Question:
I would like to outline my schedule. Where do I start?
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Answer:
Set-up the column for outlining:
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Click  .
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Double-click the column heading for your task column.
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On the Column Formatting tab, bottom left-hand corner, type in a value (such as 0.3) for the field labeled Space Per Outline Level to Indent Column Text.
Set-up the Tab key as the indenting short-cut:
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Select Edit on the Tools tab.
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Turn on the option labeled Use the TAB key for outlining.
Outline your schedule:
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Select the task or range of tasks to be indented (outlined).
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The toolbar will change to Current Object: Task Row.
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Press the Tab key or the green, right-pointing arrow in the toolbar:
Question:
How can I tell to which outline level my project tasks are set?
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Answer
You can tell this at a glance by adding an outline level "SmartColumn".
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Use .
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Choose New Column on the Insert tab.
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From the list of column types, choose Outline Level.
Question:
Can I revise a task and its milestones from a tier l to a tier ll by clicking on the milestone and making the change?
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If what you describe is moving a task that is at outline level 1 to outline level 2 (or vice versa), then here is what you do.
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Click .
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Click once in the column area of the task row that you want to change. The whole task row should now be highlighted in black.
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The toolbar will change to Current Object: Task Row.
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Press the Tab key or the green, right-pointing arrow in the toolbar:
Question:
Now that my schedule is outlined, I would like to display summary bars. How do I turn these on?
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Answer
Summary bars can be displayed for any project steps that are level 2 or lower. To turn on outlining:
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On the Layout tab, in the Other section, choose Summary Bar Settings...
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Under When to Draw:
In this dialog box, you can also choose the symbols and connectors that show summary.
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2017