Microsoft Project Quick Tips

37mGeneral2019-09-27

Authors

Bonnie Biafore

PMP, Trainer, Best-Selling Author

Course details

Take a quick minute or two and learn valuable, time-saving Microsoft Project tips from a project management pro, Bonnie Biafore, PMP and MCTS. She offers a series of bite-size insider solutions for many of the most common issues that frustrate Project users, covering data entry, scheduling, formatting, staying organized, and more.

Topics include:
Working faster in Microsoft Project
Entering data
Using keyboard shortcuts
Formatting tables
Modifying views
Sorting and Filtering
Scheduling
Working with Files
Backing up
Security
Sharing customization with a colleague

Skills covered

Microsoft ProjectProject Management SoftwareQuick TipsMicrosoft OfficeProject ManagementBusiness Software and ToolsMicrosoft

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Saving time in Project

1. Project Quick Tips

02 - Copy data into adjacent rows
03 - Quickly insert multiple tasks
04 - Enter values quickly with a lookup table
05 - Wrap text in table cells
06 - Align cell data
07 - Copy cell formatting
08 - Change currency formatting
09 - Adjust column and row size in Project
10 - Align task bars within rows
11 - Change magnification in the timescale
12 - Display only incomplete tasks
13 - Expand and collapse the task list
14 - Insert and hide columns in a table
15 - View the selected task in the timescale
16 - View two parts of a project
17 - Set the default view
18 - Insert hyperlinks
19 - Move to the beginning or end of the timescale
20 - Toggle between panes in a window
21 - Customize the Quick Access Toolbar
22 - Indent and outdent tasks quickly
23 - Switch tasks between manual and auto scheduling
24 - Create an image of a schedule
25 - Share customization with colleagues
26 - Change sort order
27 - Remove all filters when AutoFilter is active
28 - Filter by date range
29 - Create a template from a project
30 - Use a template to create a project
31 - Set file save options
32 - Protect a file with a password