Microsoft Project Level 1

In this beginner Microsoft Project training class, trainees learn the basic concepts, before proceeding through all the functions required to effectively plan and manage small to medium-size projects. These include scheduling tasks, allocating resources, creating a timeline, tracking costs and reporting.

Detailed Course Outlines

The Basics

• Opening Project

• Using the Welcome Project

• Creating a New Project

• Signing In

• Saving a Project

• Opening a Project

Setting Up a Project

• Entering Project Information

• Setting Working Time

• Choosing Automatic or Manual Scheduling

• Entering Tasks

Scheduling Work

• Organizing Tasks into Phases

• Linking and Unlinking Tasks

• Moving Tasks

• Rescheduling Tasks

• Splitting Tasks

• Deleting Tasks

Managing Resources

• Entering Resources

• Using the Resource Information Dialog

• Assigning Resources to Tasks

• Removing and Replacing Resource Assignments

Creating a Timeline

• Showing and Hiding the Timeline

• Customizing Timeline Tasks

• Changing the Font for Individual Timeline Items

• Modifying Global Text Styles

• Copying the Timeline

Managing Tasks

• Creating Recurring Tasks

• Importing Outlook Tasks

• Inactivating Tasks

• Updating Task Completion

• Updating the Project

Working with Deadlines and Constraints

• Using the Task Information Dialog

• Changing the Task Calendar

• Using Lag and Lead Time

• Creating Milestones

• Setting Deadlines

• Creating Constraints

Working with Data

• Sorting Data

• Filtering Data

• Highlighting Data

• Grouping Data

• Outlining Data

Creating Reports

• Creating a Built-In Report

• Creating a Dashboard

• Creating a Report from Scratch

• Creating a Visual Report

The Finishing Touches

• Viewing the Entire Project

• Checking Your Spelling

• Running the Task Inspector

• Applying a Gantt Chart Style

• Highlighting Critical, Slack, or Late Tasks

Printing and Sharing Your Project

• Saving a Project as PDF or XPS

• Exporting a Project as an Excel Workbook

• Printing a Project

• E-mailing a Project