Microsoft Project usage different color coding and font style to show deviation from normal working time. When we make changes in the calendar, they show up here. Just below it in the centre, we see a calendar which shows current setup. We will see in the next section how to change default calendar.

That means all tasks and resources in project will follow this calendar. This is because MS Project considers “Standard” as project calendar by default. We observe “(Project Calendar)” written next to “Standard”.

Standard – We choose this when work is happening during standard working hours from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.Night Shift – We choose this when working is happening in night from 11:00 PM to 8:00 AM.24 hours – We choose this when work is continuously going on without any break.Microsoft has provide basic setup of three calendars for three different situations. Clicking on dropdown will show up three calendar names. Left hand side on the top, we see a drop down “For Calendar”. Setup a project calendar in MS Project: Change Working Time Overview: It will open up “Change Working Time” dialogue box. Goto to “Project Tab” and click on “Change Working Time”. Microsoft team has defined it as change working time. Defining a calendar in Microsoft Project means setting up default working hours in a typical day, marking holidays and defining off working hours.įigure 1 below shows how we can invoke calendar set up functionality. The project calendar in MS Project should reflects normal office working days and hours of the project team. How can I move weekly off from Sunday to Friday in MS Project? How can I make alternate Saturday working?

We work on 1 st, 3 rd and 5 th Saturdays and observe off on 2 nd and 4 th Saturday.

How can I change working time on Saturday?

How can I set up holidays in my project calendar?.

How can I setup working and non-working days as per my office calendar?.

How can I make Saturday as working day?.

My office timings are different than default setting in MS Project.

How to customize a calendar in MS Project?.

This will not only help in forecasting right timeline but also deliver on it. Therefore it is of primary importance that we correctly setup a project calendar in Microsoft Project so that tasks do not get scheduled on holidays or during non-working time. The primary objective of Microsoft Project is to track the time throughout project life cycle. Setup a project calendar in Microsoft Project 2016

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