April 2019 Newsletter

Video: Linking to Primavera

Check out the video below to see how to link your Milestones schedule to a Primavera XML file that you exported.

Pretty handy especially if you are trying to show a lot of information on the same row.

Note: You will need first need to export your Primavera file as an XML file before you can refresh from that XML file.

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Upgrade to Milestones Professional 2019

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Upgrade to Milestones Simplicity 2019

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April 2019 Tips and Tricks

For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for April 2019

Symbol note background
I see that I can change the background color for the symbol note. But what if I want to get rid of the background color and the frame? Is this a possibility?

Remove a single grid line
I need to get rid of (delete) the single horizontal line above “Task 2-1-2”. How can I do this?

Holiday shading
How do I shade holidays?

Move a column
How do I move a column from one side of my schedule to the other?

Duplicate items when refreshing from Microsoft Project
When updating our Milestones Professional presentation schedule, we are using a text field in Microsoft Project. Our question is, if the Microsoft Project file has two tasks with the same text “ID” then which task will the Milestones refresh program use to update the Milestones presentation schedule?

Show numbers instead of dates on a timescale
Can a time scale show numbers instead of dates? For example, can I show 1, 2, … instead of January, February, …

Can’t select picture previously added
I am having trouble removing a picture on my schedule. For some reason, I can’t select it.

Substitutable duration text
Can I show the duration of a horizontal task bar as the text for that bar? Can I add text to it? For Example [duration] working days.

Vertical milestone lines
I would like to add vertical milestone lines across all tasks. The vertical milestone line would look like the current date line, but I would be able to add several as needed. Is that possible?

For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for April 2019

Join the Milestones Professional Users LinkedIn Group

For anyone interested, there’s a free Milestones Professional user group on LinkedIn you can join to share best practices, network with other users, and maybe learn some tips along the way from other experienced Milestones users. To join, head over to the following website and click Join: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=6796817
Note: This user group is an unofficial group run by Milestones software users, and is not managed by KIDASA Software, Inc. A free LinkedIn account is required to join the group.