Project 2016 - Introduction

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Copyright & Trademarks	6
Disclaimer	6
Lesson 1 - Exploring Project	11
Working with Project	12
Recognizing Management Tools	13
Starting Microsoft Project	14
Using the Interface	15
Using the Project Window	15
Using Ribbons and Tabs	16
Using Contextual Tabs	17
Using Dialog Box Launchers	17
Using the Quick Access Toolbar	18
Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar	19
Exiting Microsoft Project	20
Exercise	22
Exploring Project	22
Lesson 2 - Learning Project Basics	23
Opening an Existing Project	24
Closing a Project	27
Creating a New Blank Project	28
Saving a New Project	30
Setting Project Information	31
Defining the Project Working Times	33
Adding a Nonworking Day	37
Using a Project Template	40
Exercise	42
Learning Project Basics	42
Lesson 3 - 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	55
Entering a Recurring Task	57
Viewing and Hiding Recurring Tasks	60
Editing Recurring Tasks	61
Filtering Tasks	63
Exercise	65
Working with Tasks	65
Lesson 4 - Organizing Tasks	67
Outlining Tasks	68
Indenting and Outdenting Tasks	68
Collapsing and Expanding an Outline	71
Inserting a Task	73
Deleting a Task	75
Moving a Task	76
Documenting a Task	77
Creating a Project Summary Task	79
Viewing the WBS Codes	80
Exercise	83
Organizing Tasks	83
Lesson 5 - Scheduling Tasks	85
Working with Dependent Tasks	86
Linking Tasks	87
Linking Summary Tasks	88
Unlinking Tasks	90
Changing Task Relationships	91
Applying Lag and Lead Time	93
Applying a Constraint	95
Entering a Start or Finish Date	99
Setting a Deadline Date	101
Rolling Up Gantt Bars to a Summary Bar	103
Modifying Linked Tasks	105
Exercise	107
Scheduling Tasks	107
Lesson 6 - Working with Views	109
Exploring Views	110
Displaying Built in Views	110
Changing Views	111
Using a Combination View	113
Changing the View in a Pane	115
Using the Timeline View	117
Formatting the Timescale	118
Zooming the Timescale	121
Formatting Text	123
Formatting Bars	124
Formatting a Text Style	127
Formatting a Bar Style	130
Formatting Gridlines	132
Printing a View	134
Exercise	136
Working with Views	136
Lesson 7 - Working with Calendars	137
Using Calendars	138
Modifying Individual Resource Calendars	139
Changing Resource Availability Over Time	143
Creating a Base Calendar	147
Assigning a Base Calendar to Resources	150
Assigning a Base Calendar to a Project	152
Assigning a Calendar to a Task	154
Exercise	157
Working with Calendars	157

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