Project 2013 Introduction

Project 2013

Lesson 1 – Learning Project Basics

construction, engineering, new business, and office moves, to help you start your project plan.

You can access one of Project’s preformatted templates, or one that you have created yourself, using the links under the Templates section in the New Project task pane. The template opens with a list of project tasks, assigned resources, and other information. You can use the Project Information dialog box to specify a new start or finish date. You can also make changes to the existing project information, as well as add information. The File\New link opens the Templates section, where you can select a locally installed template or online templates. The New from existing link allows you to open a copy of an existing project. The New from Excel workbook link allows you to open a copy of an existing Excel template. The New from SharePoint Tasks List link allows you to open a copy of an existing template from SharePoint.

Once you have used a template to create a project, Project adds the project to the Recent section to the File tab.

Selecting a new project template

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