Using Timeline view in MS Project Pro

Contents:

1. Using to Timeline view in MS Project Pro
2. Setting to Timeline view in MS Project Pro
3. Chat

Using to Timeline view in MS Project Pro

You can make a convenient view for the company's management. There you can show the strategic objectives of the project. MS Project Pro has a special view for company management - Timeline view. You can show important project tasks in this view. You can add tasks to this view with different tools.

First tool to add task to the Timeline view in MS Project Pro. Steps to add task:

1. Open "Gantt Chart" view in your plan.
2. Select one task or some tasks.
3. Click the "Task" item of the top menu.
4. Click the "Add to Timeline" button in the "Properties" block.

Second tool to add task to the Timeline view in MS Project Pro. Steps to add task:

1. Open "Tiemline" view in your plan.
2. Click the "Tiemline Format" item of the top menu.
3. Click the "Existing Tasks" button of the "Insert" block.
4. You can add new task in you plan. Click the "Task" button of the "Insert" block. Enter the task name in the "Name:" field of the "Task information" window and click the "Ok" button.
5. You can add new milestone in you plan. Click the "Milestone" button of the "Insert" block. Enter the milestone name in the "Name:" field of the "Task information" window and click the "Ok" button.

You can send the timeline to the company management after it is set up:

• Click the "Copy Timeline" button of the "Copy" block.
• If you want to send timeline view via email, click the "For E-mail" sumitem.
• If you want to add timeline view in the presentation, click the "For Presentation" sumitem.
• If you want to add timeline view in other document, click the "For Size" sumitem.

To change format display task in the timeline. Select the task and choose "Display as Bar" or "Display as Callout" in the "Current Selection" block.

To delete task from the timeline, select the task in the timeline and click the "Remove from Timeline" button of the "Current Selection" block.

Setting to Timeline view in MS Project Pro

You can change the text styles of all tasks on the timeline. Steps to change the text stypes:

1. Click the "Text Styles" button of the "Text" block.
2. Choose the item in the "Item to Change" field.
3. Select the font name in the "Font:" field.
4. Select the font style in the "Font style:" field.
5. Enter the font size in the "Size:" field.
6. You can set underline and strikethrough for all text in the timeline. Click the "Underline" box or/and "Strikethrough" box.
7. You can set font color in the "Color:" field.

You can change the text styles of select tasks on the timeline. Select one task or some tasks in the timeline. Set the format style in the "Font" block.

You can set a time period for the timeline, after which only the tasks of that period will be displayed on the timeline. Steps to show a time period for the timeline:

1. Select the timeline.
2. Click the "Date Range" button.
3. Click the "Set custom dates" box. 
4. Enter the start date of period in the "Start" field.
5. Enter the end date of period in the "Finish" field.
6. Click the "Ok" button.

You can set the format date. Click the "Date Format" button. In this menu you can set: 

• Task date in the task lines. Click the "Task Dates" subitem.
• Today line. Show the today line. Click the "Today" subitem.
• Dates. Show the dates in the timeline.  Click the "Timescale" subitem.
• Task progress. Show the progress in the tasks. Click the "Task progress" subitem.

You can add the timeline name. Click the "Bar Label" button and enter the name timeline in the field.

You can show all tasks in different line. Click the "Overlapped Tasks" box. You can enter the tasks lines height in the "Text Lines:" field.

To add a new timeline click on the "Timeline Bar" button. To delete a timeline, select the timeline, click the right mouse button and select the "Remove Timeline bar" item.