Setting up a project, essential first checks | MS-Project forum

Hi Stuart

I have spoken to our other Project trainers. They were not 100% sure which 'formatting' checks you were referring to, however he has suggested that it might be the following:

1. Schedule project start date (Project - Project information - choose project start date)

2. Build the necessary project default calendar (Tools - Change working time)

3. Go to Tools - Options - Calendar make the settings match what is in the project default calendar

4. Set the three layers of the gantt chart time scale appropriately (right-click on the timescale and choose Format Timescale, in Gantt chart view).

If these aren't the checks you were referring to, then can you please post through any further information that you remember about what Andrew told you in the training, as this might have been advice he offered in reference to the way your company specifically are using Project, in which case it will be more difficult for our other trainers to answer your question.

If this is the case, we will attempt to offer you further assistance on this tomorrow before midday.