For example if you have a column containing numbers and want to calculate 10 of one of those numbers enter 10 in another cell then use a formula using the asterisk as the multiplication operator. In the Number tab of the resulting menu click Percentage. Project Percent Complete overview.
As soon as you enter actual duration remaining duration or actual work which affects actual duration Project calculates percent complete as follows.
Just right-click on a cell that contains a decimal or a row or column full of such cells and select Format Cells. When a project is set to update tasks based on remaining hours the percent complete is generally automatically calculated based on the remaining hours divided by the estimated hours. In the example shown the formula in F6 is. Percent Change B - A A When applying this formula to real data it is important that you correctly determine which value is A and which is B.