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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ 3SECTION ONE ........................................................................................................................................... 9INTRODUCTION TO MS PROJECT ................................................................................................... 9W
HAT IS
M
ICROSOFT
P
ROJECT
? ........................................................................................................ 10U
NDERSTANDING
P
ROJECT
M
ANAGEMENT
......................................................................................... 11MS
P
ROJECT
L
ANGUAGE
....................................................................................................................... 12T
ERMINOLOGY
........................................................................................................................................ 13S
TARTING
MS
P
ROJECT
....................................................................................................................... 16The Office Assistant ................................................................................................................... 16MS
P
ROJECT
-
T
HE
S
CREEN
................................................................................................................. 18E
LEMENTS OF THE
D
EFAULT
V
IEW
...................................................................................................... 19V
IEWS AND
T
ABLES
............................................................................................................................... 20T
HE
T
RACKING
G
ANTT
V
IEW
............................................................................................................... 22MS
P
ROJECT
-
M
ENUS
.......................................................................................................................... 23MS
P
ROJECT
-
T
HE
T
OOL
B
ARS
.......................................................................................................... 25P
ROJECT
M
ANAGEMENT
........................................................................................................................ 28T
HE
S
TAGES OF
P
ROJECT
M
ANAGEMENT
........................................................................................... 30M
ONITORING AND
A
DJUSTING
........................................................................................................... 31MS Project - Operational Basics .............................................................................................. 31SECTION TWO........................................................................................................................................ 33PLANNING THE PROJECT................................................................................................................... 33D
EFINING THE
P
ROJECT
....................................................................................................................... 34The Goal ............................................................................................................................................ 34The Objectives ............................................................................................................................... 34The Specification........................................................................................................................... 34The Limitations ............................................................................................................................... 34P
ROJECT
P
LANNING
............................................................................................................................... 36C
OMPLETE THE
P
ROJECT
P
LAN
............................................................................................................. 37W
HERE TO
B
EGIN WITH
MS
P
ROJECT
............................................................................................... 38Starting a New Project ................................................................................................................ 38Project Properties ......................................................................................................................... 39T
HE
C
ALENDAR
....................................................................................................................................... 41C
REATING A
N
EW
B
ASE
C
ALENDAR
..................................................................................................... 43S
AVE THE
N
EW
P
ROJECT
F
ILE
............................................................................................................. 44Saving a Project ............................................................................................................................. 44E
NDING A
P
ROJECT
S
ESSION
.............................................................................................................. 46Closing a Project............................................................................................................................. 46SECTION THREE .................................................................................................................................... 47