Welcome to Microsoft Project
Introduction
What’s New in Microsoft Project
Add Internet Power to Your Project Plan
Link Web Documents to Your Project File
Publish Your Projects on the Web in HTML or GIF Format
Microsoft Office Web Extensions
Manage Resources and Costs More Efficiently
Resource Contouring
Improved Resource Leveling
Resource Start and Finish Dates
Task Splitting
Multiple Resource Rates
Variable Resource Rates
User-Entered Actual Costs
A Resource Usage View with Task Details
A Task Usage View with Resource Details
Improved Resource Pooling
Schedule and Track Projects with Greater Ease
Effort-Driven Scheduling
Task Types
Links Can Take Precedence over Constraints
Enhanced Earned Value Analysis
Multiple Critical Paths
Multiple Baselines
Progress Lines
Cross-Project Task Dependencies
Increased Consolidation Limits
Share Information with Simplified Importing and Exporting
Importing and Exporting Follow a Simplified Path
Import/Export Maps for Exchanging Selected Data
New Database Format
SQL/Oracle Support
Communicate Efficiently with Workgroup and Intranet Support
Workgroup Features
Out-of-the-Box Web Solution
E-mail Address Book Integration
Microsoft Outlook Reminders
Work Easier, Faster, and Smarter
Microsoft Office Compatibility
Easy Data Entry
View Bar
AutoFilter
Pictures in Headers, Footers, Legends, and Notes
Improved Printing
Work with Other Task Management Tools
Microsoft Outlook Journal Support
Let Help Come to You
The Office Assistant
Icons That Alert You to Task, Resource, and Assignment Status
Install Microsoft Project
Upgrade from Earlier Versions of Microsoft Project
Getting Assistance While You Work
What’s in (and not in) This User’s Guide
Part 1: The Basics and Beyond
Part 2: Putting Your Project Plan on the Fast Track
Part 3: Making Your Schedule Lean and Mean
Part 4: Displaying and Printing Project Information Your Way
Part 5: Monitoring Your Project’s Vital Signs
Part 6: Connections That Count
Appendixes/Glossary/Index
What’s Covered in the Online Help
Visual Map
Quick Preview
Microsoft Project 101: Fundamentals
Getting Started: Creating Your Project
Microsoft Project Help Topics
Screen Help
Case Studies
Connect to Microsoft Project Information on the Internet
Companion Products and Services
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