Pat M. asks: In my project schedule I have the duration default value set to days. However, it seems that my duration values are in weeks, days and hours. This becomes difficult when I am trying to create consistent reports. Is there an easy way of having these values become consistent?

Answer: This is a great question and a situation that everyone will run into using any version of Microsoft Project software. The default value in options is the value used when duration is entered, but this value can change as a result of other entries or calculations using the duration fields. It's a condition that's not really preventable but very fixable. In fact, Project has a built in macro that can help you out of this sticky situation. In the example in Figure 1 you see durations of weeks, months, days and hours. Unless the reader is reading carefully, they'll miss the differences of the values represented.

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