How to show completion percentage on task

[conks]

Hi

How can you actually show the % complete above the task bar for each
task ?

Thanks.

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

Format, Bar Styles
shift to find a blank styles line at the end of the list
Name: any (for instance Percent Complete)
Show for... leave empty
Middle Shape select the uppermost (which represents "No Bar")
Click the word Text
In "Top" select the field % Complete
OK.

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[vanita]

Hi

You could also do it this way. If you are in 'Tracking Gantt' view:

Format > Bar styles > select Critical type of bar (it would be in the first
row and automatically highlighted) > Click Text option in the lower part of
that window > For top position select data % complete.

Similarly do it for Task type of bar for Non critical tasks.

If you are in Gantt view and not viewing the baseline:

Format > Bar styles > select Task type of bar (it would be in the first row
and automatically highlighted) > Click Text option in the lower part of that
window > For top position select data % complete.

Again do it for Critical also and any other type of task also like Summary
tasks.

I hope it helps.

Vanita

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Conks,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

By default, when a task is being progressed, a black line should show inside
the Gantt bar. If you want the figures to show: Format/Bar styles.../select
Task in the Name column, click on the Text tab, select Top and from the pick
list select % Complete. Repeat for Critical Tasks and for any others you
want..

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

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[Jan De Messemaeker]

Vanita, Mike

I've been doing this like you for years till I found a way to do it for all
tasks in one go (and not have to think about which kinds of tasks there
are)..

Greetings,

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Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
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[Mike Glen]

Nice one Jan

Mike Glen
Project MVP
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[Gérard Ducouret]

Great Jan,

I did not know this trick.
How did you find it !

Gérard

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi Gerard,
Thanks for the compliment.
There was a bit of luck involved. Once (accidentally) I added a line, forgot
to enter a condition in Show For... and noticed that then it applied to all
tasks (except milestones!); immediately I thought about the frequent demand
to put the task name left of the task bars... and it worked.
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[JulieS]

Jan,

No matter how you found it -- I'm impressed and was completely
unaware of this gem!
Julie

 

[vanita]

Thanks Jan

Vanita

Vanita, Mike

I've been doing this like you for years till I found a way to do it for all
tasks in one go (and not have to think about which kinds of tasks there
are)..

Greetings,

--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
+32 495 300 620
For availability check:
http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf