ranges of time
specifying for leveling
Delay Tasks Automatically
time periods in task list development
Order and Group Related Tasks in Your Task List

rate costs
The Kinds of Costs You Can Display

rate tables
assigning
Assign More Than One Rate to a Resource

rates
assigning multiple rates
Assign More Than One Rate to a Resource
assigning to resources
Assign a Rate to a Resource
hourly or fixed rates
Introduction
mixing hourly and fixed rates
Assign a Rate to a Resource
multiple rate feature overview
Multiple Resource Rates
prorating
Control How Resource Costs Are Accrued
rate tables
Assign More Than One Rate to a Resource
scheduled rate changes
Assign Different Rates to a Resource
standard and overtime rates
Assign a Rate to a Resource
Specify Default Standard and Overtime Rates

reading
e-mail workgroup messages
Open the E-mail Inbox
TeamAssign messages
Reply to a TeamAssign Message
TeamStatus messages
Reply to a TeamStatus Message
TeamUpdate messages
Reply to a TeamUpdate Message
workgroup messages in TeamInbox
Open the TeamInbox - for Workgroup Members
workgroup messages in WebInbox
Open the WebInbox - for the Workgroup Manager

rearranging task sequence
Change the Task Sequence

reassigning resources
Replace Expensive Resources with Less Costly Ones
Replace a Resource in One Step

reassigning tasks
Assignment Adjustments That Resolve Overallocations

recombining split tasks
Portions Are Very Flexible

Recording for the Blind
Microsoft Documentation in Alternative Formats

recordkeeping in task estimation
Estimate Task Length

recurring tasks
Enter Recurring Tasks

red-highlighted resource names
Assign One or More Resources to a Task

red-highlighted tasks
Identify Tasks on the Critical Path

red-highlighted timescale display
Find Overallocated Resources

reducing
costs, methods
Reduce Project Costs
Strategies for Reducing Project Cost
pages for printing
Adjust Page Fit in a View
schedules
See shortening schedules
Appendix A - Microsoft Project Specifications
task duration by assigning overtime work
Assign Overtime Work
task duration by increasing working hours
Increase Working Hours
task duration
Strategies for Reducing Task Duration
timescale view
Format Timescales

reference guides on project management
A Sample Listing of Project Management Reference Guides

refining projects
See reviewing project plans
Refine Task-Duration Estimates

refreshing AutoFilter settings
Filter Your View Quickly with AutoFilters

registering Microsoft Project
Install Microsoft Project

relative dates
See constraints
Appendix A - Microsoft Project Specifications

relative paths for hyperlinks
Change the Destination of a Hyperlink

relinking tasks
Delete Critical Tasks

remaining costs
Determine If Tasks Cost More or Less Than Budgeted

remaining duration
Enter the Actual Duration of a Task

remaining work
displaying
Resource Tables
entering in TeamInbox task list
Update Tasks in the Task List of Your TeamInbox
splitting actual and remaining work
Insert a Split Between Actual Work and Remaining Work
updating
Update the Remaining Work on a Task

removing
See deleting
Create a Task Link

renumbering ID numbers
Sort a View

renumbering tasks
Delete Tasks

reordering projects in consolidated files
Organize Consolidated Projects

reordering tasks or resources
Sort a View
Order and Group Related Tasks in Your Task List

repeated tasks (recurring)
Enter Recurring Tasks

replacing resources in assignments
Replace a Resource in One Step

replying
incorporating message responses into project plans
View and Act on New Workgroup Messages as the Workgroup Manager
to TeamAssign messages
Reply to a TeamAssign Message
to TeamStatus messages
Reply to a TeamStatus Message
to TeamUpdate messages
Reply to a TeamUpdate Message

report periods
Change the Report Period, Display Overtime Work, and Modify Other Options of Your Task List in the TeamInbox

reports
breaking pages in
Insert a Page Break
changing content
Print a Report
changing report period in TeamInbox
Change the Report Period, Display Overtime Work, and Modify Other Options of Your Task List in the TeamInbox
formatting text in
Should You Print a View or a Report?
Print a Report
headers or footers on
Add a Header, Footer, or Legend
Remove a Header, Footer, or Legend
printing
Should You Print a View or a Report?
Print a Report
report periods
Change the Report Period, Display Overtime Work, and Modify Other Options of Your Task List in the TeamInbox
reporting project progress
Where Does the Information Come From?
See also TeamStatus messages
By Any Route: Track Workgroup Assignments

