Project should allow printing a selected range of Gantt tasks

[dufus101]

We are using Project 2002, but the 2003 version appears to have the same
restriction, which is ....

We have a large project of a few hundred tasks.
Typically run our print-outs in Gantt Chart view.

I would like to print only a (user selected) section of the tasks.
ie. want to be able to highlight tasks 37-84, and then print just that range
(and not all of tasks 1-306)

i can select a date range (which is handy)
and can try and format total number of pages to suit the range selected
but neither is particularly efficient for what i want to do

This should be a pretty simple programming fix ... the "Print Selection"
option is available in most other Office applications.

Would welcome feedback (or correction if I am missing something)

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[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

This is straightforward in Projhect.
Use the task range filter (or any filter you need)
HTH
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Jan De Messemaeker, Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional
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We are using Project 2002, but the 2003 version appears to have the same
restriction, which is ....

We have a large project of a few hundred tasks.
Typically run our print-outs in Gantt Chart view.

I would like to print only a (user selected) section of the tasks.
ie. want to be able to highlight tasks 37-84, and then print just that range
(and not all of tasks 1-306)

i can select a date range (which is handy)
and can try and format total number of pages to suit the range selected
but neither is particularly efficient for what i want to do

This should be a pretty simple programming fix ... the "Print Selection"
option is available in most other Office applications.

Would welcome feedback (or correction if I am missing something)

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39-48f2-986d-3f5b5b768b98&dg=microsoft.public.project

 

[AndyB]

Hi dufus101,

You've hit on a very old bone of contension here. the easiest way that I
have found is to insert any flag field and set to yes the tasks you want to
print. It's not ideal as you'll get all the applicable summaries but it is
quite an easy fix.

I wholly agree it should be simple as with other office apps and would also
lend my support to the change you recommend.

AndyB