July 2020 Newsletter

Video: Refresh from MS Project

Learn how to Refresh your Milestones Professional schedule when it is linked to MS Project.
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Video: Link to and Refresh from MS Excel

Learn how to Refresh your Milestones Professional schedule when it is linked to MS Project.
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Video: Link to and Refresh from Primavera

Learn how to build a schedule and then refresh the schedule when it is linked to Primavera.
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Video: Troubleshooting the Refresh Process

If your file is not refreshing correctly, there’s a few reasons why that might be happening.
Check out some of the more common reasons in the video below:

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July 2020 Tips and Tricks

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

Allocate manpower for an upcoming project
I want to be able to determine how many people I might need for an upcoming project. Does Milestones (Professional) have any capability in this area?

Hide a column when printing
Can I hide a column so it doesn’t print?

Hide baseline summary bars
How can one use baseline task bars for sub-tasks but not display them at the summary level?

Import a Project file that is filtered
By default, only filtered tasks are imported into Milestones Professional. So, filter your tasks in Microsoft Project before beginning the Project to Milestones wizard.

Hyperlink from a symbol to a folder
I know that you can link a symbol to another file, but can you link a symbol to a folder?

Passwords and symbol linking
If I password-protect a schedule, will others be able to “link” into my schedule even though they may be read-only? I’m going to be starting a “prime” schedule that has dates that other schedules within the area will be getting dates from. I want to password-protect this schedule from any changes all the while allowing folks to link into it. Will they be able to link?

Get rid of gridlines in your schedule
How do I hide the lines below an individual task row?

Gridlines showing on top of logo
I am trying to make my schedule look better. I added some graphics but the horizontal lines are showing up on top of the picture. Is there anything I can do about this?

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

Upgrade to Milestones Professional 2019

Click here to Upgrade to Milestones Professional 2019 for only $149 (if you already own any version of Milestones Professional). To see what has changed, check out our “What’s New in Milestones Professional 2019” page.

Upgrade to Milestones Simplicity 2019

Click here to Upgrade to Milestones Simplicity 2019 for only $55 (if you already own any version of Milestones Simplicity). To see what has changed, check out our “What’s New in Milestones Simplicity 2019” page.

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.