Microsoft KB Archive/126738

Direct Formatting Applied to Subtask Lost Moving Summary Task

PSS ID Number: Q126738 Article last modified on 08-24-1995

4.00 | 4.00

WINDOWS | MACINTOSH

= SYMPTOMS =

In Microsoft Project, when you move a summary task by dragging the task to a new location on your project, any direct formatting applied to a subtask that is part of the summary task is lost if the subtask is collapsed when you move the summary task.

= CAUSE =

This behavior only occurs if you move the summary task by dragging it to a new location on the project. The formatting is not lost if you use the Copy or Cut command to move the task. Additionally, this problem only occurs if the subtasks are collapsed when you move the summary task.

= WORKAROUNDS =

To avoid losing formatting applied to a subtask when you move the summary task, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the Copy or Cut command and the Paste command (Edit menu) to move the summary task to a new location on your project.

Method 2: Display the subtask before you move the summary task by doing the following:

a. Select the summary task that you want to move.

b. From the Formatting toolbar, choose the Show Subtasks button.

You can now move the summary task without losing any direct formatting applied to the subtasks. = STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

= REFERENCES =

For more information about Using The Mouse To Move And Copy Tasks On The Gantt Chart, choose the Search button in Help and type:

moving tasks

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

ARTICLE-ID: Q126993 TITLE: Subordinate Tasks Unique ID Numbers Change When Moved

KBCategory: kbother KBSubcategory:

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