required dates
See constraints
Appendix A - Microsoft Project Specifications

rescheduling
overriding date constraints
Determine the True Length of a Schedule with Slipped Tasks and Inflexible Constraints
overriding schedule changes
Determine the True Length of a Schedule with Slipped Tasks and Inflexible Constraints
printing rescheduled task information
Progress Information
uncompleted work to start on current date
Reschedule Uncompleted Work to Start on the Current Date

resetting task order
Sort a View

resizing
linked or embedded objects
Embed or Create Links to Graphics Objects
text in headings and fields
Enlarging Text in Column Headings, Row Headings, and Fields
toolbar buttons
Enlarging Toolbar Buttons

resolving schedule conflicts
Resolve a Task Constraint Conflict

Resource Allocation view
changing timescale units
Find Overallocated Resources
delaying tasks in
Delay a Task Yourself
finding overallocated resources
Find Overallocated Resources
overview
Resource Views
task tables for
Resource Tables

resource allocation
adjusting assignments
Assignment Adjustments That Resolve Overallocations
adjusting tasks
Task Adjustments That Resolve Overallocations
decreasing work on tasks
Decrease a Resource’s Work on a Task
finding overallocated resources
Find Overallocated Resources
finding underallocated resources
Find Overallocated Resources
Reassign Underallocated Resources
graphical view of allocation
Decrease a Resource’s Work on a Task
highlighting overallocated resources in red
Decrease a Resource’s Work on a Task
Assign One or More Resources to a Task
listing overallocated resources
Resource Filters
modifying working time
Modify a Resource’s Working Time
overallocation defined
Introduction
printing lists of overallocated resources
Resource Usage Information
splitting tasks
Divide a Task into Time-Separated Portions (Split Tasks)
viewing in Resource Allocation view
Resource Views

Resource Assignment dialog box
Reassign a Resource to Work Part-Time on a Task

resource calendars
as factor in schedule calculations
The Resource’s Working and Nonworking Time
defined
Introduction
Behind Each Resource: The Working Times Calendars
modifying
Modify a Working Times Calendar for an Individual Resource

resource conflicts
See overallocated resources
Appendix A - Microsoft Project Specifications

resource contouring
See contouring work schedules
Resource Contouring

resource filters
applying filters
Apply a Filter
customizing
Create or Modify a Filter
defined
Types of Filters
list of resource filters
Resource Filters

Resource Form view
graphics export limitation
Copy a Microsoft Project Graphic to Another Program
overview
Resource Views
unable to paste as pictures
Copy Microsoft Project Pictures to Another Program

Resource Graph view
defined
View the Right Set of Project Information
overview
Resource Views
printing cumulative resource costs
Cost Information
printing resource work graph
Resource Usage Information
viewing overallocated resources
Decrease a Resource’s Work on a Task

Resource Group task filter
Task Filters

resource groups
assigning working times calendars to
Assign a Group of Resources to a Working Times Calendar
base calendars
Behind Each Resource: The Working Times Calendars
defined
Create a Resource List for Your Project
displaying tasks for
Task Filters
displaying
Resource Tables
listing members
Resource Filters
percentages of resource assignments
Assign One or More Resources to a Task

resource leveling
See leveling
Delay Tasks Automatically

resource lists
creating
Create a Resource List for Your Project
overview
Introduction

Resource Name Form view
Resource Views

Resource Notes box
creating multiple hyperlinks
Add Additional Hyperlinks to a Task, Resource, or Assignment
deleting hyperlinks
Delete a Hyperlink

resource pools
creating
Sharing Resources Among Projects
updating data
Update Information in a Resource Pool
A Task Usage View with Resource Details

Resource Range filter
Resource Filters

resource sets
assigning to tasks
Assign More Resources
defined
Create a Resource List for Your Project
defining time units
When Is a Set of Resources Not a Resource Group?
resource calendars
Behind Each Resource: The Working Times Calendars

