Visio5: The Visio 5.0 Project Timeline Wizard Does Not Interpret "m" as Months (254612)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visio Standard 5.0
  • Microsoft Visio Professional 5.0
  • Microsoft Visio Technical 5.0
  • Microsoft Visio Enterprise 5.0
This article was previously published under Q254612

SYMPTOMS

According to Visio 5.0 Help, you can use the abbreviation "m" to specify a duration of months in an external data file that you create to use with the Project Timeline Wizard. However, the wizard was designed to read "m" as minutes.

NOTE: A data file can be a Microsoft Excel (XLS), Microsoft Project Exchange (MPX), or comma- or tab-delimited text (TXT) file.

RESOLUTION

To create a timeline that shows a duration of one or more months, use the "w" (weeks) abbreviation instead. For example, to specify one month, type 4w in the data file.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/25/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB254612
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