Project 2016 Intermediate

Lesson - Customizing Project Information

Project 2016

Steps

Practice Data

7. Select OK .

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The Options dialog box closes and the scheduling settings are saved.

Notice that the Max. Units column now displays decimals.

Switch to the Gantt Chart view and create a new task in the first blank Task Name field with the name Final Report . Type 2 in the Duration field and press [Enter] . Notice that the duration is 2 hrs instead of 2 days . Create another task in the next empty field by typing Review Report in the Task Name field and pressing [Enter] . Notice that the default duration is an estimated 8 hrs .

Practice the Concept: Open the Options dialog box again. Change the assignment units to display percentages and the default duration to be entered in days. Close the Options dialog box to save the settings.

S ETTING C ALCULATION O PTIONS

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Discussion

Calculation options are located on the Options dialog box Advanced page. Set options in the Calculation section to control how Microsoft Project calculates project information. Indicate whether you want calculations performed automatically, which is the default, or only when you specify. Control calculations when working with multiple projects, as well as an individual project. For the current project, specify how you want Microsoft Project to calculate project status information, inserted projects, actual costs, fixed costs, and multiple critical paths. In addition, set the amount of slack for critical tasks (the default is 0 ) and select how you want the completed and uncompleted parts of a task rescheduled around the status date.

NOTE If you set the calculation method to Manual , select the Calculate Now button on the Calculation page in the Options dialog box when you want to update your project data. Otherwise, the project data will not be updated properly.

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