file attachments in Project 2007

[David Pedersen]

I know that you can put hyperlinks in your project files that point to
external documents. Is there anyway to simply attach or embed files to tasks
so the icon appears in the information cell? The "insert object" method
embeds the object in the graphical part of the gantt chart, which seems
weird.

Am I just missing something?
David

 

[JulieS]

Hi David,

You can insert an object through the Notes tab on the task information
dialog box. The note indicator will appear even if you don't type
text.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

Visit http://project.mvps.org/ for the FAQs and additional information
about Microsoft Project

 

[dlmckirdy]

Hi David,

To get the hyperlink to show up in the Information cell, follow the
instructions below:

1. With the task selected, click Insert Hyperlink on the Standard Toolbar.
2. In the Text to Display box, type a descriptive name for the document to
which you are linking.
3. Find and select the document you want to link to your project file.
4. Click OK. The Hyperlink Indicator appears in the Indicators field of the
Gantt Chart.

Now, whenever you need to review the document, just click the Hyperlink
indicator. The document opens in its own application window.

This description was taken from "Microsoft Office Project 2007 - Inside
Out", Teresa S. Stover, Microsoft Press, 2007, ISBN-13: 978-0-7356-2327-9.
Chapter 3 describes the many ways to attach information to MS Project files,
including inserting file contents into the Notes field of the Task
Information dialogue box.

Hope this helps