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Simplifying the Microsoft Project 2007 Interface
This one-hour online lesson shows you how to simplify the Microsoft Project interface.
Lesson Specifications
Lesson identifier:
SMP07IF.
Lesson duration:
1.0 hour / 1.0 PDU.
Delivery schedule:
7-day learning management system access period.
Required Software:
A Web browser is required for interactive learning.
To complete the hands-on assignment, you will need
Microsoft Office Project (2007 preferred; 2000 or later acceptable).
To access the hands-on training exercise file, you will need Adobe Reader.
This one-hour online lesson shows you how to simplify the Microsoft Project interface. Any version of Microsoft Project from 2000 or later may be used; the lesson uses MSP 2007 for its illustrations.
The lesson is in two parts. The first part is a detailed presentation that shows you step-by-step how to customize toolbars, set interface options, and apply the Task Sheet view. The second part is an online interactive hands-on training exercise and downloaded exercise file which walks you through the most useful interface configuration steps. You will practice working with the entry bar, cell formatting, turning on and off the standard and formatting toolbars, using menus and shortcuts, creating your own toolbar, managing floating and docked toolbars, customizing toolbars, working with the view bar and the view menu, changing date formats, turning on and off the Project Guide, applying the Task Sheet, displaying the Entry and Cost tables, and showing and hiding change highlighting (MSP 2007 new feature).
Delivery Method:
Online mini lesson. Web-based presentation and online interactive training exercise.
Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will know:
that Microsoft Project is a database-driven program;
that a database-oriented mindset is better than an application-oriented mindset;
that the user interface as configured out-of-the-box is much more complicated than necessary;
how to customize toolbars using menus and shortcuts;
how to set interface options;
how to apply the Task Sheet view.
Part 1: Presentation
Topic 1A: Getting Started
Topic 1B: Simplify!
Topic 1C: Database-oriented Mindset
Topic 1D: The User Interface Out of the Box
Topic 1E: The Interface Can Bewilder You
Topic 1F: Customizing the Toolbars
Topic 1G: Setting the Options - View, Interface, General
Topic 1H: Apply the Task Sheet View
Topic 1I: Database-oriented Mindset - Key Training Objective
Part 2: Hands-on Training Exercise
Topic 2A: Managing Toolbars
Topic 2B: Managing Interface Options