Advice for the Project Management Professional (PMP)

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3. Open the Microsoft Office Templates Gallery. Click the Templates on Office
Online button on the lower left section of the Templates dialog box. The resulting
screen should resemble Figure A-64. Experiment with searching for various
template files.
FIGURE A-64 Microsoft Office Online Web Site
4. Close your browser and the open Project file. Click the Close button on
your browser and then close the file in Project 2007.
Using templates can help you prepare your project files, but be careful to address the
unique needs of your project and organization. For example, even though the Home Move
template file can provide guidance in preparing a Project 2007 file for a specific home move
project, you need to tailor the file for your particular situation and schedule. You can also
create your own Project 2007 templates by saving your file as a template using the Save
As option from the File menu. Simply change the Save As Type option to Template. Project
2007 then gives the file an .mpt extension (Microsoft Project Template) to identify the file
as a template.
In addition to using templates for Project 2007 files, it is helpful to use templates for
other project documents and insert hyperlinks to them from Project 2007. For example,
your organization might have templates for meeting agendas, project charters, status
reports, and project management plans. See the companion Web site for examples of other
template files. Next, you will create hyperlinks to some template files created in other
applications.
To insert a hyperlink within a Project 2007 file:
1. Display the Entry table. Open the baseline.mpp file. The Entry table and Gantt
Chart view should display.
2. Select the task in which you want to insert a hyperlink. Click the Task Name
for Task 2, Kickoff meeting.
3. Open the Insert Hyperlink dialog box. Click Insert on the Menu bar, and then
click Hyperlink. Alternatively, you can right-click the task name and select
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Guide to Using Microsoft Project 2007