Project 2013 Introduction

Table of Contents

ABOUT OFFICEPRO – WE CHANGE LIVES! ...............................................................I

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM OFFICEPRO?...................................................................II

TABLE OF CONTENTS...........................................................................................III

LESSON 1 -

LEARNING PROJECT BASICS ............................................................1 Opening an Existing Project......................................................................................2 Closing a Project .......................................................................................................4 Creating a New Blank Project ...................................................................................6 Saving a New Project ................................................................................................7 Setting Project Information ......................................................................................8 Defining the Project Working Times.......................................................................10 Adding a Nonworking Day ......................................................................................14 Using a Project Template .......................................................................................16 Exercise...................................................................................................................20 WORKING WITH CALENDARS........................................................21 Using Calendars ......................................................................................................22 Modifying Individual Resource Calendars ..............................................................23 Changing Resource Availability Over Time.............................................................27 Creating a Base Calendar........................................................................................31 Assigning a Base Calendar to Resources ................................................................34 Assigning a Base Calendar to a Project...................................................................36 Assigning a Calendar to a Task ...............................................................................38 Exercise...................................................................................................................42 WORKING WITH TASKS ................................................................45 Exploring Tasks .......................................................................................................46 Working with Durations .........................................................................................46 Entering Tasks.........................................................................................................47 Editing Tasks ...........................................................................................................50 User Controlled Scheduling ....................................................................................52 Entering a Milestone Task ......................................................................................56 Entering a Recurring Task .......................................................................................57

LESSON 2 -

LESSON 3 -

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