Video: Custom Date Formats for Symbols and Columns
Learn how to change the date format in a Milestones Professional schedule. Also learn how to override the date format for certain symbols, and how to use &date to put the date in your symbol text instead.
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September 2020 Tips and Tricks
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for September 2020
Microsoft Teams screen flicker
When using Microsoft Teams to view and share a Milestones file, the Milestones file blinks and all symbols in the graph area disappear. The file header and columns remain visible but the documents blinks in and out. Is there a solution for this?
Sideways text
I want to show a title to the left of my schedule. I want to show the text in white with a navy background. Is this possible in Milestones?
Add a stoplight column
What is the easiest way to add a stoplight column to my schedule? I want to control the color of the stoplight for each task.
Create a bookmark
I have a large schedule. Other products allow bookmarks to be set to mark key parts of a document. Does Milestones have anything similar?
Publish a PDF with bookmarks
I would like to send my schedule to others as a PDF. Since it is quite large, I would like to use bookmarks in my PDF so that viewers can quickly navigate to sections of my schedule. Does Milestones offer this functionality?
Symbol text too far away from symbol
I have noticed that my symbol text is very far away from my symbols (horizontally) when I make my schedule an odd size. Is there any way to adjust this for all symbols?
Interpreting the symbol attributes report
What does the TE on the symbol attributes report stand for?
Move column on a wide schedule
I need to move a column from the left side of the schedule to the right side of the schedule. The right side of the schedule is off the screen (not visible). How can I move the column?
Logarithmic date headings
My schedule dates are mostly concentrated in the current year but I want to show past years also, as they do have a few key dates. Is there a way to “scrunch up” the past years so they don’t take up as much space on the timeline?
Add baseline when importing from Excel
I am using the import feature from Excel to MS Pro. Can I copy two lines from Excel into one line on MS Pro. I want to display current and baseline.
Show hidden columns when all are hidden
I have hidden all of my columns. How do I bring them back up?
Calculate difference between two milestone dates on a row with many milestones
I have a row with many milestones (20 or so). I would like to calculate the difference between two specific milestones on each row of my schedule. (Start up date and First Delivery Date) Any ideas?
Can’t pick Project file name when refreshing
Usually when I go to refresh a Milestones Professional schedule from Project, I am asked to select the Microsoft Project file name. I have one schedule (only one!) which never prompts me to select a file and I wonder what’s going on. Any ideas?
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for September 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.
September 2020 Newsletter
/in News /by KIDASA SoftwareVideo: Custom Date Formats for Symbols and Columns
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September 2020 Tips and Tricks
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for September 2020
Microsoft Teams screen flicker
When using Microsoft Teams to view and share a Milestones file, the Milestones file blinks and all symbols in the graph area disappear. The file header and columns remain visible but the documents blinks in and out. Is there a solution for this?
Sideways text
I want to show a title to the left of my schedule. I want to show the text in white with a navy background. Is this possible in Milestones?
Add a stoplight column
What is the easiest way to add a stoplight column to my schedule? I want to control the color of the stoplight for each task.
Create a bookmark
I have a large schedule. Other products allow bookmarks to be set to mark key parts of a document. Does Milestones have anything similar?
Publish a PDF with bookmarks
I would like to send my schedule to others as a PDF. Since it is quite large, I would like to use bookmarks in my PDF so that viewers can quickly navigate to sections of my schedule. Does Milestones offer this functionality?
Symbol text too far away from symbol
I have noticed that my symbol text is very far away from my symbols (horizontally) when I make my schedule an odd size. Is there any way to adjust this for all symbols?
Interpreting the symbol attributes report
What does the TE on the symbol attributes report stand for?
Move column on a wide schedule
I need to move a column from the left side of the schedule to the right side of the schedule. The right side of the schedule is off the screen (not visible). How can I move the column?
Logarithmic date headings
My schedule dates are mostly concentrated in the current year but I want to show past years also, as they do have a few key dates. Is there a way to “scrunch up” the past years so they don’t take up as much space on the timeline?
Add baseline when importing from Excel
I am using the import feature from Excel to MS Pro. Can I copy two lines from Excel into one line on MS Pro. I want to display current and baseline.
Show hidden columns when all are hidden
I have hidden all of my columns. How do I bring them back up?
Calculate difference between two milestone dates on a row with many milestones
I have a row with many milestones (20 or so). I would like to calculate the difference between two specific milestones on each row of my schedule. (Start up date and First Delivery Date) Any ideas?
Can’t pick Project file name when refreshing
Usually when I go to refresh a Milestones Professional schedule from Project, I am asked to select the Microsoft Project file name. I have one schedule (only one!) which never prompts me to select a file and I wonder what’s going on. Any ideas?
