TABLE OF CONTENTS This is the stage at which the schedule is printedso people may review and comment on it. This chapter will examine some of the options for printingyour project schedule.
There are two tools available to output your schedule to a printer:
The Printing functionprints the data displayed in the current Layout.
The Reporting function prints reports, which are independentof the current Layout. Primavera Version 4.1 supplies a number of predefined reports that may betailored to suit your own requirements. Reports will not be covered in this book.
| i | It is recommended that you consider using a product such as Adobe Acrobat to output yourschedule in pdf format. You then will be able to e-mail high quality outputs that recipients mayprint or review on screen without needing a copy of Primavera Version 4.1. |
When a Layout is split, the lower pane may also be printed unless it is a Details pane. Thisis similar to P3 and SureTrak, but different from Microsoft Project where only the active View maybe printed.
Print settings are applied to the individual Layouts and the settings are saved with thatLayout.
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 allother Layouts is a similar process. Some Layouts will have different options due to the nature ofthe data being displayed. These other options should be easily mastered once the basics...
