Project 2013 Core Essentials

This course has been superseded

We suggest the following instead:
Microsoft Project - Part 1

Course Description

This one-level training course presents the skills that students need to get the most out of Microsoft Project 2013. The course covers topics such as setting up a project, scheduling work, managing resources, creating a timeline, managing tasks, working with deadlines and constraints, working with data, creating reports, adding the finishing touches, printing, and sharing.
1 Day
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Prerequisites

Participants are expected to be IT literate. This is not an introduction to computers course.

The Basics

Opening Project
Using the Welcome Project
Creating a New Project
Signing In
Saving a Project
Opening a Project

Setting Up a Project

Entering Project Information
Setting Working Time
Choosing Automatic or Manual Scheduling
Entering Tasks

Scheduling Work

Organizing Tasks into Phases
Linking and Unlinking Tasks
Moving Tasks
Rescheduling Tasks
Splitting Tasks
Deleting Tasks

Managing Resources

Entering Resources
Using the Resource Information Dialog
Assigning Resources to Tasks
Removing and Replacing Resource Assignments

Creating a Timeline

Showing and Hiding the Timeline
Customizing Timeline Tasks
Changing the Font for Individual Timeline Items
Modifying Global Text Styles
Copying the Timeline

Managing Tasks

Creating Recurring Tasks
Importing Outlook Tasks
Inactivating Tasks
Updating Task Completion
Updating the Project

Working with Deadlines and Constraints

Using the Task Information Dialog
Changing the Task Calendar
Using Lag and Lead Time
Creating Milestones
Setting Deadlines
Creating Constraints

Working with Data

Sorting Data
Filtering Data
Highlighting Data
Grouping Data
Outlining Data

Creating Reports

Creating a Built-In Report
Creating a Dashboard
Creating a Report from Scratch
Creating a Visual Report

The Finishing Touches

Viewing the Entire Project
Checking Your Spelling
Running the Task Inspector
Applying a Gantt Chart Style
Highlighting Critical, Slack, or Late Tasks

Printing and Sharing Your Project

Saving a Project as PDF or XPS
Exporting a Project as an Excel Workbook
Printing a Project
E-mailing a Project

Customizing the Interface

Collapsing and Expanding the Ribbon
Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
Hiding and Showing Ribbon Tabs
Creating Custom Ribbon Tabs
Resetting Interface Changes
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