Setting Task Duration in Microsoft Project 2007
Most tasks in a project have a duration, whether it's ten minutes or a year or something in between. Deciding how finely to break down your tasks can affect how efficiently you use Microsoft Project to [more…]
Creating a Visual Report in Microsoft Project 2007
If you just love the capabilities that PivotTable reports in Excel and Visio offer, you'll be glad to know that the same capability has come to Microsoft Project 2007 in the form of Visual Reports. Pivot [more…]
Customizing Cost Fields in Microsoft Project 2007
When you're using Microsoft Project and displaying the Cost table with fields — such as the Standard Resource Rate — you can click in any cost column and enter a rate for each resource. A neat shortcut [more…]
Understanding Codependency in Project 2002
You shouldn't set task start dates in Project 2002 very often. That's because projects are fluid — they change and grow faster than bad guys come at you in the average computer game. If you build in a [more…]
Creating Custom Groups in Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project 2007 lets you group similar items together to help you keep track of all the data you enter. The Group feature essentially enables you to organize information by certain criteria — for [more…]
Connecting Microsoft Projects with Hyperlinks
In Microsoft Project 2007, you can link one project to another by using a hyperlink. A hyperlink enables you to jump from the currently displayed document to another document on your hard drive, a computer [more…]
Letting Microsoft Project Add Outline Numbers
Microsoft Project 2007 can assign outline numbers to the tasks in your schedule based on the task's level in the outline. The outline numbers help you visually identify each task's hierarchical position [more…]
Using Multiple Undo in Microsoft Project
With the Multiple Undo feature in Microsoft Project 2007, you can try out several changes and then undo the whole list of changes or a portion of them at once. Because you often want to try out several [more…]
Creating a New Project in Office Live
When using Office Live, the first step in project management is to identify the project and create a record of all the details. You do this by using an Office Live Premium Business Application called Project [more…]
Figuring Out Availability in Project 2002
Of the Microsoft Project features dealing with resources, a big chunk is used to spot resource overallocation. Overallocation is a calculation involving the resource's calendar and availability. [more…]
