Stipulating printing dates to print from and to within "Print" men

[James Burgess]

Within the "Print" menu I can enter the dates that I would like to print from
and to , which I have to assume referes to the dates I have entered into the
"Start Task" and "Finish Task" columns of my project plan. However, the Print
Preview does not seem to be affected by this alteration and commonly either
does not display all the required dates (e.g. leaving off a few months
information from the Gantt chart), or displays too much of the project plan
(e.g. projects that are beginning later than the dates I have stipulated.

Has anyone experienced similar issues with MS Project 2003, and can anyone
provide me with advice on this issue?

 

[John]

Within the "Print" menu I can enter the dates that I would like to print from
and to , which I have to assume referes to the dates I have entered into the
"Start Task" and "Finish Task" columns of my project plan. However, the Print
Preview does not seem to be affected by this alteration and commonly either
does not display all the required dates (e.g. leaving off a few months
information from the Gantt chart), or displays too much of the project plan
(e.g. projects that are beginning later than the dates I have stipulated.

Has anyone experienced similar issues with MS Project 2003, and can anyone
provide me with advice on this issue?

James,
The dates entered into the "from" and "to" boxes on the Print window
have no real relationship to the Start and Finish fields in Project.
Several factors can affect whether the print preview actually limits to
the dates you entered in "from" and "to", and unfortunately, the
timescale settings in Print are not as consistent as you might expect.
What I have found, is that it may require a couple attempts to get the
desired results in print or print preview.

Hope this helps.
John
Project MVP