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for September 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
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Join the Milestones Professional Users LinkedIn Group
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July 2020 Newsletter
/in News /by KIDASA SoftwareVideo: Refresh from MS Project
Video: Link to and Refresh from MS Excel
Video: Link to and Refresh from Primavera
Video: Troubleshooting the Refresh Process
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July 2020 Tips and Tricks
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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
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Upgrade to Milestones Simplicity 2019
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Join the Milestones Professional Users LinkedIn Group
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June 2020 Newsletter
/in News /by KIDASA SoftwareVideo: Custom Import Template with Milestones Professional
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June 2020 Tips and Tricks
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Color code a symbol in a column
I have created a stoplight chart. I want to color code an entry that is in a column. I want the color to be red if it is an internal deliverable and blue if it is an external deliverable. Is this possible?
Only part of schedule appears in PowerPoint
I used the Copy All Pages to PowerPoint feature to get my schedule into PowerPoint. Only part of each page of the schedule appears in PowerPoint. Any ideas?
Standard curtains for all my projects
I would like the same curtains to appear on all of my schedules. How can I do this?
Shade time periods on a swimlane chart
How do I shade across swimlanes vertically for a period of time? For example March 21, 2021 to May 20, 2021 should be green and June 4, 2021 to July 5, 2021 should be orange.
Remove a curtain
How do I remove curtains?
Difference between status line and current date line
What is the difference between the status line and the current date line?
PowerPoint graphics format
When Milestone Pro puts the chart into PowerPoint, what type of graphic is created? (eg. png, jpg, etc.) Can the type of graphic be changed?
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for June 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.
April 2020 Newsletter
/in News /by KIDASA SoftwareVideo: Vertical Links (Dependencies) with Milestones Professional
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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:
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.
March 2020 Newsletter
/in News /by KIDASA SoftwareVideo: Remote Desktop with Milestones Professional
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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:
Upgrade to Milestones Professional 2019
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Upgrade to Milestones Simplicity 2019
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February 2020 Tips and Tricks
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for February 2020
Percent Complete pie color
When using the Percent Complete SmartColumn, how do you change the color of the pie chart that appears?
Link a Microsoft Project schedule to my Milestones chart
I generated a MS Pro file by hand based on the data in one of my MS Project Files. I just opened MS Pro and begin placing Milestones and Bars in a blank file. The items I placed were based on data within my MS Project File. Is there a way to link the dates on my Milestones Professional schedule to Microsoft Project so I can later update the data in my MS Pro File (the milestones and bars) automatically if the dates in my MS Project File change?
Set Percent Complete for Several Tasks
I really need to set the % complete for individual bars on my schedule. I know I can set them on individual task rows and then roll them up, but frankly I really don’t want to set up an outlined schedule. Is there any way to do this?
Hourly schedules
One of my date headings is set in daily increments. When I add a symbol under a day, it is always set at noon. How can I control where it is set?
Anchor text to a symbol
Is there a way to anchor a freeform text to a symbol?
Remove page breaks
How do I get rid of my page breaks?
Insert page breaks
I need a couple of page breaks in my schedule so that I can have a couple of short pages. Is this possible?
Percent complete is different than Microsoft Project
When I import a Project file, the percent complete readings are not the same in Milestones. Why is that?
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for February 2020
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.
February 2020 Newsletter
/in News /by KIDASA SoftwareVideo: Show Status on your Schedule
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Upgrade to Milestones Professional 2019
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Upgrade to Milestones Simplicity 2019
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February 2020 Tips and Tricks
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for February 2020
Percent Complete pie color
When using the Percent Complete SmartColumn, how do you change the color of the pie chart that appears?
Link a Microsoft Project schedule to my Milestones chart
I generated a MS Pro file by hand based on the data in one of my MS Project Files. I just opened MS Pro and begin placing Milestones and Bars in a blank file. The items I placed were based on data within my MS Project File. Is there a way to link the dates on my Milestones Professional schedule to Microsoft Project so I can later update the data in my MS Pro File (the milestones and bars) automatically if the dates in my MS Project File change?
Set Percent Complete for Several Tasks
I really need to set the % complete for individual bars on my schedule. I know I can set them on individual task rows and then roll them up, but frankly I really don’t want to set up an outlined schedule. Is there any way to do this?
Hourly schedules
One of my date headings is set in daily increments. When I add a symbol under a day, it is always set at noon. How can I control where it is set?
Anchor text to a symbol
Is there a way to anchor a freeform text to a symbol?
Remove page breaks
How do I get rid of my page breaks?
Insert page breaks
I need a couple of page breaks in my schedule so that I can have a couple of short pages. Is this possible?
Percent complete is different than Microsoft Project
When I import a Project file, the percent complete readings are not the same in Milestones. Why is that?
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for February 2020
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.
January 2020 Newsletter
/in News /by KIDASA SoftwareVideo: Share your Schedule!
