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dMw Chit Chat => The Beer Bar => Technology Section => Topic started by: A Twig on February 10, 2010, 06:09:35 PM

Title: Micro$oft Project
Post by: A Twig on February 10, 2010, 06:09:35 PM
Aside from it being a terrible piece of software, I've finally battled to get all the info etc I need into it. Does anyone know how to make it presentable as a figure to put into a report on an A4 size report.
A Gantt Chart is waaay too big. And it flat out refuses to let you move the network planner around to fit all on one page...
Title: what exactly
Post by: vladic on February 11, 2010, 02:13:29 PM
what exactly is the project, if its for a network design id use microsoft viseo, brilliant piece of software lets you design complex plans and stuff simply
Title: Micro$oft Project
Post by: Dewey on February 11, 2010, 05:05:36 PM
yes I'd be interested to know - 20 x A4 pages stuck together with sellotape looks very poor (yet comical) when trying to present to at a meeting...
Title: Micro$oft Project
Post by: delanvital on February 11, 2010, 07:45:24 PM
Quote from: Dewey;303841yes I'd be interested to know - 20 x A4 pages stuck together with sellotape looks very poor (yet comical) when trying to present to at a meeting...

:withstupid: Been there, done that and been embarrassed so I am also trailing this thread :)
Title: Micro$oft Project
Post by: TeaLeaf on February 11, 2010, 08:56:13 PM
Can echo Vladic there re Visio being superb, but tbh I also find Project pretty good too.
Title: Micro$oft Project
Post by: A Twig on February 16, 2010, 03:18:17 PM
Ok then TL, you seem knowledgeable in these things, so in project, I've input all the resource data and times etc in a Gantt chart, how do I get some sort of presentable output?

Can be critical path diagrams, PET, whatever...
Title: Micro$oft Project
Post by: TeaLeaf on February 17, 2010, 10:53:36 AM
You'll have to ask someone who has Project installed atm, I have not used it for 2-3 years or so, but found it to be excellent.  My father is a current user and we discuss and software comes up in discussion, this is one he thinks is excellent too.   Atm I have no use for my copy though and the current version sits in its MAP wallet uninstalled. Sorry.