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Advanced Use of the Nonworking Time Calendar

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In my previous article on Understanding the Nonworking Time C alendar , I showed you how to apply an alternate base calendar as the Project Calendar and the Nonworking Time Calendar for a project. I suspect that for many of you, the Nonworking Time Calendar might be a new concept to you.

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Understanding the Nonworking Time Calendar in Microsoft Project

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When you need to change the Project Calendar to a base calendar other than the Standard calendar in Microsoft Project, don’t forget to change the Nonworking Time Calendar as well. At this point, you are probably asking yourself, “What is the Nonworking Time Calendar ? Background.

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Make Saturday a Working Day in Microsoft Project

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A user asked how to change the default working calendar to allow Saturday as a working day. Schedule Every Task Using a 6-Day Work Week. To schedule every task in a project using a standard 6-day work week that spans from Monday through Saturday, complete the following steps: Open the project in which you want to create the calendar.

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Understanding the Meaning of Scheduling Ignores Resource Calendars

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In Microsoft Project, you can completely override the schedule of any task by assigning a Task calendar to the task. Common needs for using a Task calendar might include the following: In an organization that normally works Monday – Friday only, you need to schedule a task to be worked on a Monday – Saturday schedule instead.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

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Activity Duration: The total length of time it takes to complete an activity from start to finish. Activity ID: An alphanumeric code used to identify an activity. Actual Cost of Work Performed: The total cost of work performed during any given period of time. All Project Management Terms.