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Article ID: 178369 - Last Review: September 18, 2011 - Revision: 4.0
PRJ: Fields That Contain Too Many Characters Display "#######"
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In Microsoft Project, a field in a table, report, or view may display pound
signs (#######) throughout the field.
This behavior occurs when the width of a number or date field is too narrow
to display the data in the field.
To work around this behavior, use the method appropriate for your
situation.
Field Is in a Table
If the field is in a table, you can adjust the width of the field by double-clicking the column title and then clicking
Best Fit.
Field Is in a Timescale
If the field is in the timescale portion of the
Resource Usage or
Task Usage views (Project 98 only), you can adjust the width of the field by following these steps:
- Click Timescale on the Format menu.
- On the Timescale tab, replace the number in the Enlarge
box with a larger number.
NOTE: The Enlarge box accepts values from 25 through
900 percent. - Click OK.
Field Is in a Crosstab Report
If the field is in a Crosstab report, you can adjust the width of the field
by following these steps:
- Click Reports on the View menu.
- In the Reports dialog box, double-click Custom.
- In the Reports list, click Crosstab and then click
Edit.
- Click the Details tab. In the Date Format list, click
to select a wider date format.
- Click OK. Click Close, and then click
Cancel.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 4.0 for Macintosh
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