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Project 2007 Foundation
Getting Started
Starting Out
What is Microsoft Office
Project 2007?
What is a Project?
Why use Project 2007?
What’s New in Project 2007?
Step-By-Step
Meeting Project
Opening Project 2007
Interface Overview
Menus and Toolbars
Shortcut Keys
Dialogue Boxes
Using the Project Guide Task Panes
Closing Project 2007
Step-By-Step
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Using Project
Menu Overview
Using the Standard Toolbar
Using the Formatting Toolbar
Using the Project Guide
Step-By-Step
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Managing Project
Files
Opening Project Files
Saving Project Files for the First Time
Re-Saving a Project File
Switching Between Open Projects
Closing Project Files
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Getting Help in
Project
Using the Help Menu
Using the Help Window
Using the Type a Question Box
Getting Help in a Dialogue Box
Step-By-Step
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Case Study
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Starting a Project
Creating a Project
Planning your Project
Entering Project Information
Setting Working Time
Using the Project Guide
Step-By-Step
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Creating Tasks
Entering New Tasks
Changing a Task’s Duration
Moving a Task
Inserting a Task
Deleting a Task
Step-By-Step
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Editing Tasks
The Task Information Dialogue
Task Types
Setting Milestones
Creating Recurring Tasks
Creating Sub Tasks
Creating Summary Tasks
Step-By-Step
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Setting Constraints
Types of Constraints
Creating a Constraint
Setting Task Deadlines
Constraints versus Deadlines
Step-By-Step
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Scheduling a Project
Creating the Project
Calendar
Calendar Types
Setting up the Calendar
Creating a New Calendar
Changing Calendar Views
Adjusting the Time Scale
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Setting a Project Baseline
Baseline Basics
Saving a Baseline
Viewing a Baseline
Clearing a Baseline
Step-By-Step
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Setting an Interim Plan
Setting an Interim Plan
Viewing an Interim Plan
Clearing an Interim Plan
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Setting the Critical Path
What is the Critical
Path?
How Does Project Determine a Critical Path?
Viewing the Critical Path
Shortening the Critical Path
Step-By-Step
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Printing and Viewing
a Project
Basic Editing Tasks
Checking Spelling
Selecting Text
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting
Using Undo and Redo
Inserting Page Breaks
Step-By-Step
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Changing Your View
Using Zoom
Using the View Bar
Using Basic Views
Using Advanced Views
Using the Find Dialogue
Step-By-Step
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Using Page Setup
Setting Page Options
Setting Margins
Setting Headers
Setting Footers
Modifying the Legend
View Settings
Step-By-Step
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Printing a Project
Using Print Preview
Using Print Commands
Using the Print Dialogue
Using the Project Guide to Print your Project
Step-By-Step
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Index
Project 2007
Intermediate
File Tasks and Views
Using My Computer
within Project
Using the My Places Toolbar
Navigating with My Computer
Performing Basic Tasks
Changing Views
Step-By-Step
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Saving your Files
Using File Formats
Using File Properties
Using Auto Save
Setting Save Options
Step-By-Step
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Using Templates
Opening a Template
Creating a Template
Accessing a Custom Template
Using and Saving Template Previews
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Viewing your Files
Opening a New Window
Arranging Windows
Hiding or Unhiding a window
Splitting a Window
Step-By-Step
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Advanced Views
Using Multiple Views
Viewing Tables
Sorting Information
Using Filters
Using AutoFilter
Step-By-Step
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Using Resources
Resource Basics
The Work Units Duration Equation
Creating a Resource List
Assigning Work and Material to a Resource
Using the Resource Information Dialogue Box
Using the Project Guide Task Pane for Resources
Step-By-Step
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Editing Resources
Changing a Resource
Calendar
Editing Working Time
Grouping Resources
Removing a Resource
Step-By-Step
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Resources
and Tasks
Assigning a Resource to
a Task
Assigning a Resource to
a Task
Using Task Usage View to
Modify Resources
Using the Assign
Resources Dialogue
Removing or Replacing a
Resource
Step-By-Step
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Resource
Views
Using the Resource Sheet
View
The Resource Graph
View
Resource Usage View
Step-By-Step
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Resource
Conflicts
Determining when
Resource Conflicts Exist
Using the Resource
Management Toolbar
Reassigning Resources
Scheduling Overtime
Step-By-Step
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Leveling
Resources
Opening the Resource
Leveling Dialogue
Leveling Calculations
Leveling Range
Resolving Over
Allocations
Step-By-Step
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Case Study
Review
Questions
Working
with Tasks
Viewing
Tasks
Using the Task Usage
View
Using the Task Form
View
Using the Task Entry
View
Using the Task Name
Form
Step-By-Step
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Working with
Tasks
Task Indicators
Task Calendar
Using Change
Highlighting
Using the Task Drivers
Pane
Step-By-Step
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Linking
Tasks
Link Types
Linking Tasks within a
Project
Unlinking Tasks within
Project
Linking Tasks Across
Projects
Unlinking Cross-Project
Tasks
Using Lag Time and Lead
Time
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Editing
Tasks
Updating Calculation
Options
Splitting a Task
Overlapping Tasks
Delaying Tasks
Assigning Variable Units
to a Task
Organizing Tasks into
Phases
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Completing
Tasks
Entering Task
Completion
Updating Start and
Finish Dates
Changing Task
Duration
Changing Remaining
Work
Step-By-Step
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Working with
Variances
Using the Variance Table
Checking for Variances
Work Variances
Cost Variances
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Case Study
Review
Questions
Creating
Reports
Creating
Reports
Using the Reports
