Project 2013 Introduction

Lesson 1 – Learning Project Basics

Project 2013

O PENING AN E XISTING P ROJECT

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Discussion

You can view or edit an existing project by opening it from disk. You do not need to remember the file name, because Recent in the Backstage view displays a list of folders and files in the current drive and folder. You can select the desired project from the list, or you can type the name of the project you want to open.

If the project resides in a different drive or folder, you can use the Address Bar list to select the correct location. The folders and files residing in the selected location appear in the list box on the right. If necessary, you can resize the Open dialog box by dragging a border or corner to view more of its contents.

In addition the Open dialog box contains a Favorite on the left side of the dialog box that contains shortcuts to various folders or the desktop.

While the Open button opens the selected project, the Open list provides additional options. For instance, if you want to protect the original version of a project from modifications, you can open a copy of the project or open the project as read-only.

The Files of type list in the Open dialog box enables you to open files created in other programs. For instance, you can open a file created in Excel in Project.

The Views button at the top right of the Open dialog box allows you to change views. Available views include Thumbnails for viewing graphics and Preview for viewing the contents of a project.

In addition to opening Microsoft Project 2013 files, you can also open project files created in Microsoft Project versions 2000-2010, and 98. When you open Microsoft Project 2000-2010, or 98 files, they open just as files created in Microsoft Project 2013. When you attempt to save an older Microsoft Project file, however, a Microsoft Project dialog box opens, prompting you to overwrite the old version with the latest Microsoft Project format. You can choose to overwrite the file or save it in its old format.

You can work with one project at a time or open multiple projects when necessary. It is a good idea, however, to only open the necessary projects to enable Microsoft Project to run more efficiently.

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