Microsoft Project - Advanced

Course subjects

Custom Fields

• Understanding Custom Fields

• Creating Custom Fields

• Inserting Custom Fields

• Creating a Formula in a Custom Field

• Modifying a Formula

• Testing a Formula

• Understanding Graphical Indicator Custom Field

• Creating Graphical Indicator Custom Field

• Creating a Lookup Custom Field

• Creating an Outline Code Mask

• Entering Lookup Table Values

• Using a Lookup Table

WBS Codes

• Understanding WBS Codes

• Creating WBS Codes

• Altering Tasks with Custom WBS Codes

• Renumbering WBS Codes

• Editing Custom WBS Codes

Custom Views

• Preparing for the Custom View

• Creating a Custom Filter for the View

• Creating a Custom Group for the View

• Creating a Custom Table for the View

• Creating the Custom View

• Removing a Custom View and its Components

Graphical Reports

• Understanding Graphical Reports

• How Graphical Reports Work

• Running a Report

• Formatting Chart Objects

• Manipulating Report Data

• Filtering Report Data

• Cloning an Existing Report

• Creating a New Report

• Enhancing Report Appearance

• Making Reports Global

• Removing Unwanted Reports

Visual Reports

• Understanding Visual Reports

• Understanding Excel Visual Reports

• Creating a Visual Report from a Template

• Choosing Fields to Display in a Visual Report

• Changing the X Axis Categories

• Filtering a Visual Report

• Formatting a Visual Report

• Saving a Visual Report as a Template

• Using a Custom Visual Report Template

Project Templates

• Understanding Project Templates

• Examining the Templates

• Saving a Project as a Template

• Using a Custom Project Template

• Specifying the Personal Templates Folder

• Using the Personal Template Folder

• Modifying a Template

• Understanding the Global Template

• Organising the Global Template

• Applying a Newly Organised Item

• Removing Items from the Global Template

Microsoft Project Files

• Opening a Project 2007 File

• Moving a Project’s Start Date

• Working with Multiple Files

• Hiding Open Files

Linking and Combining Projects

• Understanding Linked Projects

• Combining Projects

• Viewing a Combined Project

• Printing from a Combined Project

• Setting a Combined Project Start Date

• Changing Data in a Combined Project

• Saving and Closing a Combined Project

• Using Only the Combined Project File

• Using Only Subproject Files

• Inserting Subprojects

• Breaking Subproject Links

• Creating a Read Only Subproject

• Inserting Task Links

• Creating a Summary Milestone

Shared Resources

• Understanding Resource Sharing

• Creating a Common Resource Pool

• Linking to an External Pool

• Linking a New Project File to the Pool

• Assigning Resources from the Pool

• Working with Shared Resources

• Checking for Resource Links

• Managing Shared Resources

• Opening Shared Resource Projects

• Opening the Resource Pool Only

• Assembling a Resource Master

• Working with a Resource Master

Downsizing Larger Projects

• Understanding Project Downsizing

• Creating the Resource File

• Creating Smaller Projects

• Linking Subprojects to Resources

• Preparing for the Master Project

• Creating the Downsized Master File

• Setting Project Links

• Finalising the Master

Other Applications

• Understanding Working with Applications

• Copying a Gantt Chart Image

• Copying Table Data

• Copying to Microsoft Excel

• Linking to Microsoft Excel

• Exporting to Microsoft Excel

• Exporting to Excel Using a Map

Microsoft Project VBA

• Understanding Microsoft Project VBA

• Accessing the Developer Tab

• Recording a Macro

• Running a Macro

• Editing a Macro

• Running an Edited Macro

• Localising a Macro

• Running a Localised Macro