Eliminating Outline task/subtask relationship

[Mark Wilson]

If I mistakenly indent one task below another task, I cannot find how to eliminate the resulting task/subtask relationship. Outdent button doesn't work on the subtask. How can the resulting task heading and subtask be made again into two simple tasks? How can they be reset to default highest level? As a workaround, I have had to insert new tasks, retype them and delete the task subtask pair.

 

[JackD]

This is a known bug in Project 2003 standard. I believe that a fix is in the
works. Just be careful until then...

-Jack

If I mistakenly indent one task below another task, I cannot find how to

eliminate the resulting task/subtask relationship. Outdent button doesn't
work on the subtask. How can the resulting task heading and subtask be made
again into two simple tasks? How can they be reset to default highest
level? As a workaround, I have had to insert new tasks, retype them and
delete the task subtask pair.

 

[Cheryl]

Is there a fix for this problem in Project 2002?

 

[Cheryl]

Do you know if there is a fix for this problem in ver. 2002?

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Cheryl ,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

This is not a problem in 2002, only 2003 standard.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

 

[Cheryl]

Hi Mike
I am building a very large project in ver 2002. I would like to cut and paste some of the task blocks that are duplicates. These block consist of a summary task and job tasks. When I copy and paste these items, they take indention under the task where they are copied. When I try to outdent, Project promptly displays a scheduling conflict error box. What is interesting is that the conflict is tied to the very first task which is an overall summary task of the project

In addition, I have discovered that I can only link 2 task at a time. I can't select sequential task and have the links trickle down as I was able to in ver 2000. Any ideas on this as well.

 

[JackD]

Do you know if there is a fix for this problem in ver. 2002?

I do not think it was a problem in 2002.

-Jack

 

[JackD]

Hi Mike,
I am building a very large project in ver 2002. I would like to cut and

paste some of the task blocks that are duplicates. These block consist of a
summary task and job tasks. When I copy and paste these items, they take
indention under the task where they are copied.

Collapse the task above where you are pasting them and they will not be
indented.
If you copy and paste a collapsed summary task it will include all the sub
tasks so it is easy to copy the whole block. Try it and see.

When I try to outdent, Project promptly displays a scheduling conflict
error box. What is interesting is that the conflict is tied to the very
first task which is an overall summary task of the project.

This could be something else. Are there links to summary tasks? Try
eliminating them and see what happens.

In addition, I have discovered that I can only link 2 task at a time. I

can't select sequential task and have the links trickle down as I was able
to in ver 2000. Any ideas on this as well.

I can do it. Select them all and then click on the little link icon (looks
like a chain). Perhaps there are some hidden tasks in your project (is there
a filter on by any chance?)

-Jack