Project 2013 Intermediate

Project 2013

Lesson 1 – Working with Calendars

C REATING A B ASE C ALENDAR

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Discussion

A base calendar defines working and nonworking time. Microsoft Project includes three base calendars ( Standard , 24 Hours , and Night Shift ) that you can assign to your project, resources, and/or tasks. The Standard base calendar is assigned to the project by default.

If none of the default base calendars meets your needs, you can create a new base calendar for a particular group of resources, a task, or for the entire project. Once you create a base calendar, you then need to assign it to the appropriate resource(s), task(s), and/or to the project.

You can create a base calendar in one of two ways. The first way is to copy the project calendar, or one of the other default calendars available, and then modify it. Copying the project ( Standard ) calendar is helpful if you have already marked all the holidays on your project calendar. The second way is to create a new base calendar using the default settings (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM working hours; Saturday and Sunday nonworking days).

The Create New Base Calendar dialog box

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