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Changing the Task name for imported projects

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gerz

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I'm currently having a small problem with project. We're currently trying to create a document in project that has multiple other project documents imported into it. Importing a project file into project is very simple to do. Go to import, then select the file to import and it's there. The problem I'm running into is when it's imported the Task Name switches to a previous project on all the imported file. I'm able to change the task name by going to that column and manually changing it but this will be a big hassle for my users since this is the reason we purchased project. I need to find out where you can set this feature. If this doesn't make sense I can try to re-word it.

thanks in advance
 
The "Task Name" doesn't switch; the Title of the column named "Name" switches.

Create an empty project with all the column titles set exactly the way you want them. Save it ("MyTitles.mpp").

From then on:
1. Open "MyTitles.mpp"
2. Insert | Project ... and insert the project. Be sure to clear the "Link to project" checkbox in the file open dialog
3. Repeat step2 for all the projects
4. Save "AllMyProjects.mpp
 
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