Advice for the Project Management Professional (PMP)

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Now that you understand project management concepts and the basic project management
terminology, you will learn how to start Project 2007, review the Help facility and a
template file, and begin to plan the Project Tracking Database project.
OVERVIEW OF PROJECT 2007
The first step to mastering Project 2007 is to become familiar with the Help facility, online
tutorials, major screen elements, views, and filters. This section describes each of these
features.
Starting Project 2007 and Using the Getting Started and Project Guide
Features
To start Project 2007:
Menu bar
Toolbar
View Bar
1. Open Project 2007. Click the Start button on the taskbar, point to All
Programs, point to Microsoft Office, and then click Microsoft Office Project
2007. If you are using Vista, click Microsoft Office instead of pointing to it.
Alternatively, a shortcut or icon might be available on the desktop; in this case,
double-click the icon to start the software.
2. Maximize Project 2007. If the Project 2007 window does not fill the entire
screen as shown in Figure A-1, click the Maximize button in the upperright
corner of the window.
Project Guide
Tasks pane
FIGURE A-1 Project Guide Tasks Pane and Project 2007 Main Screen
Main screen showing
Gantt Chart view
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Guide to Using Microsoft Project 2007