Project Goals). In the Success Name field type in the name of the goal, from the Task field select the task you want to set the goal for, from the Criteria field select the goal criteria and in the Value field type in the value based on the selected criteria. The status of the success criteria will be automatically populated right after all fields are set. Click Ok to save the changes.Tip: Hover over the status icon to find out more information. Note: On iPhone, Project Goals dialog can be accessed by going to any View, tap on the top-right corner menu and click on Project Goals button.

Where can I find the Project Goals dialog?
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To find the Project Goals dialog go to menu File – Info/Status – Project Goals. The Project Goals dialog can also be accessed by going to menu Project – Project Goals or from menu Project – Project Information – Project Goals. On iPhone, Project Goals dialog can be accessed by going to any View, tap on the top-right corner menu and click on Project Goals button.

On what platform is the Update Project functionality available?
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The Update Project functionality is currently available only on the Windows and Mac platforms.

Can I mark tasks on track to a different date than the current or Status Date?
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When using the Mark on Track functionality, Project Plan 365 uses the current or status date. If you want to Update tasks to a different date than the current or the status date you can use the Update Project functionality.
How can I mark tasks on track?
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To mark tasks on track, in the Gantt Chart View, select one or more tasks then go to menu Task – Mark on Track and click on the Mark on Track button. The selected tasks will be updated, based on Status Date.Note: If you don't specify a status date, Project Plan 365 uses the current date.
Where can I find the Mark on Track functionality?
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To find the Mark on Track functionality go to menu Task – Mark on Track – Mark on Track button.
What is the Mark on Track functionality?
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The Mark on Track functionality allow you to quickly update the progress of selected task(s) based on Status Date.
What does the “Help” button inside the “Update Tasks” dialog do?
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The “Help” button inside the “Update Tasks” dialog redirects you to the “Update Tasks” article in our Online Help page.
Why can’t I add notes to tasks from the Update Tasks dialog?
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When you select multiple tasks, then open the Update Tasks dialog, the Notes… button will be disabled because we do not support adding one note to multiple tasks at ones.
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