Dialogue Box
Creating a Pre-Defined
Report
Creating a Custom Report
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Creating
Visual Reports
Opening the Visual
Reports Dialogue
Choosing a Report
Editing a
Report
Creating a Template
Modifying a Template
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Saving Cube
Data
Choosing the OLAP
Cube
Using the Field Picker
Saving the
Cube
Saving a Database
Step-By-Step
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Using Other
Reports
Using the Copy Picture
Feature
Using the Copy Picture
to Office Wizard
Creating a Report with
the Project Guide
Creating a Report from a
View with the Project Guide
Step-By-Step
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Case Study
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Questions
Index
Project 2007
Advanced
Customizing Project
Using Advanced
Views
Using the Gantt Chart
View
Using the Tracking Gantt View
Using the Network Diagram
Adjusting Time Scales
Changing Your Font
Step-By-Step
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Formatting the Gantt
Chart
Formatting Individual
Bars
Formatting Categories
Adding Text to Bars
Adding Text Boxes to a Chart
Step-By-Step
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Customizing how
Project Looks
Adding Menus
Customizing Menus
Showing and Hiding Toolbars
Customizing Toolbars
Creating Toolbars
Step-By-Step
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Setting Project’s
Options
Changing the Calendar or
Date Format
Changing your User Name and Undo Levels
Setting Time Units
Enabling AutoSave
Setting Calculation Options
Security Options
The Interface Tab and Scheduling Options
Step-By-Step
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Advanced Topics
Tasks
Setting Fixed Duration
Tasks
Modifying Fixed Tasks
Adding a Hyperlink to a Task
Using the Tracking Toolbar
Step-By-Step
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Project Costs
Setting Currency
Options
Entering Costs
Using Cost Rate Tables
About Fixed Costs
About Cost Resources
Viewing Costs
Manually Updating Costs
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
The Work Breakdown
Structure Code
Understanding the WBS Code
Assigning a WBS Code to a Task
Viewing the WBS Code of a Project
Customizing the WBS Code
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Importing and Exporting
Files
Importing a File
Exporting a File
Using Custom Maps
Exporting a Gantt Chart
Step-By-Step
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Finishing Your
Project
Adding a Drawing
Using the Drawing
Toolbar
Drawing Two Dimensional Shapes
Drawing Lines
Drawing Arrows
Drawing Polygons
Step-By-Step
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Editing a Drawing
Changing the Order of Shapes
Modifying Drawing Properties
Cycling the Fill Color
Attaching a Drawing to a Task
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Updating and Filtering
Your Project
Updating Tasks
Updating the Project
Applying Custom Filters
Step-By-Step
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Creating Progress Lines
Displaying the Progress
Line
Interpreting a Progress Line
Editing or Removing Progress Lines
Formatting a Progress Line
Step-By-Step
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Tracking Progress
Using the Project
Guide
About Status Indicators
Tracking Overdue Tasks with Filters
Tracking Completed Tasks
Tracking Tasks by Grouping
Step-By-Step
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Review Questions
Working With Multiple Projects
Versions of Microsoft
Project
Project 2007 Standard
Project 2007 Professional
Project Server 2007
Comparing Project Professional, Standard, and Server
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Working with Resource
Pools
Starting a Resource
Pool
Linking a Project to the Pool
Creating a Resource Pool from Multiple Projects
Unlinking a Project from a Resource Pool
Updating a Resource Pool
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Working with Multiple
Projects
Types of Multiple
Projects
Inserting Sub Projects
Unlinking or Removing Sub Projects
Consolidating Projects
Consolidating Projects Using the New Window Command
Using Project Workspaces
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Working with Multiple
Projects, Part 2
Viewing a Master Project’s
Critical Path
Saving Baselines for a Master Project
Saving Baselines for a Consolidated Project
Viewing Information for Inserted Projects
Step-By-Step
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Index
Project 2007 Expert
Using Macros
Recording Macros
Playing Macros
Macro Security
Using Default Macros
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
More Macro Tasks
Deleting Macros
Copying Macros from Other Project Files
Assigning Shortcut Keys
Using Step Into
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Visual Basic and Macros
Opening the Visual Basic
Editor
Adding Code to your Macro
Adding Comments to Visual Basic Code
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Visual Basic for Project
2007
Declaring Variables
Sending a Message
Using If Statements
Iterating Through your Tasks
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
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Working With Project
Server
Using Project Server
Tools
The Basics
Setting Up a Project Server Account
Saving a Project for Sharing
Publishing a Project
Working Offline
Using Collaboration Tools
Requesting Updates
Updating Progress
Using the Resource Centre
Using the Project Centre
Setting Collaboration Options
Viewing Reports
Viewing Documents
Viewing Risks
Viewing Issues
Viewing Status Reports
Using Project Server Resources
Adding a Resource from
the Active Directory
Adding a Resource from Project Server
Building a Team from Enterprise
Substituting Resources
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Analyzing Your
Project
Pert Analysis
Scenario Types
Using the PERT toolbar
Entering PERT Values
Entering PERT Weights
Calculating PERT
Viewing Scenarios
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Earned Value Analysis
About EVA
Viewing EVA Tables
About the EVA Fields
Reporting EVA Results
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Using Project Server Data
Analysis
Step-By-Step
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Expert Topics
Working With Forms
The Custom Forms Toolbar
Modifying a Form
Using the Edit Menu
Using the Item Menu
Creating your Own Form
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Using the Organizer
Opening the Organizer
Copying Project Elements
Renaming Elements with the Organizer
Deleting Elements
Step-By-Step
Skill Sharpener
Using Project with other
Applications
Inserting Objects
Importing Data from Outlook
Exporting Data to Outlook
Saving a Project as XML
Step-By-Step
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