TABLE OF CONTENTS This is the stage at which the schedule is printed so people may review and comment on it. This chapter will examine some of the options for printing your project schedule.
There are two tools available to output your schedule to a printer:
The Printing function prints the data displayed in the current Layout.
The Reporting function prints reports, which are independent of the current Layout. Primavera Contractor supplies a number of predefined reports that may be tailored to suit your own requirements. Reports will not be covered in this book.
| Tip | It is recommended that you consider using a product such as Adobe Acrobat to output your schedule in pdf format. You then will be able to e-mail high quality outputs that recipients may print or review on screen without needing a copy of Primavera Contractor. |
When a Layout is split, the lower pane may also be printed unless it is a Details pane. This is similar to P3 and SureTrak, but different from Microsoft Project where only the active View may be printed.
Print settings are applied to the individual Layouts and the settings are saved with that Layout.
There are three commands used when printing:
File, Page Setup
File, Print Preview
File, Print or Ctrl+P
Each of these functions will be discussed only for printing the Gantt Chart. Printing all other Layouts is a similar...
