Microsoft Project 2000 Proficient User

Audience

This course is intended for end users that use the fundamental capabilities of Microsoft Project 2000. Participants should have a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows 2000 NT 4.0 98 or 95 and the first course in this series.

Objective

• Perform advanced functions to manage a project.
• Manage multiple projects tasks and resources.
• Create and applying a template to create a new project.
• Customize tables views groups outlines filters timescales bar styles custom forms and the accessibility and user options.
• Track projects and customize Project Central.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Project 2000: Advanced Functions

• Identify the differences between work and duration.
• Display the critical path of a project.
• Insert a project link in a master project.
• Add a task to the plan of a master project.
• Save the baseline plan of a master project.
• Create a cross-project link to a master.
• Increase the priority of a selected task.
• Record the status of a task in the sheet format in Project 2000 by using the Project menu.
• Modify the availability of a resource for a specific period of time by using the resource sheet.
• Specify the fixed cost of a material resource.
• Create a new template from a project plan.
• Create a new project plan from a template.

Unit 2: Customizing a Project Plan

• Create a custom table.
• Insert a column in a table.
• Restore the default settings of a specific table.
• Create a custom view.
• Sort a displayed view in the ascending order.
• Apply a predefined group to the displayed project.
• Create a custom group.
• Modify the WBS of a project.
• Apply the predefined WBS code to a project.
• Define a custom WBS code for a project.
• Apply a predefined filter.
• Apply AutoFilter on a column to filter data in a specific view.
• Apply a custom filter.
• Format the major and minor timescales.
• Modify the bar style of a selected field.

Unit 3: Project Central

• Identify the advantages of Project Central.
• Publish project information on Project Central.
• Create a user account for a new Project Central user by using the Admin menu.
• Delegate a task on Project Central by using the Tasks menu.
• Disable task delegation by team members on Project Central by using the Admin menu.
• Record the status of a task on Project Central by using the Tasks menu.
• Set an AutoAccept rule by using the Messages section.
• Create user permissions by using the Admin menu.
• Modify the color of a specific Gantt chart bar by using the Admin menu.
• Modify the mode of the Project Central server to Single User by using the Admin menu.
• Specify the authentication option for the users who log on to Project Central by using the Admin menu.
• Modify the account creation setting on the Project Central server by using the Admin menu.
• Create a view by using the Admin menu.
• Modify a view by using the Admin menu.
• Create a category by using the Admin menu.
• Modify a category by using the Admin menu.

Duration

8

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

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