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How to Change the Calender in Primavera in the middle of the project

Hi, Lets see How we can change the Calendar once the schedule is prepared. As per the Scheduling Philosophy, Calendar has to be set before beginning the schedule preparation. To set the Default calendar, Step 1: Go to Enterprise>>Calendars, Step 2: Tick the Calendar which you want to make it default, Step 3: If you want to further change the timings and work weeks, click on Modify Step 4: Click on Work Weeks and Change the Time periods for the work hours in the default calendar Step 5: After Creating th Schedule, in the middle of the schedule, if you want to change the calendar  for the activities that you enter further, Go to Details tab>>Defaults Tab>> It will show the default calendar, if you want to change the calendar, select the calendar clicking the bubble. Video as below If you want to Change the Calendar of all the activities once the schedule is prepared, to see the impact of changing the calendars.

How to Duplicate a Layer,Merge two photos in Photoshop

Step 1: Open thr First Photo ----Here i am opening "Aishwarya's Photo" Step 2: Open the Second Photo---Here my second pic is of "Kareena's Photo" Step 3: In the Second (kareena's Pic), In the Layers window at the right bottom of the screen. Right click on the layer and Select Duplicate layer Option Step 4: In the Duplicate Layer Window, in the Destination document select the first Photo on to which you would like to duplicate this photo, here it is "Aishwarya" Step 5: Then you will see the Second Pic " kareena" on to the first pic "Aishwarya". Click Ctrl+T to adjust the angle,size of the pic you have selected and adjust both the pictures by selecting the respective layers.. Video: Note: In order to make the merging more lively you can extract the particular portion of the pic and then duplicate, so as to make it more original when required. To Extract the particular portion, Follow

Export Schedule from Primavera P6 to Excel

Lets see How to export the P6 Schedule in to Excel in an easy way. Step 1: First Open the schedule and go to Activities layout, Which you have set with your desired filters and columns Step 2: Right Click on any activity and Select the " Export to Excel " Option from the menu Step 3: Save the File on to your system Step 4: Re arrange the column widths for better visibility and Edit the Excel sheet and Re-Import into Primavera, whenever it is required. By doing this way, it saves a lot of time rather than going by File>> Export option, there you have to set the layout and template for exporting which takes a lot of time everytime Here is a video of the same for better understanding. Back to Primavera>>

Claim Digger for Comparing two Schedules in Primavera

You can Compare the schedule with an original schedule to know the changes made. You can use the claim digger function for this to extract a report either in html or CSV File format. Here is the Detailed Step wise explanation on How to Use the Claim Digger Function Step 1: Go to Tools>> Claim Digger Step 2: Select the Current Revised Schedule in the Left Side and the Baseline/Original Schedule in th Right Side of the window. Click OK after selecting the schedule. Step 3: Click on Advance Tab, to select the type of data that you would like to compare in the two schedules After Selecting the type of Data, Click on OK Step 4: Now, Select the Format in to which you would like to extract the report. I Prefer Html Format which gives a better look. and then Click on Compare Tab to generate the Report And the Report Looks like this in the html format Video of the same has been shown below for better understanding Back to Primavera>&g

Drag and Drop

Instead of Cut and Paste You can use the Drag and Drop function in primavera which saves lot of time. If you would like to move one Item from One branch of hierarchy to other, just place your curser at the left corner of the band,left click on the vertical band and release the mouse at the desired place where you would like to place the item You can move the Projects from One EPS level to another You can move activities from One WBS to  other and even resources from one activity to another in the Resources Tab Video Illustrating Further is shown  below Back to Primavera>>

Mobile Phone Battery Backups

1.Sony Has launched a Portable Mobile Charger Sony CP-ELSR 2000 mAh . This has charging capacity of up to 6 hrs. You can charge your mobile with the support of USB 2. Cooler Master can Charge your battery with a stylus Touch pen. This works with LED indicator .Costs you around 3500 Rupees. 3. Call mate USB Emergency Charger comes with 5 varied types of connections which is in the size of a key-chain. and it is very economical casting around 300 rupees.

Photo Collage

You have a Dump of Photos taht you clicked on a holiday trip?? Would you like to prepare a collage out of that?? Then Visit www.photovisi.com web services 1. Go to Choose a Design Section 2. Select the Design 3. Drag and Drop the selected photoso of yours in to the template Then your design is created in just 3 simple steps.. You can save the designs and share through social metworking websites  

How to Create a One Month Filter in Primavera

Lets learn How to Create a One Month filter in Primavera now Step 1:  After Opening a Schedule in Primavera, click on the Filter Icon Step 2: After Clicking the Filter icon, you will get the following window as shown below, Click on New Button Step 3: Name the Filter as 1 Month Look ahead filter and Select in the Parameter Field as " Start" from the drop down menu    Step 4: In the Is filed select "is within Range of " from the drop down menu Step 5:  In the Value field, Select DD- Earliest Data Date Step 6:  In the High Value , type DD+1M, Step 7:  Then Click on ADD and In the Parameter field, Select Activity Status, in the Is field, select "is not equal to" , in the Value field, select "Completed" from the drop down menu. This is to list out the activities that are in progress as well as not started(excluding the completed activities). then Click "OK" Step 8:  S

Shorcuts in Primavera

Here are Some Hot Keys for the Primavera Command                                      Hot Key Create a New Project                      Ctrl+N Open a Project                                Ctrl+O Close Opened Projects                   Ctrl+W Commit Changes                           F10 Refresh                                            F5 Undo                                               Ctrl+Z Reorganize Layout                         Shift +F2 Schedule                                         F9 Level Resources                            Shift +F9 Find Next                                       F3 Fill Down                                       Ctrl+E Spell Check                                    F7 Back to Primavera>>

View Two Projects at the Same Time

Open two Projects that you want to compare In the Activity Window, Go to View>> Show at Bottom>> Gantt Chart Now the two projects will be shown in two windows. Individually scroll down in each window to adjust each project in each window. Illustrating Video has been attached. Back to Primavera>>