Resource Sheet view
adding e-mail addresses
Add a Resource’s Workgroup Identifier to Your Project
assigning calendars
Assign a Group of Resources to a Working Times Calendar
assigning rates to resources
Assign a Rate to a Resource
Assign More Than One Rate to a Resource
Assign Different Rates to a Resource
changing calendars
Modify a Working Times Calendar for an Individual Resource
choosing accrual methods
Control How Resource Costs Are Accrued
comparing resource costs
Replace Expensive Resources with Less Costly Ones
defined
View the Right Set of Project Information
defining resource sets and groups
Create a Resource List for Your Project
overview
Resource Views
printing cost information
Cost Information
printing work information
Resource Usage Information
task tables for
Resource Tables
total costs of individual resources
View the Total Cost of a Resource

resource tables
customizing
Create or Modify a Table
list of resource tables
Resource Tables

resource units
assigning to tasks
Assign More Resources
defined
The Resource Units You Assign to a Task
indicating percentage for assignments
Assign One or More Resources to a Task

Resource Usage view
Confirmed Assignments filter, applying
Resource Filters
decreasing assigned workload
Decrease a Resource’s Work on a Task
finding underallocated resources
Reassign Underallocated Resources
In Progress Assignments filter, applying
Resource Filters
overview
Resource Views
A Resource Usage View with Task Details
printing cost information
Cost Information
printing repeating heads on columns
Print Columns in a Sheet View
printing resource and work information
Resource Usage Information
red highlighted resources
Decrease a Resource’s Work on a Task
Resources/Assignments With Overtime filter, applying
Resource Filters
Should Start/Finish By filter, applying
Resource Filters
task tables for
Resource Tables
tracking actual work daily
Update Actual Work on a Daily Basis
Unconfirmed Assignments filter, applying
Resource Filters
Unstarted Assignments filter, applying
Resource Filters

resource views
customizing
Create or Modify a View
defined
Types of Views
View the Right Set of Project Information
filtering
Resource Filters
list of resource views
Resource Views
resource view tables
Resource Tables
See also names of specific views
View the Right Set of Project Information
types of resource views
View the Right Set of Project Information

resource-driven scheduling
See fixed-units tasks
Appendix A - Microsoft Project Specifications

