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Ismet Kocaman

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Ismet Kocaman, MCTS, PMP, is a Mechanical Engineer and has more than 15 years of project management experience in the manufacturing sector. He currently provides consultancy to small to mid-sized companies on project management, reorganizing, and streamlining the manufacturing operations. He also conducts training seminars for engineers on MS Project. Contact Ismet at ikocaman.pm@gmail.com.

Articles by Ismet Kocaman(10 posts)

Filter for Tasks Taking Place Outside of 8 to 5
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Filter for Tasks Taking Place Outside of 8 to 5

If you want to identify which tasks don’t start at 8 a.m. and don’t finish at 5 p.m., here’s how: Enter the following formula to

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September 18, 2015
Show Physical % Complete on Your Task Bars
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Show Physical % Complete on Your Task Bars

To illustrate how much of a task is done when you’re working with Microsoft Project, just insert a PHYSICAL % COMPLETE line to the Bar Styles

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September 11, 2015
Get a Quick View of a Custom Field Formula
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Get a Quick View of a Custom Field Formula

If you’re using Project 2010 or Project 2013, use the following subroutine to display the formula in a custom field: ‘ © Ismet Kocaman

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September 7, 2015
Use Your Mouse to Change the Duration Value
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Use Your Mouse to Change the Duration Value

In all versions of Project, in a task line, click a Duration cell to activate the spin button control and then click the arrows to increase or decr

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September 7, 2015
Display Project Info and Task Count without Project
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Display Project Info and Task Count without Project

In the active project plan file, apply the proper command sequence to open the File Properties dialog box. In Project 2013, that’s File >

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September 7, 2015
Quick-check the Revision Number and Last Saved Info
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Quick-check the Revision Number and Last Saved Info

Here’s how you can see the revision number and “Last saved by” information of a Project file without opening it: 1. Right click t

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September 1, 2015
2 Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Project
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2 Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Project

1. Here’s a keyboard shortcut for any version of Project: Click F4 and T on the keyboard to quickly enter today’s date into any date fi

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September 1, 2015
Creating a Custom Report in Project 2013: This Week’s Tasks
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Creating a Custom Report in Project 2013: This Week’s Tasks

This document is related to the standalone desktop editions of Project 2013. Project 2013 contains some new built-in task filters such as Tasks Due

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October 7, 2014
Using Interactive Filters in the Assign Resources Dialog Box
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Using Interactive Filters in the Assign Resources Dialog Box

For Project 2013 and Project 2010 (Screenshots from Project 2013) Assign Resources dialog box enables us to apply custom resource filters to the re

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April 10, 2013
5 Tips for Formatting Text on a Gantt Chart
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5 Tips for Formatting Text on a Gantt Chart

Microsoft Project 2007 offers many features to customize the components of a Gantt chart. If you’re presenting your schedule using a Gantt ch

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May 2, 2010