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In this article, I will focus on a very simple tip – How to highlight the tasks due this week every time the project plan is opened.

Looks very simple and it is indeed, very simple!

  1. Click View tab. Click Macros dropdown and select Visual Basic
    highlight tasks_1
  2. In the editor, double click your current project on the left panel.
  3. Now change the object and procedure to “Project” and “Open”.
    highlight tasks_2
  4. This will include a private sub-routine which will be invoked when the file is opened
    highlight tasks_3
  5. Within this sub-routine, include the below script
    highlight tasks_4
  6. Close the editor, and close the project
  7. Open the project file, and Project will highlight the incomplete tasks that should be completed by this week.highlight tasks_5

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Your Personal Assistant: Highlight Tasks Due this Week

In this article, I will focus on a very simple tip – How to highlight the tasks due this week every time the project plan is opened. Looks very simple […]

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B Sai Prasad, PMP®, PMI-SP®, MVP Project, Senior Manager - Learning & Development, has been with service provider Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd since 2001 where he was named winner of the company's Global Trainer of the Year award. He has spent 13,000-plus hours in mentoring, coaching, training 9000-plus practitioners on project management topics ranging from project management concepts, project risk management, project scheduling, Microsoft Office Project® to software estimation techniques. He is a Champion of Project Management from PMI India and also Associate Champion Advisory Committee, PMI India. He is awarded the Champion of the Quarter (Q4 – 2012) and Delivery Excellence Award (2011-2012, 2012-2013) from PMI India. He's also the editor of the project management book, Forecast Scheduling with Project 2010. He is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in Project 2010.

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