April 2020 Newsletter

Video: Vertical Links (Dependencies) with Milestones Professional

There are a few different ways to add vertical links, or dependencies, between tasks on different rows in your schedule.
Check out how to add them, change them, and hide or remove vertical links in the video below:

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Covid-19 Notice

Due to the Covid-19 virus, KIDASA Software, Inc. is temporarily telecommuting to the office for employee safety. Here are some changes that will be taking place:

  • We will continue to process orders. We recommend buying electronic (download) versions of our software for the time being. You can still purchase physical copies, but we won’t send the physical copy until we resume normal work conditions. If you purchase a physical copy, you will still receive an email with a keycode that you can use on the downloadable version from our downloads page
  • Our phone numbers are unavailable for support. If you need phone support, use our contact form with a callback number, or send an email to support@kidasa.com with a callback number
  • Our support and sales email is still functioning as normal. Email support@kidasa.com with any questions about software usage, and sales@kidasa.com with any questions about purchasing

April 2020 Tips and Tricks

For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for April 2020

Working remotely
I started working remotely last month. Can I use my Milestones license on my personal laptop?

Horizontal connector size
I cannot figure out how to size the connectors to fit the height of my task row. I can size the symbols on either end but cannot make the connector fit in the row.

Chart comparison
When I refresh a Milestones schedule from an updated Excel file can I get a report to see the difference between the original file and the updated file.

Scroll-Lock affects arrow keys
I am trying to move symbols to different outlines within the row but holding down shift and then using the arrow to go up or down. This normally works but is not currently working for me.

Change a symbol’s color
How can I change the color of an individual symbol on the schedule?

Change the color of horizontal bars
How can I change the color of an individual bar on the schedule?

Hide the dates on summary lines
When I roll-up all lower-level task bars to the summary line, I would like to hide the symbol dates. Is this possible?

No change or unexpected changes after schedule refresh
Only some of my project tasks are refreshing!

Hyperlinks not working
When I try to launch the symbol hyperlink, the linked Excel file will not open. What is wrong?

For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for April 2020

Upgrade to Milestones Professional 2019

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Upgrade to Milestones Simplicity 2019

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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.