Microsoft KB Archive/113079

View in Upper Pane Determines Gridlines Display in Lower Pane

PSS ID Number: Q113079 Article last modified on 04-06-1995

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WINDOWS | MACINTOSH

= SUMMARY =

In Microsoft Project, when you apply a combination view to your project and both of the views use a timescale, if you display any of the following gridlines in the view in the upper pane, they are also displayed in the view in the lower pane:

Title Horizontal Title Vertical Project Start Project Finish

In addition, if you remove these gridlines in the view in the upper pane, they are not displayed in the lower pane.

= MORE INFORMATION =

For example, if you display a combination view with the Gantt Chart view in the upper pane, and the Resource Graph view in the lower pane, if you display the Project Start gridline in the Gantt Chart view, the Project Start gridline is displayed in the Resource Graph view.

If you do not display the Project Start gridline in the Gantt Chart view, the Project Start gridline does not display in the Resource Graph view. You can format the gridlines for different color and type in each view, but the display is determined by the view in the upper pane.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) In a new project, in the Gantt Chart view, enter a task Task1. In the Duration column for Task1, enter 4d.
 * 2) Select Task1 and choose the Resource Assignment button from the Standard toolbar. In the Name column, type “Nancy” (without the quotation marks) and press ENTER. Choose the Assign button and then choose the Close button.
 * 3) From the Format menu, choose Gridlines. From the Line To Change list, select Project Start. From the Type list, select the solid line. From the Colors list, select Red. From the Line To Change list, select Project Finish. From the Type list, select the solid line. From the Colors list, select Red. Choose OK.
 * 4) From the Window menu, choose split. Select the Resource Graph view in the lower pane, and choose Resource Graph from the View menu.

Note that the Project Start and Project Finish gridlines are displayed in the Resource Graph view.

To display the gridlines more visibly in the Resource Graph view, choose Gridlines from the Format menu. From the Line To Change list, select Project Start. From the Colors list, select Red. From the Line To Change list, select Project Finish. From the Colors list, select Red. Choose OK.

 Select the Gantt Chart view in the upper pane, and choose Gridlines from the Format menu. From the Line To Change list, select Project Start. From the Type list, select the first option (no line). From the Line To Change list, select Project Finish. From the Type list, select the first option (no line). Choose OK.

Note that the project start and project finish gridlines are no longer displayed in the Gantt Chart view in the upper pane OR in the Resource Graph view in the lower pane.

= REFERENCES =

For more information about Changing Gridlines, choose the Search button in Help and type:

gridlines KBCategory: kbui KBSubcategory:

= Additional reference words: 4.00 =

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