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How to connect MS Project Pro app to MS Planner (plan 5) - instructions on how to do please!
My company recently bought MS Planner (plan 5), which came with MS Project Pro desktop application. My boss wants me to write the schedule in MS Project Pro and then publish it to MS Planner for the team to see the schedule. Sadly, I can find no instructions on how to connect them. Any help would be greatly appreciated.My Tasks in Planner - Assigned to Me. Not Showing in Outlook ToDo Sidebar
Within the new Outlook, I leverage the functionality to drag a task from the ToDo sidebar and place it in my Calendar as a way to block time for completing that task. However, not all tasks show up in the Outlook ToDo sidebar. The category "Assigned to Me" does not show up meaning any task that was assigned to me in a plan I cannot place in my calendar. Struggling to find a uniform way to manage my tasks when there isn't complete visibility and uniformity in Microsoft's tools. And when will there be an updated mobile solution to Planner? The current outdated (and not supported) app does not include any premium plans, just basic.
"Show on task" previews suddenly not showing
Hi This has worked fine up until last week. We have several planners with PowerPoint documents attached to the task cards. Up until last week we could see the previews on the task card. Now, none of the previews are showing for any of the users. Just the PPT logo. This is happening both in the Teams app (Mac) and browser. If the task is viewed on a mobile device, then the preview shows as expected. Other image file types such as JPG etc. still work OK. Any ideas? Thanks
Can GUESTS access t Premium Plan in Teams?
I created a Teams Team and want to manage a premium plan project therein. I have the Planner-Plan 1 license. One external supplier is a guest in my Team but he cannot see the Premium plan. Is this by design or is there any wrong setting in my system? I could not find any information on this in the Microsoft documentation. Facts The guest user is part of the teamBetter customizability/themes for planner
There is a big issue with visibility of task boxes on dark theme. The contrast of the box edge with dark background is very low. it very hard to discern the task box edges. There is practically no customizability for how things look in planner. all there is, is an option to change the banner color which is not very helpful. If there was an option to change the default color of boxes that would help immensely on visibility.
Unable to see tasks assigned to me in Planner Premium in the "My Tasks" Teams tab
Hi, We're currently developing an application in Project for the Web (soon transitioning to Planner Premium) for a department at the company I work for. One of the key reasons we chose Project for the Web is its integration with Planner in Microsoft Teams. However, I recently discovered that only tasks from plans created in the default environment are visible in the "My Tasks" view in Planner. While I can see the plans in the "My Plans" tab, none of the tasks assigned to me appear in "My Tasks". I've read about workarounds using Power Automate to mirror tasks into Planner, but this approach isn't sustainable for long-term use. Does anyone have more information about the roadmap or whether Microsoft plans to support task visibility from non-default environments in the near future? Thank you in advance! Kind regards, NicolasQuick Look is not showing attachments
Hi, I had many plans the were switched from Project for the Web to Planner on August 1, 2025. In those plans, I've noticed that quick look does not show the paper clip icon to indicate that a task has an attachment. Is this a glitch, or a feature? Thank you, Ben KlawsonMy Day - inconsistent and confusing
The My Day feature is one "potentially" one of the best hidden gems for productivity. I add tasks to My Day in To Do and then drag them onto my calendar in Outlook. But the integration with Planner is awful! My Day in Planner shows tasks from To Do + Planner 🚨 But I can't drag to order them by priority My Day in To Do for Web shows tasks from To Do + tasks in Planner I've added whilst in To Do 🚨 But it doesn't display tasks I have added to My Day in Planner My Day in Outlook only shows tasks only from To Do 🚨 But not tasks I've added to My Day from Planner It'd be amazing if this worked as you'd expect. Please let me know how I can provide this detailed feedback beyond the feedback portal.
Scroll wheel zoom in Timeline
Hello, I am wondering why mouse ctrl + mousewheel zoom doens't zoom in and out on the Timeline. Right now it is Standard Microsoft functionality where it scale the whole application in percentages. Second to this features, I would like to suggest a memory function to last know zoom. When switching back and forth from other views to Timeline, it reset the view so you have to navigate to the zoom slider and set your view.
Improving Navigation and Custom Views in Planner
Hey everyone, I wanted to throw out a couple of ideas that could make Microsoft Planner even better! Linking My Day Tasks to the Actual Plan: Right now, when you use My Tasks > My Day, it would be awesome if the tasks were linked directly to the actual plan instead of being grayed out. Having to switch views just to see the plan context is a bit tedious, and it would be much faster if we could easily access the plan right from My Day. Saving/Pinning Views (Grid vs. Board): With the July update, the default is now Board View, but it’d be great if we could pin or save our preferred view (like Grid) as the default. I know everyone has different preferences, and being able to set and save a default view would save a lot of time clicking around. Would love to hear if anyone else feels the same way or if you've found workarounds for these issues!Planner's Sacred Timeline
Gain a different perspective on your projects with the timeline feature in Microsoft Planner, enhancing your ability to view and manage your plans. I couldn't write this post without referring to Loki and the Time Variance Authority (TVA) plus a couple of quotable quotes. https://planner-ms.ghost.io/planners-sacred-timeline/
Cannot add dependency with task has Effort value
Hello team, I would like to ask is this default behavior of Planner or bug? I created a task A, a task B. Both set duration to 1 day. Task A will be set: start is Jul 29, finish is Jul 29 Task B will be set: start is Jul 29, finish is Jul 29 Then input Completed effort for task B is 3 hours. Then set dependency for task B is FS (or any kind of dependencies) to task A. But task B is still keep Jul 29, expected is Jul 30. If I clear all Completed effort, it will automatically change to Jul 30. Thanks
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