When should I use the Total Slack field?
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Use the Total Slack field to determine whether the task has any time available for a delay. This can be useful if a resource needs more time on a task, or if you want to assign a resource to another task. You can also use the Total Slack field to determine how to recover a schedule that's slipping.

What is a “link” between tasks?
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A link between tasks or a dependency is relationship between tasks.

How can I see the Late Finish date for tasks?
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To see the Late Finish for tasks, select the Gantt View – in the Project menu – click Table – Schedule - Insert the Late Finish column if it is not appearing in the grid by going to the Format menu – Insert Column.

How can I see the Late Start date for tasks?
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To see the Late Start for tasks, select the Gantt View – in the Project menu – click Table – Schedule - Insert the Late Start column if it is not appearing in the grid by going to the Format menu – Insert Column.

Why should I use the Late Start and Late Finish fields?
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Add the Late Start field to a task view, along with the Early Start, Early Finish, and Late Finish fields, to analyze any delay and find any available slack time in your schedule.

How is the Late Start and Late Finish fields calculated?
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When you first create a task, its late finish date is the same as the project finish date, and its late start date is calculated as the project finish date minus the task duration. As you link the task to predecessors and successors and apply any other constraints, application calculates the late start date as the last possible date this task could be started if all predecessor and successor tasks also start and finish on their late start and late finish dates.

How can I see the Early Finish date for tasks?
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To see the Early Finish for tasks, select the Gantt View – in the Project menu – click Table – Schedule - Insert the Early Finish column by going to the Format menu – Insert Column.

How can I see the Early Start for tasks?
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To see the Early Start for tasks, select the Gantt View – in the Project menu – click Table – Schedule - Insert the Early Start column by going to the Format menu – Insert Column.

What does the “Early Start and Early Finish fields calculation” do?
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When you first create a task, its early start and early finish dates are the same as the scheduled start and finish dates. As you link the task to predecessor and successor tasks and apply any date constraints, the early start and early finish dates are calculated as the earliest possible dates this task could start and finish if all predecessors and successors also start and finish on their respective early start and early finish dates. If there is a leveling delay on the task, this delay is also figured into the early start and finish dates. These calculations are based on a fixed duration.

How can I see the Cost Assignment on tasks?
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The Cost Assignment can be seen in Task Usage, Gantt Chart or Resource Usage view by inserting the Cost Column in the grid.

How are Rate-based and Per-use costs applied to Work Resources and Material Resources?
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The Rate-based cost as well as the Per-use cost operate in different ways, depending upon whether the resource is a work resource (a person, rental equipment etc.) or a material resource.The Standard Rate cost is Applied per hour for Work Resources and per unit assignment for Material Cost.The Per Use cost, for Material Resources applied once per assignment and for Work Resources depends on the assignment units used.A resource can have both a rate-based cost and a per-use cost set up

What is Rate-based cost?
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The Rate-based cost is a cost that is calculated based on the pay rate (ex. 30$/hour) that is specified for a resource and the amount of work that is performed by that resource.

What do “Cost” represent in Project Plan 365?
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Costs are an important aspect of project scheduling. Project Plan 365 allows the user to enter the following types of costs for a project: Rate-Based cost and Per-use cost.

What does the “Calculation Duration, Start and Finish” functionality do?
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The “Calculation Duration, Start and Finish”, as the names describes, calculates the start and finish dates of tasks considering factors like constraints, linked tasks or other. For optimal scheduling flexibility, it's recommended that you allow application to calculate the start and finish dates for tasks based on the durations and task dependencies you enter. If you have unavoidable constraints, such as an event date, you can set a specific start or finish date for a task.

What information does the Variance table provide?
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The Variance table shows start and finish dates for both scheduled information and baseline information, making it possible to evaluate your prediction of how the project would progress (baseline) by comparing that prediction with how the project is in fact progressing (actual).

How can I compare the baseline and the scheduled information?
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You can compare the baseline to the scheduled information in two ways. Either you click on the View menu – Table – Variance or, if you want to view the variance information graphically by using the Tracking Gantt View, on the View menu – click Tracking Gantt.

How can I change a summary task duration?
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It is not possible to change the duration of a summary task. The summary task duration is calculated by Project Plan 365 sum of the durations of its subtasks.

Where can I change the “Advanced Options” for my project?
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To make changes in the Advanced tab from the Options dialog box click File – Options – Advanced.

What does the “Schedule” functionality do?
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The Schedule Tab from File – Options specifies different calendar options for the project. The Calendar Tab preferences are local settings saved with the current project.

Does changing the currency settings apply for all projects?
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Changing the currency settings only affect the current project.

What is browser?
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A browser is a software application for accessing information on the World Wide Web.

How can I know that a task is inactive?
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Inactive tasks appear dimmed with a strikethrough. Unlike deleted tasks, inactive tasks are recoverable and can be returned to active status if needed. Inactive tasks affect the duration of the project and the overall project will be calculated without that task.

How can I inactivate a task?
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In the app you can inactivate a task by double clicking on it and then check the “Inactive” box from the “Task Information” dialog. Also, you can inactivate a task from the “Active” field.

What does the “Page Setup” functionality do?
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The “Page Setup” functionality controls the appearance of printed views and reports. Use this command to specify page orientation, margins, headers, footers, and legends. You can also specify options for printing sheet columns and for printing the Calendar.

What does the “Close” functionality do?
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The “Close” functionality closes only the active window. The application remains open.
In case the application allows editing of project plans, for opened project that you’ve changed but not saved, application asks whether you want to save the changes.