Questions about PP

I’ve used MSP, SurTrak, and have just now tried Contractor.

I have some questions about PP.

1. If I’m correct, it uses one file per project, rather than a dozen or so like ST, and all in one database like Contractor.

2. Does it have easy to use sub-windows or dialogue boxes to set predecessors and successors and to see what they are already for an activity? Are the dialogue boxes re-sizable?

3. Can you make hammock or summary activities over a group to show duration, etc?

4. Can you set a main calendar, and assign different calendars to individual activities?

5. Can you scroll up and down the activities with a mouse wheel? Also in dialogue boxes?

6. Can it import from ST, and back and forth with MSP?

7. Does it have a well developed printing interface? ST soemtimes has problems with this. Like when I print on 24" paper, the color doesn’t print. With Contractor the printing is low resolution it seems.

8. Will it print well to pdf? I have Acrobat and Pdf995.

9. Can I assign costs to activities?

10. Is there decent phone support if I need it in the USA?

11. I don’t use resources really, but I may in the future. Does PP do this well? Can it do resource levelling?

12. Does it have good help or a good manual? I don’t care whether it’s a file (like a pdf) or printed.

13. I do smaller projects, like 100 - 200 activities.

14. I’m assuming it will do the standard logic, like FS, FF, SS, SF. Lag from one to another. Show critical, adjustable critical by days of float.


Thanks,

GC