Just started with Project 2007 last week and I already have an issue!  Let's 
say I create a task, then put some subtasks under it (indented).  If I put in 
a duration for one of the subtasks at 5 days, the blue bar for the subtask 
extends 5 days, but the main task stays at the default 1 day. It doesn't 
matter if I open a new project, open a project someone else sends me, etc., 
same thing happens.  However, if I send my Project to someone else, 
everything looks as it should.  I assume I have some kind of formatting or 
filtering issue, but I'm not experienced enough in project to identify it.  
Any help would be appreciated!  Thanks.    

Hello woodsy,

Check to make sure your calculation mode is set to Automatic.  See Tools 
 > Options, Calculation tab.

I hope this helps.  Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

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On 1/14/2010 12:25 PM, woodsy wrote:
> Just started with Project 2007 last week and I already have an issue!  Let's
> say I create a task, then put some subtasks under it (indented).  If I put in
> a duration for one of the subtasks at 5 days, the blue bar for the subtask
> extends 5 days, but the main task stays at the default 1 day. It doesn't
> matter if I open a new project, open a project someone else sends me, etc.,
> same thing happens.  However, if I send my Project to someone else,
> everything looks as it should.  I assume I have some kind of formatting or
> filtering issue, but I'm not experienced enough in project to identify it.
> Any help would be appreciated!  Thanks.
>    

Might you have calculations set to manual?
Press F9, if this fixes the problem, then you are set to manual.

Change to automatic:  Tools/Options/Calculation (tab) and set to automatic.
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"woodsy" wrote:

> Just started with Project 2007 last week and I already have an issue!  Let's 
> say I create a task, then put some subtasks under it (indented).  If I put in 
> a duration for one of the subtasks at 5 days, the blue bar for the subtask 
> extends 5 days, but the main task stays at the default 1 day. It doesn't 
> matter if I open a new project, open a project someone else sends me, etc., 
> same thing happens.  However, if I send my Project to someone else, 
> everything looks as it should.  I assume I have some kind of formatting or 
> filtering issue, but I'm not experienced enough in project to identify it.  
> Any help would be appreciated!  Thanks.    

Thanks guys, that was it!


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Thanks guys, that was it!

"woodsy" wrote:

> Just started with Project 2007 last week and I already have an issue!  Let's 
> say I create a task, then put some subtasks under it (indented).  If I put in 
> a duration for one of the subtasks at 5 days, the blue bar for the subtask 
> extends 5 days, but the main task stays at the default 1 day. It doesn't 
> matter if I open a new project, open a project someone else sends me, etc., 
> same thing happens.  However, if I send my Project to someone else, 
> everything looks as it should.  I assume I have some kind of formatting or 
> filtering issue, but I'm not experienced enough in project to identify it.  
> Any help would be appreciated!  Thanks.