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
• New Features
• Creating a Project
• Project Phases
• Explanation of the Screen
• Screen Components
• Pull-Down Menu Conventions
• Pull-Down Menu Options
• Toolbars
• Entry Bar
• Status Bar
• Mouse Point Shapes
• Moving the Cell Pointer
• Correcting Errors
• Selecting Cells
• Changing Font, Font Style, and Font Size
• Help Feature
• Tip of the Day Feature
• Scheduling a Project
• Entering Project Information
• Changing Working Time
• Starting a New Project

• Entering Tasks
• Entering Durations
• Inserting Tasks
• Entering a Milestone
• Saving Files
• Using the Save As Feature
• Closing a Project
• Opening a Project
• Switching Between Projects
• Creating Subtasks
• Linking Tasks
• Lead and Lag Time Feature
• Changing Column Widths
• Undo Feature
• Move Feature
• Copy Feature
• Fill Feature
• Deleting a Task
• Recurring Tasks
• Changing Recurring Tasks
• Specifying Completion Percentages
• Spell Check Feature
• Printing Your Project
• Exiting From Project