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

View the Microsoft Project User’s Guide Online

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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