Microsoft KB Archive/170242

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PRJ: Can't Delete Date by Pressing Space Bar

Article ID: 170242

Article Last Modified on 11/4/2003



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition



This article was previously published under Q170242

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project 98 or later, pressing the space bar no longer clears the date for a task. For example, in Microsoft Project 4.1, if you select the Actual Start date for a task and press the space bar, the date changes to a value of NA. In Microsoft Project 98 or later, if you select the Actual Start date for a task and press the space bar, the original date is reinserted in the cell.

RESOLUTION

To clear the date for a task, select the date, and then do any of the following:

  • Press DELETE.


-or-

  • Press BACKSPACE.


-or-

  • On the Edit menu, point to Clear and then click Contents.


-or-

  • Press CTRL+DELETE.



Additional query words: prj2000

Keywords: kbprb KB170242