Updating task information into your project file
If you are a manager, there are two ways to update task information from
Microsoft Project Central into your Microsoft Project file:
- Manually. As you open each message that contains updated task
information from resources, click Update. If you reply to the message before updating it, the message is removed from your
Messages list until the person that you sent the message to replies back to
you. For some messages, such as New Task and Delegation Requests, you can
send a reply and update the Microsoft Project file at the same time.
- Automatically using rules. Point to
Home on the menu bar, click
Messages, and then click Run Rules Now.
Clicking Run Rules Now processes rules only during the current session, not
automatically as new messages arrive.
Note If the project you are updating is
open in Microsoft Project, you must select the Gantt Chart view or another task
view in Microsoft Project before you can update tasks.