Advice for the Project Management Professional (PMP)

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To change a task from a subtask to a summary task or to change its level in the WBS, you can “outdent”
the task. To outdent the task, click the cell of the task or tasks you want to change, and then click
the Outdent button on the Formatting toolbar. Remember, the tasks in Project 2007 should be entered
in an appropriate WBS format with several levels in the hierarchy.
Numbering Tasks
Depending on how Project 2007 is set up on your computer, you may or may not see numbers
associated with tasks as you enter and indent them.
To display automatic numbering of tasks using the standard tabular numbering system
for a WBS:
Outline
numbers
show WBS
hierarchy
Show
outline
number
check box
1. Display the Options dialog box. Click Tools on the Menu bar, and then click
Options. The Options dialog box opens.
2. Show outline numbers. Click the View tab, if necessary. Check Show outline
number in the “Outline options for Project1” section of the View tab. Click OK
to close the dialog box. Figure A-22 shows the Options dialog box and resulting
outline numbers applied to the WBS tasks.
FIGURE A-22 Adding Outline Numbers
Saving Project Files With or Without a Baseline
An important part of project management is tracking performance against a baseline, or
approved plan. Project 2007 does not prompt you to save a file with or without a baseline
each time you save it, as some previous versions did. The default is to save without a
baseline. It is important to wait until you are ready to save your file with a baseline because
Project 2007 will show changes against a baseline. Since you are still developing your
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Guide to Using Microsoft Project 2007