Project 2013 Advanced

Lesson 2 – Using More Customization Features

Project 2013

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Practice Data

16. Select Apply to apply the custom view or select Close to close the More Views dialog box. The More Views dialog box closes and the custom view appears in the project window.

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Drag the split bar as far right as possible to see the summary fields. Notice that the task list is grouped by noncritical ( Critical: No ) and critical ( Critical: Yes ) tasks. Also notice that the Tasks With Deadlines, the 4 Draft Proposal, is highlighted in yellow.

Practice the Concept: Create a custom combination view called Task/Resource Sheet . Select the Task Sheet view to appear in the top pane (primary view) and the Resource Sheet view to appear in the bottom pane (detail pane). Apply the view.

Remove the split and then switch to the Gantt Chart view.

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Discussion

While Microsoft Project contains many tables, there may not be one that shows the specific information you need to help plan and monitor your project. You can create custom tables to display the task or resource data that meets your needs.

You can use the Table Definition dialog box to create a table or make a copy of an existing table and modify it. In this dialog box, each row in the Field Name column represents a field in the table. You can add, insert, delete, cut, and copy rows to create a custom table. Once you identify the fields you want in your table, you can specify the desired alignment and width for each field, as well as enter a title and select the title alignment. If you do not enter a title, the field name becomes the column heading. You can type the information to define the fields in your table or, for some fields, you can choose from a list of available options.

If you want the custom table to appear on the Tables submenu on the View ribbon, you can select the Show in menu option in the Table Definition dialog box. In addition, if you do not want the first column locked into its current position, meaning it will scroll, you can deselect the Lock first column option.

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