Tips & Tricks for July 2023

(Click the question title for the answer)

Nothing is happening when I refresh my master schedule.  I previously refreshed from multiple MS Project files but now I want to pick just one MS Project file.  How can I resolve this?

I want all new schedules to be in a certain format, with only the symbols and connectors I use displayed in the toolbox.  Is this possible?

How do I shade holidays?

We are using Excel to enter information that we import into Milestones Professional.  We have several Excel users who are entering the information.  I have a filter that works for me when importing with our Excel spreadsheet.  How can I share my filter with other Excel users who also use Milestones?

I have Milestones but many of my co-workers don't have the software.  I want to be able to share my schedules with them.  What are my options?

       

Is there an easy way to reschedule a task (start symbol, bar, end symbol) to another date without individually moving the symbols?

I want to have the same text appear for a certain symbol (without having to add text to the symbol after each time I add the symbol to the schedule). How can I do this?

I would like to display row numbers on my schedule.  Is there any way to do this?

I have an outlined schedule.  Why aren't my summary bars showing up?

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

 

Substitutable duration text

Can I show the duration of a horizontal task bar as the text for that bar?  Can I add text to it?  For Example [duration] working days.

I want to show my schedule dates in French.  Is this possible?