Project 98

Introduction to Project 98:

• Microsoft Project
• Terminology
• Starting MS Project
• MS Project - The Screen, Views and Tables
• The Menus
• The Toolbars
• Loading and Viewing a Project
• Change the View
• Change the Project Start Date
• Exit MS Project
• Project Management
• The Stages of Project Management

• Entering Tasks
• The Gantt View
• The Task Sheet 3
• Other Methods of Adding Tasks
• Add Tasks
• Linking Tasks
• Defining the Summary Tasks
• Create Summary Tasks and Link Tasks
• Insert Tasks
• Add New Tasks
• Change Duration
• Multiple Links
• Save a Baseline

• Defining the Project
• Complete the Project Definition
• Project Planning
• Complete the Project Plan
• Where to Begin with MS Project
• Create a new Calendar
• Create a new Project File
• Save the File

• Resources
• Define the Resources
• Enter Resources
• View Resources
• Set Resource Calendars
• Allocate Resources
• Review Resource Usage
• Levelling Resources
• Planned Time Scale
• Lead Time and Lag Time

Intermediate Project 98:

• Using Gantt Charts
• View the Gantt Chart
• Using PERT Charts
• View the PERT Chart
• More About Tables
• Applying Filters
• Customising Filters
• Working with Tables and Filters
• Examining the Cost Factors
• View the Cost Factors

• The Task Information Form
• Updating Task Data
• Adding New Tasks
• Tracking Progress
• The Critical Path0
• Modifying the Project to Match Resources
• Define an Update Point
• Updating the Project
• Check the Timescale
• Check the Resources
• Making Changes to Meet Project Completion Criteria

• Page Setup
• Check the Settings for the Gantt Chart
• Print the Gantt Chart
• Printing Charts, Forms and Sheets
• Reports Setup
• Printing Reports
• What you can Print
• Check the Reports Available
• Print a Report
• Reports by Report Type

• Using Common Resources
• Set up a Resource Project
• Adding Sub Projects
• Create and Add a Sub Project
• Consolidating Projects
• Consolidate Relevant Projects
• Recurring Tasks
• Create a custom button to Show the Organizer

Advanced Project 98:

• Management Criteria
• Planned Dates
• Actual Dates
• Scheduled Dates
• Managing Time
• Examine an Existing Project
• Modify it According to Current Information

• Customisation
• Custom Reports
• Custom Tables
• Custom Filters
• Adding Columns to Tables
• Custom Toolbars
• Custom Menus
• The Organizer

2: Interesting Features and Shortcuts Setup

• The Task Information Form
• Modifying the Display
• Recurring Tasks
• Adding a Recurring Task
• More Shortcuts

• Sample Templates
• Use a Sample Template
• The Template Wizard
• Automatically Launching the TemplateWizard
• Create the Auto_Open macro

• The VBA Macro Editing Program
• The VB Editor
• Working With Modules
• Editing Macros
• Overview of Object Hierarchy
• Common Objects
• Application Object
• Application Object Methods
• Exercise 1
• Options & Levelling Properties
• Exercise 2
• Corresponding Application Methods
• CurrentView, CurrentTable and CurrentFilter
• List Collections
• Exercise 3 (Apply A View)