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Advice for the Project Management Professional (PMP)

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3. Mark Tasks 1 though 8 as 100% complete. Click <strong>the</strong> Task Name <strong>for</strong> Task 1,<br />

Initiating, and drag down through Task 8 to highlight <strong>the</strong> first eight tasks. Click<br />

<strong>the</strong> 100% Complete button on <strong>the</strong> Tracking toolbar. The columns with<br />

dates, durations, and cost in<strong>for</strong>mation should now contain data instead of <strong>the</strong><br />

default values, such as NA or 0. The % Comp column should display 100%.<br />

Adjust column widths if needed. Your screen should resemble Figure A-50.<br />

FIGURE A-50 Tracking Table In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

4. Enter actual completion dates <strong>for</strong> Task 10. Click <strong>the</strong> Task Name <strong>for</strong> Task 10,<br />

Analysis, and <strong>the</strong>n click <strong>the</strong> Update Tasks button on <strong>the</strong> far right side of<br />

<strong>the</strong> Tracking toolbar. The Update Tasks dialog box opens. For Task 10, enter <strong>the</strong><br />

Actual Start date as 7/08/09 and <strong>the</strong> Actual Finish date as 8/13/09, as shown<br />

in Figure A-51. Click OK. Notice how <strong>the</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation in <strong>the</strong> tracking sheet<br />

has changed.<br />

FIGURE A-51 Update Tasks Dialog Box<br />

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