Course Content
What the Microsoft Project Advanced course covers
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Unit 1: Project Views
- Understanding Project Views
- Working With the Standard Views
- Creating Split Views
- Creating a Custom View
- Creating a Custom Combination View
- Using Custom Views
- Customising the View Menus
- Saving an Existing View
- Deleting Unwanted Views
- Keeping New Views Local
- Working With Multiple Files
- Hiding Open Files
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Unit 2: Tables
- Exploring Tables
- Creating a New Table
- Adding Fields Using Add New Column
- Adding Fields Using Insert Column
- Adding Simple Custom Fields
- Formatting Table Fields
- Creating a Simple Lookup Table
- Using a Custom Table
- Using a Hyperlink Field
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Unit 3: Controlling Project Data
- Understanding the Data Tools
- Basic Data Highlighting
- Highlighting Date Ranges
- Highlighting a Range of Tasks
- Highlighting Tasks With Specific Resources
- More Highlight Filters
- Applying Filters
- Creating a Custom Filter
- Using a Custom Filter
- Editing Existing Filters
- Deleting an Unwanted Filter
- Grouping Tasks
- Using AutoFilters
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Unit 4: Formatting Projects
- Understanding the Timescale
- Changing Time Periods
- Showing Tiers
- Modifying Specific Tiers
- Formatting for Non-Working Time
- Changing Text Styles
- Working With Gridlines
- Displaying Progress Lines
- Working With Progress Lines
- Changing the Layout
- Understanding Gantt Chart Bars
- Changing Gantt Chart Styles
- Changing Bar Text
- Formatting Selected Bars
- Changing Bar Styles
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Unit 5: Advanced Printing
- Placing Printing Commands on the Ribbon
- Using Print Preview
- Setting Page Breaks
- Printing Specific Dates and Pages
- Printing Headers
- Printing Footers
- Working With the Legend
- Getting the Right Report Fit
- Exporting to PDF
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Unit 6: Graphical Reports
- Understanding Graphical Reports
- How Graphical Reports Work
- Running a Report
- Formatting Chart Objects
- Manipulating Report Data
- Filtering Report Data
- Cloning an Existing Report
- Creating a New Report
- Enhancing Report Appearance
- Making Reports Global
- Removing Unwanted Reports
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Unit 7: Project Templates
- Understanding Project Templates
- Examining the Templates
- Saving a Project as a Template
- Using a Custom Project Template
- Specifying the Personal Templates Folder
- Using the Personal Template Folder
- Modifying a Template
- Understanding the Global Template
- Organising the Global Template
- Applying a Newly Organised Item
- Removing Items From the Global Template
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Unit 8: Linking and Combining Projects
- Understanding Linked Projects
- Combining Projects
- Viewing a Combined Project
- Printing From a Combined Project
- Setting a Combined Project Start Date
- Changing Data in a Combined Project
- Saving and Closing a Combined Project
- Using Only the Combined Project File
- Using Only Subproject Files
- Inserting Subprojects
- Breaking Subproject Links
- Creating a Read Only Subproject
- Inserting Task Links
- Creating a Summary Milestone
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Unit 9: Shared Resources
- Understanding Resource Sharing
- Creating a Common Resource Pool
- Linking to an External Pool
- Linking a New Project File to the Pool
- Assigning Resources From the Pool
- Working With Shared Resources
- Checking for Resource Links
- Managing Shared Resources
- Opening Shared Resource Projects
- Opening the Resource Pool Only
- Assembling a Resource Master
- Working With a Resource Master
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Unit 10: Downsizing Larger Projects
- Understanding Project Downsizing
- Creating the Resource File
- Creating Smaller Projects
- Linking Subprojects to Resources
- Preparing for the Master Project
- Creating the Downsized Master File
- Setting Project Links
- Finalising the Master
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Unit 11: Other Applications
- Understanding Working With Applications
- Copying a Gantt Chart Image
- Copying Table Data
- Copying to Microsoft Excel
- Linking to Microsoft Excel
- Exporting to Microsoft Excel
- Exporting to Excel Using a Map
- Importing Data From Excel
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Unit 12: Microsoft Project VBA
- Understanding Project VBA
- Accessing the Developer Tab
- Recording a Macro
- Running a Macro
- Editing a Macro
- Running an Edited Macro
- Localising a Macro
- Running a Localised Macro
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Unit 13: Custom Fields
- Understanding Custom Fields
- Creating Custom Fields
- Inserting Custom Fields
- Creating a Formula in a Custom Field
- Modifying a Formula
- Testing a Formula
- Understanding Graphical Indicator Custom Fields
- Creating Graphical Indicator Custom Fields
- Creating a Lookup Custom Field
- Creating an Outline Code Mask
- Entering Lookup Table Values
- Using a Lookup Table
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Unit 14: WBS Codes
- Understanding WBS Codes
- Creating WBS Codes
- Altering Tasks With Custom WBS Codes
- Renumbering WBS Codes
- Editing Custom WBS Codes
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Unit 15: Visual Reports
- Understanding Visual Reports
- Understanding Excel Visual Reports
- Creating a Visual Report From a Template
- Choosing Fields to Display in a Visual Report
- Changing the X Axis Categories
- Filtering a Visual Report
- Formatting a Visual Report
- Saving a Visual Report as a Template
- Using a Custom Visual Report Template
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Unit 16: Custom Views
- Preparing for the Custom View
- Creating a Custom Filter for the View
- Creating a Custom Group for the View
- Creating a Custom Table for the View
- Creating the Custom View
- Removing a Custom View and Its Components
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Unit 17: Working Collaboratively
- Understanding Collaboration Options
- Adding a Contact as a Resource
- Working With a Contact Resource
- Syncing Tasks With SharePoint
- Working With a Synced Task List
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