FastTrack Schedule (11) Flashcards
This set entered on 6-1-14 APPLICATION PREFERENCES. 1. What are APPLICATION PREFERENCES?
They define the general operation; global formatting of dates, times, and numbers; and the editing, automatic saving, archiving and updating settings of every FastTrack Schedule file created thereafter.
- How do you access APPLICATION PREFERENCES?
FASTTRACK SCHEDULE MENU–>PREFERENCES, then you select one of the TABS
- What are the TABS available?
a. General
b. Dates
c. Time
d. Numbers
e. Editing
f. Save
g. Auto Archive
h. Update
- What are the important points in the GENERAL TAB?
what is the first thing that opens when you open a file, such as MOST RECENT SCHEDULE, CREATE NEW SCHEDULE, SHOW MENUS ONLY, etc.
- The DATE TAB controls the global dates. What if you want to change the date style on only one schedule?
You should make those definitions on that particular DATE’S FORMAT DIALOG.
- What options do you find in the NUMBER TAB?
What to use as a decimal point, a thousands separator, etc.
- What options do you find in the SAVE TAB?
you can choose to automatically save your open FastTrack Schedule file at regularly scheduled intervals
b. Prompt for Document Properties on first save
c. choose to save an additional file as MS Project format
- What are the AUTO ARCHIEVE PREFERENCES?
You can choose to automatically archive your open FastTrack Schedule file by saving a snapshot of your schedule in a specified location at regular intervals and with incremented naming. For example, you can choose to append a numerical suffix to the schedule’s title and archive your schedule as Project Alpha 0001, Project Alpha 0002, Project Alpha 0003, etc.
- What are UPDATE PREFERENCES in the UPDATE TAB?
You can determine at what, if any, interval you would like FastTrack to check for updates to the open schedule file whenever a network connection is available.
