Microsoft Project For Dummies. Cynthia Snyder Dionisio

Microsoft Project For Dummies

dialog box. FIGURE 10-2: Cost information in the Task Information dialog box. FIGURE 10-3: The Cost table. FIGURE 10-4: Resource costs. FIGURE 10-5: Setting rates in the Resource Information dialog box.

11 Chapter 11FIGURE 11-1: Entering filter parameters. FIGURE 11-2: Using check boxes with AutoFilter. FIGURE 11-3: The Filter drop-down list. FIGURE 11-4: The More Filters dialog box. FIGURE 11-5: The Filter Definition dialog box. FIGURE 11-6: The Group drop-down list. FIGURE 11-7: The More Groups dialog box. FIGURE 11-8: Tasks grouped by milestones. FIGURE 11-9: The Group Definition dialog box. FIGURE 11-10: The Define Group Interval dialog box. FIGURE 11-11: The Task Inspector pane. FIGURE 11-12: Tasks with icons.

12 Chapter 12FIGURE 12-1: Adding contingency in the schedule. FIGURE 12-2: Resource Usage view. FIGURE 12-3: Resource Graph view. FIGURE 12-4: The Resource Leveling dialog box. FIGURE 12-5: The Level Resources dialog box. FIGURE 12-6: The Move Project dialog box.

13 Chapter 13FIGURE 13-1: The Bar Styles dialog box. FIGURE 13-2: The Show For Tasks drop-down list. FIGURE 13-3: Add text to taskbars. FIGURE 13-4: Gantt chart styles. FIGURE 13-5: Customizing critical tasks in the Text Styles dialog box. FIGURE 13-6: The Format Box dialog box. FIGURE 13-7: The Layout dialog box in Gantt Chart view. FIGURE 13-8: The Layout dialog box in Network Diagram view. FIGURE 13-9: The Gridlines dialog box. FIGURE 13-10: Drawing tools with basic shapes. FIGURE 13-11: Custom field types. FIGURE 13-12: Setting values for the field. FIGURE 13-13: The Value list from the Invoicing Status field.

14 Chapter 14FIGURE 14-1: Setting baselines and interim plans. FIGURE 14-2: Multiple baseline options. FIGURE 14-3: Clearing the baseline. FIGURE 14-4: Copy settings from any saved baseline to an interim plan. FIGURE 14-5: The Clear Baseline dialog box.

15 Chapter 15FIGURE 15-1: The Task sheet with the Tracking table. FIGURE 15-2: The tracking buttons. FIGURE 15-3: Tracking table with the Mark on Track button. FIGURE 15-4: Task Usage view. FIGURE 15-5: Resource Usage view.FIGURE 15-6: Assigning overtime. FIGURE 15-7: Gantt chart with Tracking table. FIGURE 15-8: The Move dialog box. FIGURE 15-9: Moving a task. FIGURE 15-10: Using the Update Project feature. FIGURE 15-11: Tracking materials. FIGURE 15-12: The Insert Project dialog box.

16 Chapter 16FIGURE 16-1: Taskbars indicating activity status. FIGURE 16-2: Progress lines, seemingly run amok. FIGURE 16-3: The Progress Lines dialog box. FIGURE 16-4: Progress line styles. FIGURE 16-5: Tracking Gantt view. FIGURE 16-6: Cost table. FIGURE 16-7: Variance table. FIGURE 16-8: Earned Value table. FIGURE 16-9: Two settings to calculate earned value. FIGURE 16-10: Selecting multiple critical paths.

17 Chapter 17FIGURE 17-1: Adding more columns. FIGURE 17-2: Choosing criteria for sorting. FIGURE 17-3: Gantt Chart view filtered for the critical path. FIGURE 17-4: Network Diagram view of the critical path. FIGURE 17-5: Resource Leveling dialog box. FIGURE 17-6: Task Inspector pane. FIGURE 17-7: Modifying task dependencies. FIGURE 17-8: Modifying a resource cost.

18 Chapter 18FIGURE 18-1: The Report tab. FIGURE 18-2: Project Overview report. FIGURE 18-3: Burndown report. FIGURE 18-4: Building a custom report. FIGURE 18-5: The Visual Reports dialog box. FIGURE 18-6: Changing the report layout and format. FIGURE 18-7: Customizing with shapes and text boxes. FIGURE 18-8: Inserting graphics. FIGURE 18-9: Inserting pictures in headers and footers. FIGURE 18-10: Page setup. FIGURE 18-11: Legend for the Desert Rose project. FIGURE 18-12: The View tab. FIGURE 18-13: Backstage Print view. FIGURE 18-14: Print settings. FIGURE 18-15: The Timeline Format contextual tab. FIGURE 18-16: The Timeline with summary tasks and milestones. FIGURE 18-17: Adding tasks to the Timeline.

19 Chapter 19FIGURE 19-1: Creating a new Sprints Project. FIGURE 19-2: The Sprints tab on the Ribbon. FIGURE 19-3: The Manage Sprints dialog box. FIGURE 19-4: The Sprint Planning sheet. FIGURE 19-5: The Sprint Planning Board. FIGURE 19-6: Sprint and Task views. FIGURE 19-7: Task Board view. FIGURE 19-8: The Task Board Format contextual tab. FIGURE 19-9: The Customize Task Board Cards dialog box. FIGURE 19-10: Customized cards. FIGURE 19-11: Prioritizing tasks. FIGURE 19-12: A Sprints Project inserted into a plan-driven project.

20 Chapter 20FIGURE 20-1: Filtered for remaining tasks. FIGURE 20-2: Tasks grouped by priority. FIGURE 20-3: Tasks sorted by sprint and then board status. FIGURE 20-4: Task Status report. FIGURE 20-5: The Report Design contextual tab. FIGURE 20-6: The Current Sprint report.

21 Chapter 21FIGURE 21-1: The Variance table. FIGURE 21-2: The Compare Project Versions dialog box. FIGURE 21-3: Comparing projects. FIGURE 21-4: Saving a file as a template. FIGURE 21-5: The Save As Template dialog box. FIGURE 21-6: The Organizer dialog box.

22 Chapter 23FIGURE 23-1: The Task Information dialog box. FIGURE 23-2: The Resource Information dialog box. FIGURE 23-3: Contextual menu. FIGURE 23-4: Adding tasks to the Timeline.