Course Outline
Project - Basics
Versions 98/2000/2002/2003/2007

Phone:717-560-3552
Fax:717-569-1135
E-Mail: Registrar@pceasy.com

Program Objectives: Students will learn how to do project planning and project management using Microsoft Project.

• Introduction to Project
• Creating a Project
• Project Phases
• Main Project Screen
• View Bar
• Screen Components
• Toolbars
• Fixing the Toolbars and the Menu Bar
• Entry Bar
• Status Bar
• Task Sheet
• Entering Tasks Into Project
• Deactivating Estimated Durations
• Project Workspace
• Tips for Saving Files in Project
• The Baseline Feature
• Looking at an Existing File
  • Gantt Chart
  • Calendar View
  • Network Diagram View
  • Resource Sheet View
  • Resource Usage View
  • Running Reports
• Go to Selected Task Icon
• Scheduling a Project
• Basic Commands in Project
• Mouse Point Shapes
• Moving the Cell Pointer
• Correcting Errors

 

• Selecting Cells
• Changing Font, Font Style, and Font Size
• Changing Project Options
• Entering Project Information
• Changing Working Time
• Entering Durations Into Project
• Planning Wizard Dialog Boxes
• Adding Gridlines to Timeline
• Inserting Tasks
• Entering a Milestone
• Creating Subtasks
• Linking/Unlinking Tasks
• Linking Relationships
• Linking Predecessor Tasks
• Lead and Lag Time Feature
• Changing Column Widths
• Move Feature
• Copy Feature
• Fill Feature
• Deleting a Task
• Recurring Tasks
• Changing Recurring Tasks
• Specifying Completion Percentages
• Spell Check Feature
• Previewing the Project
• Page Setup Options
• Printing the Project
• Project Definitions
• Exiting From Project