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WBS Schedule Pro

From the Task Sheet - Choose the view called Task Sheet View with Notes or
add the Notes column to any Task Sheet. Select the Wrap option in the Column
Definition to enable wrapping of the Notes field. Task Sheets are automatically sized
to fit the width of the page so try to keep the total width of the Task Sheet as
narrow as possible.

From the Word Export - The Export to Word feature uses pre-defined templates
to create a WBS Dictionary of a project. The WBS Dictionary 1 and WBS
Dictionary 2 templates contain the Notes field. Export to one of these or modify
and/or create your own template to include the Notes field.

Include the Notes field in a WBS or Network Chart - Use the options in
Format-Fields to add the Notes field to the task boxes in the chart. This is not
recommended where the Notes field contains a large amount of data.

The Notes field and Microsoft Project

The Notes field is a different type of field in MS Project. Notes in MS Project can contain
formatting, embedded objects, bullets, etc. and requires special handling to support.

Notes entered in a standalone WBS Schedule Pro project and transferred to MS Project
are transferred exactly as you entered them in WBS Schedule Pro.

Notes entered in MS Project and transferred to WBS Schedule Pro appear unformatted
in WBS Schedule Pro. This is due to the fact that there is no way for WBS Schedule Pro
or any other program to read or access“formatted” Notes from Project. MS Project can
only export plain text from the Notes field so this is how they are displayed in WBS
Schedule Pro. For this reason, Notes in a project linked to a MS Project plan become
read-only in WBS Schedule Pro. You must return to MS Project to edit the Notes in
order to preserve any fancy formatting done in the Notes field.

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