Microsoft KB Archive/120897

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Start and End Symbols Change to Solid When Editing Gantt Bar

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Q120897

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0
 * Microsoft Project for the Macintosh, version 4.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you format a Gantt bar that has framed or dashed start and end symbols, and you then select the Text tab in the Format Bar dialog box, the start and end symbols are changed to a solid type.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Enter a task.
 * 2) From the Format menu, choose Bar.
 * 3) Modify the task bar to have framed diamond start and end shapes.
 * 4) Select the Text tab. Put the Finish field on the right text line and choose OK.
 * 5) Double-click the Gantt bar in the Timescale and change the right text to Resource and choose OK.
 * 6) Double click on the bar again and change to end shapes back to framed.
 * 7) Double-click the bar and select the Text tab (but don't select anything on the tab), and choose OK.

Although you would expect the end shapes to retain their framed characteristic when attached text is changed or text tab selected, the end shapes always change back to solid when the Text tab is selected.

This behavior is similar to rollups on Summary bars.

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q119584 'Project: Summary Rollup Milestones Change Format When Edited.'" Additional query words: Gantt framed start shape end

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Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbProjectSearch kbProject400Mac kbProjectMacSearch kbProject400