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Downloading and importing international calendars?
Hi, in a video lecture I heard it mentioned that it should be possible to download and import calendars to Project. When working with team members from different countries it would be convenient to d...
- Per-Alm --
If the country calendars were created in Microsoft Project, then you can definitely import them. If they were created in any other application, such as Microsoft Excel, then you cannot import them.
To import a calendar in Microsoft Project, do the following:
1. Ask the user to send you a Microsoft Project file that contains the country calendar.
2. Open the project containing the country calendar.
3. Click File > Info > Organizer.
4. In the Organizer dialog, click the Calendars tab.
5. Select the country calendar on the RIGHT SIDE of the dialog (in the project you received) and then click the Copy button to copy the calendar to the LEFT SIDE of the dialog (to your Global.mpt file).
6. Click the Close button and then exit the Backstage.
7. Close the project and then exit Microsoft Project completely.
When the custom country calendars are saved in your Global.mpt file, they will be available for your use every time you launch Microsoft Project. Hope this helps.
Thanks John. It is in this video from Learnit Training, at the time 1:22:50. Here is a link starting at that time: https://youtu.be/OuOZVoTwqm8?t=4968 Overall, an excellent video. He says: "You can download calendars and make those part of your global template. You learn how later on." However, I can not find it mentioned again, neither in this video for beginners or the following advanced video: https://youtu.be/1vzGD6igNSA The lecturer is David Lieberman, now at gravitylearning.com. Maybe I'll try to contact him.
Per-Alm --
If the country calendars were created in Microsoft Project, then you can definitely import them. If they were created in any other application, such as Microsoft Excel, then you cannot import them.
To import a calendar in Microsoft Project, do the following:
1. Ask the user to send you a Microsoft Project file that contains the country calendar.
2. Open the project containing the country calendar.
3. Click File > Info > Organizer.
4. In the Organizer dialog, click the Calendars tab.
5. Select the country calendar on the RIGHT SIDE of the dialog (in the project you received) and then click the Copy button to copy the calendar to the LEFT SIDE of the dialog (to your Global.mpt file).
6. Click the Close button and then exit the Backstage.
7. Close the project and then exit Microsoft Project completely.
When the custom country calendars are saved in your Global.mpt file, they will be available for your use every time you launch Microsoft Project. Hope this helps.
If the country calendars were created in Microsoft Project, then you can definitely import them. If they were created in any other application, such as Microsoft Excel, then you cannot import them.
To import a calendar in Microsoft Project, do the following:
1. Ask the user to send you a Microsoft Project file that contains the country calendar.
2. Open the project containing the country calendar.
3. Click File > Info > Organizer.
4. In the Organizer dialog, click the Calendars tab.
5. Select the country calendar on the RIGHT SIDE of the dialog (in the project you received) and then click the Copy button to copy the calendar to the LEFT SIDE of the dialog (to your Global.mpt file).
6. Click the Close button and then exit the Backstage.
7. Close the project and then exit Microsoft Project completely.
When the custom country calendars are saved in your Global.mpt file, they will be available for your use every time you launch Microsoft Project. Hope this helps.
- Thanks a lot Dale! OK, so then I just have to find calendars to import... 🙂 You do not know a source on the web, for downloading for example a calendar with US holidays?
- Per_Alm --
Not that I am aware of. I do remember that in the past year, someone in MPUG offered a custom calendar for sale that included 20 years of all US federal holidays. The calendar was not free, by the way. If interested, you might check with MPUG about that. And you are more than welcome for the help, my friend!- Excellent to get this community help 🙂 I'll try to contact David Lieberman, to ask if he knows about calendars for download. Best, Per
- Dale,
Yeah, I missed the obvious answer. I assumed the user was talking about importing calendars from something other than Project. Thanks for jumping in.
John
