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From the Expert

“After 25 years of using, supporting and instructing classes in all versions of Microsoft Project I have developed many usage tips about the product. I am sharing many of those tips in 2 ways: my blog posts and the MPUG “Tips” videos. If you spend some time with the videos you should be able to use Project more effectively and reduce the frustrations of using it. That should give you more time to manage your project.”

Change a Project Start Date

How to change or edit the project start date in Microsoft Project.

Project Statistics – The 30 Second Report

How to quickly obtain the status of your project with no configuration required. A fast and simple reporting option that can easily transfer to any word processing document to share with others.

Create a Sequence Analysis View

How to create a Sequence Analysis View in Microsoft Project. This split-screen view will help you analyze and troubleshoot quickly.

Task Path

How to use Task Path to help you analyze your project schedule in a dynamic, accurate and visible way.

Track Down Resource Scheduling Errors

A systematic and repeatable 5-step method to track down resource scheduling errors in Microsoft Project.

Creating Fast Interactive Filters

How to create and use fast interactive filters to find specific information in your Microsoft Project task sheet.

Splitting Task Assignments

How to split task assignments when one resource must stop working on a task and another resource must finish it.

Block Scheduling

How Block Scheduling is used when a task within a project is driving all of the other tasks as well as the project start and finish dates.

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