Give a different colour to a task

[question]

Hi,

In project 2007, how can I give a different colour to all the tasks which
are not assigned to a particular resource.

Thanks.

 

[CB]

Select the text you want to assign a new color to.
Select format
Font.
HTH
CB

 

[question]

I dont want to do it manually. Is it possible to set a rule saying that if
this task is not assigned this resource make the colur of the task text as
Green.(Not bar colur)

Thanks,
Sreeja

 

[Jack Dahlgren]

Yes it is possible.
You need to use some custom field formulas and bar styles.

I have an example of how to do this here:
http://masamiki.com/project/examples/Project_Grouping_And_Conditional_Formatting.html

-Jack Dahlgren

 

[Bryant Likes]

I dont want to do it manually. Is it possible to set a rule saying that if
this task is not assigned this resource make the colur of the task text as
Green.(Not bar colur)

I'm sure the VBA and macro folks might have some suggestions for you.
However, I'm more of the C# type so I'll suggest you use the new Project
Client Add-In feature in VS 2008 which allows you to build a .NET add-in for
project client. Using that tool you could easily cycle through each of the
tasks and then perform any type of highlighting based on rules you define.

I couldn't find any articles on doing this on the web, but if you're really
stuck let me know and I'll write something up.

 

[CB]

Would a graphical indicator work? I use these quite often to call attention
to problems in my schedules. If you want to give this a try:
Insert a text field
select the column and right click
customize fields

Under custom attributes
select formula
type in [Resource Names]
OK

Under Values to display
select graphical indicators

set Test for "Textn" to equals
for Value(s) leave blank
click in the grid below image and select the graphical indicator you wish.

The indicator will clear when you have assigned a resource to the task.

HTH
CB