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Teres
Dear all,

I'm new to Microsoft Project and now learning it by "Step by Step Courseware
Microsoft Project2000", Core Skills Student. I tried the Lesson 4 practice
file. Actually, it creates Task claendar and apply it to the task. I tried
to create a new calendar, Tools> Change Working Time > New. I called the
calendar as "Evening shoot" with Non default working hours 17:00 to 23:00.
After applying it to a task which original started at 8:00am, time doesn't
change! What's wrong of it? There is icon showing it has adopted this
evening shoot calendar!

Please advice and thanks for advanced!

Questioner Wong



Mike Glen

Hi Wong,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-)

You might like to see FAQ Item: 5. Default Working Hours

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: http://www.mvps.org/project/

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

Mike Glen
Project MVP

Teres wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I'm new to Microsoft Project and now learning it by "Step by Step
> Courseware Microsoft Project2000", Core Skills Student. I tried the
> Lesson 4 practice file. Actually, it creates Task claendar and apply
> it to the task. I tried to create a new calendar, Tools> Change
> Working Time > New. I called the calendar as "Evening shoot" with Non
> default working hours 17:00 to 23:00. After applying it to a task
> which original started at 8:00am, time doesn't change! What's wrong
> of it? There is icon showing it has adopted this evening shoot
> calendar!
> Please advice and thanks for advanced!
>
> Questioner Wong




JulieS
Hi Teres,

A couple of questions:

When you say you changed the working hours to 17:00 to 23:00, did you change
the working hours for all working days (select the M through F column
headings) or did you just change the working time for a particular day?

Are there resources assigned to the task? If you did not select "Scheduling
ignores resource's calendars" and the resource's working time ends at 17:00,
the resource calendar will still over rule the task calendar.

Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie

"Teres" wrote in message
news:OG9cTeHuFHA.2008@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Dear all,
>
> I'm new to Microsoft Project and now learning it by "Step by Step
> Courseware Microsoft Project2000", Core Skills Student. I tried the Lesson
> 4 practice file. Actually, it creates Task claendar and apply it to the
> task. I tried to create a new calendar, Tools> Change Working Time > New.
> I called the calendar as "Evening shoot" with Non default working hours
> 17:00 to 23:00. After applying it to a task which original started at
> 8:00am, time doesn't change! What's wrong of it? There is icon showing it
> has adopted this evening shoot calendar!
>
> Please advice and thanks for advanced!
>
> Questioner Wong
>



Teres
Dear Julie,

Yes, it's my mistake not having chosen all monday to Friday column! Thanks a
lot advicing my careless mistake!

Best regards,
Teres
"JulieS" 撰寫於郵件新聞:%23qBiOnKuFHA.3588@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi Teres,
>
> A couple of questions:
>
> When you say you changed the working hours to 17:00 to 23:00, did you
> change the working hours for all working days (select the M through F
> column headings) or did you just change the working time for a particular
> day?
>
> Are there resources assigned to the task? If you did not select
> "Scheduling ignores resource's calendars" and the resource's working time
> ends at 17:00, the resource calendar will still over rule the task
> calendar.
>
> Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.
>
> Julie
>
> "Teres" wrote in message
> news:OG9cTeHuFHA.2008@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I'm new to Microsoft Project and now learning it by "Step by Step
>> Courseware Microsoft Project2000", Core Skills Student. I tried the
>> Lesson 4 practice file. Actually, it creates Task claendar and apply it
>> to the task. I tried to create a new calendar, Tools> Change Working Time
>> > New. I called the calendar as "Evening shoot" with Non default working
>> hours 17:00 to 23:00. After applying it to a task which original started
>> at 8:00am, time doesn't change! What's wrong of it? There is icon showing
>> it has adopted this evening shoot calendar!
>>
>> Please advice and thanks for advanced!
>>
>> Questioner Wong
>>
>
>



JulieS
You are most welcome Teres and thanks for the feedback. Don't beat yourself
up too badly, it's a common mistake.

Let us know if you have any further questions we can help with.

Julie
"Teres" wrote in message
news:OD$i5tUuFHA.4080@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Dear Julie,
>
> Yes, it's my mistake not having chosen all monday to Friday column! Thanks
> a lot advicing my careless mistake!
>
> Best regards,
> Teres
> "JulieS"
> 撰寫於郵件新聞:%23qBiOnKuFHA.3588@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Teres,
>>
>> A couple of questions:
>>
>> When you say you changed the working hours to 17:00 to 23:00, did you
>> change the working hours for all working days (select the M through F
>> column headings) or did you just change the working time for a particular
>> day?
>>
>> Are there resources assigned to the task? If you did not select
>> "Scheduling ignores resource's calendars" and the resource's working time
>> ends at 17:00, the resource calendar will still over rule the task
>> calendar.
>>
>> Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.
>>
>> Julie
>>
>> "Teres" wrote in message
>> news:OG9cTeHuFHA.2008@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I'm new to Microsoft Project and now learning it by "Step by Step
>>> Courseware Microsoft Project2000", Core Skills Student. I tried the
>>> Lesson 4 practice file. Actually, it creates Task claendar and apply it
>>> to the task. I tried to create a new calendar, Tools> Change Working
>>> Time > New. I called the calendar as "Evening shoot" with Non default
>>> working hours 17:00 to 23:00. After applying it to a task which original
>>> started at 8:00am, time doesn't change! What's wrong of it? There is
>>> icon showing it has adopted this evening shoot calendar!
>>>
>>> Please advice and thanks for advanced!
>>>
>>> Questioner Wong
>>>
>>
>>
>
>