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Using Microsoft Project 2010is a customized, media-rich learning experience designed to help new users master Microsoft Project 2010 system quickly, and get the most out of it, fast! It starts with a concise, friendly, straight-to-the-point guide to Microsoft Project 2010 by QuantumPM, one of the world's most experienced Project training and consulting organizations. This exceptional book is fully integrated with an unprecedented collection of online learning resources: online video, screencasts, podcasts, and additional web content, all design... MORE

Introduction	p. 1
How This Book Is Organized	p. 2
Using This Book	p. 2
Special Features	p. 3
About the Using Web Edition	p. 3
Introduction to Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2010	p. 4
What Microsoft Project 2010 Can Do for You	p. 4
What Version of Project 2010 Do You Need?	p. 6
Laying a Foundation	p. 6
... MOREProject	p. 7
Task	p. 7
Resource	p. 7
Assignment	p. 7
What's New in Project 2010?	p. 7
Updated User Interface	p. 7
Manually Scheduled Tasks	p. 9
Team Planner View	p. 9
Timeline	p. 10
New Table Customization	p. 11
SharePoint Collaboration	p. 12
Navigating Project 2010	p. 14
Using the Ribbon	p. 14
Using the Timeline	p. 15
Share the Timeline with Others	p. 16
Understanding Project Views	p. 16
What Views Are Available in Project 2010?	p. 16
Working with Project Views	p. 36
Grouping Data in a View	p. 36
Sorting Data in a View	p. 38
Filtering Data in a View	p. 40
Highlighting Data in a View	p. 41
Displaying Two Views at Once	p. 43
Starting a Project	p. 45
Setting Up a Project	p. 45
Creating a New Project	p. 45
Saving a Project	p. 47
Setting Project Properties and Options	p. 49
Setting Project Properties	p. 49
Setting Project Options	p. 50
Choosing a Project Start or Finish Date	p. 51
Setting Up Your Project's Calendars	p. 52
Modifying an Existing Base Calendar	p. 53
Changing a Working Day to a Nonworking Day	p. 54
Changing a Nonworking Day to a Working Day	p. 55
Changing Default Working Times	p. 56
Changing Working Times for a Specific Time Period	p. 57
Creating a New Base Calendar	p. 57
Setting Up Your Project's Calendar	p. 59
How Does Project 2010 Schedule Tasks?	p. 60
Scheduling Methods in Project 2010	p. 60
What Factors Does the Project Scheduling Engine Consider?	p. 61
Which Scheduling Method Should I Use?	p. 62
Working with Tasks	p. 65
Understanding Task Types	p. 65
Fixed Units	p. 66
Fixed Work	p. 66
Fixed Duration	p. 67
Adding Tasks to Your Project	p. 67
Adding a New Task	p. 67
Setting a Task Calendar	p. 70
Indenting and Outdenting Tasks	p. 71
Setting Up Task Dependencies	p. 72
Adding Dependencies Between Tasks	p. 74
Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)	p. 76
Setting Your Project's WBS Code Structure	p. 78
Working with Resources	p. 82
Understanding Resource Types and Other Factors	p. 82
Adding Resources to Your Project	p. 84
Adjusting Resources Calendars	p. 86
Assigning Resources to Tasks	p. 87
Assigning a Resource Using the Task Information Dialog Box	p. 87
Assigning a Work Resource Using the Team Planner View	p. 89
Editing an Existing Resource Assignment	p. 89
Splitting a Task to Create a Gap in Work	p. 90
Fine-Tuning a Resource's Work Schedule for a Task	p. 91
Assigning Remaining Work on a Task to Another Resource	p. 92
Accounting for Project Costs	p. 94
Understanding Types of Costs	p. 94
Creating a Budget for Your Project	p. 95
Creating and Assigning Budget Resources	p. 95
Adding Values to Budget Resources	p. 98
Pairing Resources with Budgets	p. 98
Comparing Actual Cost and Work Values with the Project Budget	p. 100
Accounting for Overtime Spent on Project Tasks	p. 102
Planning for Overtime Work and Costs	p. 102
Recording Actual Overtime Work and Costs	p. 103
Capturing Project Progress	p. 106
Baselining Your Project	p. 106
Gathering Status Updates from Resources	p. 108
Actual Start, Percent Work Complete, Remaining Work	p. 109
Actual Work Per Day, Remaining Work, Expected Finish Date	p. 116
Assessing the Impacts of Updates	p. 119
Sharing Your Project with Others	p. 121
Reporting on Your Project	p. 121
Generating and Customizing a Visual Report	p. 123
Generating and Customizing a Basic Report	p. 126
Sharing Data with Others	p. 131
Copying the Timeline	p. 132
Exporting Data to Excel	p. 132
Taking a Picture of Your Project Data	p. 133
Saving the Project As a PDF or XPS File	p. 134
Collaborating with Others on Your Project	p. 135
Customizing Project 2010	p. 137
Creating Custom Fields	p. 137
Adding and Removing Columns in a View	p. 140
Adding a Column to a View	p. 141
Hiding a Column in a View	p. 142
Saving a Set of Columns as a Table	p. 143
Creating and Editing Views	p. 145
Understanding Project Options	p. 149
General Project Options	p. 150
User Interface Options	p. 150
Project View	p. 151
Personalize Your Copy of Microsoft Office	p. 153
Display Options	p. 153
Calendar	p. 154
Currency Options for This Project	p. 154
Show Indicators and Options Buttons For	p. 156
Show These Elements	p. 156
Schedule Options	p. 156
Calendar Options for This Project	p. 157
Schedule	p. 159
Scheduling Options for This Project	p. 160
Schedule Alerts Options	p. 162
Calculation	p. 163
Calculation Options for This Project	p. 163
Proofing Options	p. 165
AutoCorrect Options	p. 165
When Correcting Spelling in Microsoft Office Programs	p. 166
When Correcting Spelling in Project	p. 166
Save Options	p. 167
Save Projects	p. 167
Save Templates	p. 168
Cache	p. 168
Language Options	p. 169
Advanced Options	p. 169
General	p. 170
Project Web App	p. 172
Planning Wizard	p. 172
General Options for This Project	p. 172
Edit	p. 174
Display	p. 174
Display Options for This Project	p. 177
Cross Project Linking Options for This Project	p. 179
Earned Value Options for This Project	p. 180
Calculation Options for This Project	p. 180
Customize Ribbon Options	p. 182
Customize the Ribbon	p. 182
Quick Access Toolbar Options	p. 184
Customize the Quick Access Toolbar	p. 186
Add-Ins Options	p. 186
Trust Center Options	p. 187
Dealing with Problems	p. 189
Problem: One of My Resources Is Overallocated	p. 189
Problem: My Schedule Goes Longer Than My Deadline	p. 193
Problem: My Costs Are Exceeding My Budget	p. 195
Assigning Work to Fewer People	p. 197
Cutting Back on What Needs to Get Done	p. 197
Trimming Budget Amounts	p. 197
Index	p. 198
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Sonia Atchison has been working with Microsoft Project since 1999. In 2006, she joined the writing team at Microsoft that produces end-user Help content and videos for Project and Project Server, planning and writing content for the 2007 and 2010 releases. Brian Kennemer has been helping people understand and work with Microsoft Project since 1998. He has worked at Microsoft, where he specialized in Project Server deployments and was a member of the Enterprise Project Management Center of Excellence. He currently does Project Server consulting at for Project Technology, Inc., a Microsoft partner that specializes in Earned Value Management System products that work with Project and Project Server. He lives in the forests north of Seattle with his wife, Alicia, and his children, Riley, Jesse, and Alivia.

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