Tips & Tricks for April 2021

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Hatch patterns show solid on PDF and PowerPoint

My hatch patterns printed fine yesterday. I haven't changed anything but now they are solid.

When copying to PowerPoint, hatch patterns appear solid. Worked last week!

I created a PDF and wow! It doesn't match my screen. All the patterns print solid. Help!

Webdings and Wingdings as symbols

Can I get a telephone symbol into Milestones?

View Options: Zoom

How can I "zoom in" to see more detail on a schedule?

Copy toolbox rows

My schedule has several different colored bars. I want to set one up in the toolbox and then copy all the settings to another row so that I can then just set the colors. Is this possible?

Create "Birds on a Wire" charts with Milestones Professional

I would like to Create "Birds on a Wire" charts with Milestones from my Microsoft Project schedule. Is there an easy way to do this?

Create and add custom symbols to the toolbox

I am looking for a way to import a custom symbol to the toolbox. For example, I would like to show a missile symbol for the project launch date. Is this possible?

Create a Multi-Colored Bar

How do I create a multi-colored bar which fades from one color to the next?

Creating vertical connectors in Continuous View

While I am in Continuous view (really large schedule!) how do I add a vertical link?

Applies to Milestones Professional: 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025

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