Recently, I had a question about formatting the Gantt chart from a student who mentioned the issue of color-blindness. Since various kinds of this problem exist, knowing how to get around it can be helpful, just in case. As critical tasks are highlighted in red, …
Alright, I admit it—this item on conditionally formatting sections has a little nostalgia for me, but it’s useful nostalgia. If you run a web search for “greenbar paper” you’ll see where this is going. The reason is a sound one, though. The horizontal stripes, sometimes …
If you’re used to changing the way currency values are displayed in Excel, you might want to exercise the same choices when viewing costs in Microsoft Project. Although changing the look of costs can be done in Project, it’s not as immediately obvious as to how.
When adding an expression to a list box, one of the common complaints is that the numbers displayed are devoid of any number formatting. This is especially frustrating when displaying large numbers without commas to ease readability.
What most beginning report developers try is to format the values with the Number tools in the list box’s properties.