Resources With Attachments filter
Resource Filters

Resources/Assignments With Overtime filter
Resource Filters

resources
adding hyperlinks to resource data
Create a Hyperlink
Add Additional Hyperlinks to a Task, Resource, or Assignment
adjusting calendars
assigning variable work hours (contouring)
Assign a Resource to Variable Work Hours for a Task (Resource Contouring)
increasing working hours
Increase Working Hours
modifying working time
Modify a Resource’s Working Time
night shift schedules
Modify a Working Times Calendar for an Individual Resource
scheduling longer working times
Schedule Longer Working Hours or Additional Shifts
time units
When Is a Set of Resources Not a Resource Group?
working times calendars
Behind Each Resource: The Working Times Calendars
Assign a Group of Resources to a Working Times Calendar
Modify a Working Times Calendar for an Individual Resource
adjusting workload
assigning more resources
Assign More Resources
assigning overtime work
Assign Overtime Work
assigning tasks part-time
Reassign a Resource to Work Part-Time on a Task
balancing task assignments
Introduction
controlling start dates for assignments
Control When a Resource Starts Working on a Task
decreasing resource's amount of work
Decrease a Resource’s Work on a Task
easing overallocation by adjusting assignments
Assignment Adjustments That Resolve Overallocations
easing overallocations by adjusting tasks
Task Adjustments That Resolve Overallocations
finding overallocated resources
Find Overallocated Resources
finding underallocated resources
Find Overallocated Resources
Reassign Underallocated Resources
overallocated resources
Resource Filters
Resource Usage Information
Assign One or More Resources to a Task
overallocation defined
Introduction
removing from task assignments
Remove a Resource from a Task
replacing in task assignments
Replace a Resource in One Step
shifting to other tasks
Shift Resources
splitting assigned tasks
Divide a Task into Time-Separated Portions (Split Tasks)
underallocated resources
Find Overallocated Resources
as factor in schedule calculations
The Resource Units You Assign to a Task
assigning to tasks with TeamAssign messages
Send a TeamAssign Message
assigning to tasks
Assign One or More Resources to a Task
assignments defined
Assignments
Assign One or More Resources to a Task
attachments or notes about
Resource Filters
benefits of assigning to tasks
Introduction
choosing messaging system for
Change the Workgroup Messaging System for a Workgroup Member
confirmed assignments
Task Filters
Resource Filters
costs and rates
accruing or prorating costs
Control How Resource Costs Are Accrued
actual costs
Update Actual Costs for a Resource Assignment
analyzing costs over time
Analyze Costs over Time with the Earned Value Table
as main cost in projects
Introduction
assigning multiple rates
Assign More Than One Rate to a Resource
assigning rates
Assign a Rate to a Resource
assigning scheduled rate changes
Assign Different Rates to a Resource
comparing costs
Replace Expensive Resources with Less Costly Ones
displaying rates and costs
Resource Tables
methods for reducing costs
Reduce Project Costs
new feature for rates
Multiple Resource Rates
printing cost information
Cost Information
printing cumulative costs
Cost Information
printing overbudget cost information
Cost Information
replacing to cut costs
Replace Expensive Resources with Less Costly Ones
standard and overtime rates
Specify Default Standard and Overtime Rates
total costs of individual resources
View the Total Cost of a Resource
variable and fixed costs
Introduction
determining resource needs
Determine Your Resource Needs
displaying resources
lists of resources
Resource Filters
overallocated resources
Find Overallocated Resources
underallocated resources
Find Overallocated Resources
Reassign Underallocated Resources
with completed tasks
Resource Filters
with incomplete work
Resource Filters
with late or slipped tasks
Resource Filters
with overtime
Resource Filters
entering data in Resource Form view
Resource Views
filtering by task dates
Resource Filters
formatting and highlighting categories
Format a Category of Tasks or Resources
graphical views
Resource Views
ID numbers
Resource Filters
in formula for calculating duration
Change the Task Type
in project definition
Project Definition
listing tasks for
Task Filters
methods for using efficiently
Use Resources as Efficiently as Possible
naming
Resource Views
new features for managing
Manage Resources and Costs More Efficiently
printing information and reports
cost information
Cost Information
cumulative costs
Cost Information
lists of assigned tasks
Task Information
overbudget information
Cost Information
usage information
Resource Usage Information
removing from messaging and schedules
Remove a Resource from a Web-Based Workgroup
resource groups
Create a Resource List for Your Project
resource lists
Introduction
Create a Resource List for Your Project
resource pools
Sharing Resources Among Projects
resource sets
Create a Resource List for Your Project
resource units
The Resource Units You Assign to a Task
resource-driven scheduling
See fixed-units tasks
Appendix A - Microsoft Project Specifications
resources defined
What Is Project Management?
Resources
Introduction
See also resource groups; resource lists; resource pools; resource sets; workgroup members
Introduction
skill level impacts on projects
Review Project Goals, Scope, and Assumptions
sorting
Sort a View
unconfirmed tasks or assignments, filtering by
Task Filters
Resource Filters
unique names for messaging
Add a Resource’s Workgroup Identifier to Your Project
viewing assignments
Task Views
workgroup identifiers
Workgroup Setup for E-mail, an Intranet, or the World Wide Web
working and non-working time in calculations
The Resource’s Working and Nonworking Time

restoring deleted tasks
Delete Tasks

returning files after routing
Route a Project File

reverting to previous versions of plans
Introduction

reviewing project plans
adding or deleting tasks
Add or Delete Tasks
checking constraints
Determine If Fixed-Date Constraints Are Necessary
checking duration estimates
Refine Task-Duration Estimates
checking finish dates
Check the Project Finish Date
comparing costs to budgets
Check Costs vs. Budget
for accuracy
Make Your Plan Accurate and Complete
leveling changes to schedules
Delay Tasks Automatically
looking for obvious errors
Identify and Correct Obvious Errors
problems to look for
Check the Project Finish Date
sent by e-mail
Send a Project File
streamlining plans
Streamline Your Plan

rewording column headings
Change the Wording and Fit of Column Headings

right-facing V marks
Display Progress Lines in Your Project

rolling up subtasks into summary bars
Roll Up a Gantt Bar to a Summary Task Bar

Rollup Table task table
Task Tables

Rollup_Formatting macro
Task Tables
Task Views

root path for web servers
Select E-mail, an Intranet, or the World Wide Web

routing project files through e-mail
Route a Project File

rows
inserting for copied text
Copy Text from Another Program
inserting for linked text
Create Links to Text Objects
resizing text in headings
Enlarging Text in Column Headings, Row Headings, and Fields

running page counts
Add Page Numbers to a Header, Footer, or Legend