User manual

Plan User Manual
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At the moment all the tasks are normal tasks and we need to make task 1 and 2 sub-tasks of
the new task. To do this, make task 1 current and select the “Task > Indent” menu options.
This will indent task 1.
Task 1 is now a sub-task and the summary task has been changed from a normal task into a
summary task. Repeat this so that task 2 is also a sub-task.
The view below should be shown.
Updating a task
To demonstrate how Plan automatically recalculates tasks, edit task 1 so that the work is
5days. This is done by double tapping on task. When edited, task 1, 2 and the summary task
will be recalculated automatically.
Sample Plan
A sample project plan (PlanSample.pln) will be installed with Plan. This can be used to
experiment with Plan’s features.
Transferring data between Plan and your desktop PC
Plan for Windows
There is a companion desktop PC version of Plan called “Plan for Windows”. You can use
Plan for Windows on your desktop PC and transfer these files to/from your UIQ device for
use with Plan. The desktop and the UIQ device versions both share the same PLN file format.
The desktop “Plan for Windows” can also directly read and write Microsoft Project files.
MPP, MPD and MPX files may be opened and saved into Plan format. Plan files may also be
converted back to Microsoft Project MPD or MPX format. Therefore the desktop version can
be used as a means to convert between Microsoft Project and PLN format for use with the
UIQ device version of Plan.
Optional PC based converter
Twiddlebit provide a free/optional PC based Microsoft Project-Plan converter. This
standalone converter can convert to/from Microsoft Project file formats and Plan file formats
and may be used with Plan on UIQ if you do not wish to use Plan for Windows.