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Upgrade to Milestones Professional 2019
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Upgrade to Milestones Simplicity 2019
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January 2020 Tips and Tricks
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for January 2020
Add a date below symbol text
I know I can have a symbol date and symbol text displayed with a symbol, separately. Is there a way to show them together? I want the symbol’s date shown right under a line of symbol text.
Automatically update % complete on a bar
I want the percent complete value to populate as symbol text when a symbol-horizontal bar-symbol is added to the schedule.
Hide vertical connectors
Can I hide vertical connectors?
Anchor text to a symbol
Is there a way to anchor a freeform text to a symbol?
Lines drawn don’t move
I imported my Microsoft Project schedule but forgot a column. Can I add it in?
Vertically linked symbols not moving as expected
I have my symbols vertically linked and they are not moving as expected.
Need examples for people to view
I need to show my team examples of schedules you can create with Milestones Professional and they do not have Milestones Professional on their computers.
Show baseline dates without showing baseline symbols
Is it possible to display Baseline fields but not show the baseline in the Gantt chart?
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for January 2020
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
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November 2019 Newsletter
/in News /by KIDASA SoftwareVideo: Symbol Text and Symbol Notes
Find out how to add and modify Symbol Text and Symbol Notes on your schedule in Milestones Professional.
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Upgrade to Milestones Professional 2019
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Upgrade to Milestones Simplicity 2019
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November 2019 Tips and Tricks
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for November 2019
FreeForm Text at an Angle
I would like to show Freeform Text Vertically down the right side of the schedule. Is this possible?
Place a date and time stamp as a footer
How can I place a date and time stamp on the schedule, in the lower left corner (as a footer?)
Make symbol text transparent for all symbols
Is there any way to setup Milestones so that every symbol always comes up in transparent? I have to change them constantly and would like to know how to set the default up permanently.
Indentation for outlining
When I increase the outline level of a task, the column text automatically indents, and the text no longer fits in the cell. How can I prevent this?
Import Microsoft Project files directly into PowerPoint
I want to bring my Microsoft Project data into Milestones and then create a PowerPoint presentation. Is there a quick, easy way to do this?
Show date and text on same line for a symbol
I have a few symbols on my schedule for which I would like to display both the start date AND the text on the same line on the left side of the symbol. Is there a way to combine the symbol text and the date?
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for November 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.
October 2019 Newsletter
/in News /by KIDASA SoftwareVideo: Milestones Professional Overview
Are you unfamiliar with some of the main features of Milestones Professional? Check out this Overview video that we recently created!
It talks about the main features of Milestones Professional, including building schedules, importing, and refreshing.
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Upgrade to Milestones Professional 2019
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Upgrade to Milestones Simplicity 2019
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October 2019 Tips and Tricks
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for October 2019
Increase the number of task rows per page
How can I get more rows on one page? I want to get everything on one page. Right now I have 16 tasks but 4 are on a second page.
Insert a column
Is there a way to insert a column between two existing columns?
Task number SmartColumn
I would like to display row numbers on my schedule. Is there any way to do this?
Lost vertical connections
I have lost my schedule’s vertical connections, globally (all of them!). Any ideas how that happened?
Insert a new task on a schedule
How do I add a new task row?
Insert page breaks
I want to separate my schedule into multiple pages. How can I do this? The automatic page breaks aren’t fitting what I want. Can I put a page break in?
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for October 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.
September 2019 Newsletter
/in News /by KIDASA SoftwareVideo: Link symbols back to MS Project
Do you already have a great looking schedule built in Milestones Professional?
Or do you want to add just a few extra milestones to your schedule that is already linked to MS Project?
See how to link individual symbols back to MS Project using our right click > Link to Active MS Project Task feature in Milestones Professional.
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Upgrade to Milestones Professional 2019
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Upgrade to Milestones Simplicity 2019
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September 2019 Tips and Tricks
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for September 2019
Wizard cut off at bottom
I am using my laptop which has a resolution of 1600 by 900. When using the Setup Wizard, the screen is cut off at the bottom. What could be causing this and how can I fix it?
Different chart titles on each page
How can I add a different title to each schedule page?
Custom stoplight column
We would like to create a SmartColumn using a column (Number4) from Microsoft Project using the following user-defined values ranges to display values, symbols, text and colors.
Symbol text too far away from symbol
My symbol text is spaced too far away (vertically) from my bar.
Flag tasks that are nearing completion
How can I display symbols to indicate which tasks are, for example, 50%, 75%, 90% complete? I want to show which tasks are complete, which ones haven’t started and so on.
Hide a column
I have a symbol count column on my schedule I need, but I don’t want it to be seen all the time. Can I “hide” the column?
Start every schedule with the same toolbox
I have spent a lot of time working on my perfect toolbox. How can I have all my schedules start up with this same Toolbox?
Excel import is interpreting multiple lines as one long line
I am importing a simple Excel spreadsheet. My first row and second row are being imported as one long string of text. Any idea what’s causing the problem?
For these and more, view Tips and Tricks for September 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.