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Microsoft Project 2010 Training Materials

Course Outline

INTRODUCING MICROSOFT PROJECT 2010

• What is Microsoft Project 2010?
• File Compatibility
• The Project 2010 Screen
• The Ribbon
• Closing Microsoft Project
• Opening an existing Microsoft Project Document
• View Bar
• Creating a new project
• Creating a new project based on a template
• Closing the current Project Document

SETTING UP A PROJECT

• File Properties
• Inputting Start and Finish Dates
• Setting up a Project Calendar
• Making a New Calendar
• Applying a new Calendar
• Saving a project
• Setting up Currency within Microsoft Project

TASKS, NOTES & MILESTONES

• What are Tasks?
• Entering Tasks
• Entering Subtasks
• Entering Task Durations
• Creating a Summary Task
• Recurring Tasks
• Task Notes
• Milestones

MANIPULATING TASKS & CONSTRAINTS

• What are Constraints?
• Adding Constraints
• Editing Tasks
• Deleting Tasks
• Moving Tasks

DEPENDENCIES

• What are Dependencies?
• Finish-to-Start (FS) Dependencies
• Start-to-Start (SS) Dependencies
• Start-to-Finish (SF) Dependencies

RESOURCES

• What are Resources?
• Creating a Resource List
• Working Time
• Rates
• Resource Notes
• Assigning Resources

VIEWS & SPLIT WINDOWS

• What are Microsoft Project Views?
• Changing Views
• Gantt Chart View
• Calendar View
• Network Diagram View
• Task Usage View
• Resource Graph View
• Resource Sheet View
• Resource Usage View
• Splitting the Window

PRINTING & REPORTS

• Viewing and Printing Reports
• Using Print Preview
• Page Setup
• Printing Reports
• Overview Reports
• Current Activity Reports
• Cost Reports
• Assignments Reports
• Workload Reports
• Visual Reports

HELP VIDEOS

• Microsoft Project Help Videos

WHAT’S NEW IN PROJECT 2010?

• Timeline
• Zoom Slider
• Team Planner
• Adding Columns Easily