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Presentation Description

Ira Brown, a recognized Microsoft Project expert, will deliver this fun and informative presentation that will provide you with an understanding of how Microsoft Project can use automation to interact with other Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You don’t need to be a programmer to attend this session, as the presentation and examples are geared toward the business user. This session provides practical, real-world illustrations for solving common business challenges a user faces when working with Microsoft Project and other Office applications.

Learning Objectives

During this event, students will learn how to create Microsoft Project’s macros to perform the following functions:

  • Create a PowerPoint presentation that includes a Microsoft Project timeline at the click of a button
  • Create an automated Microsoft Project Variance Report in Microsoft Word
  • Import calendar data from Outlook to a Microsoft Project calendar

Speaker Bio

Ira Brown is the founder and president of Project Widgets. He has over twenty years experience helping organizations implement Enterprise Project Management solutions, and is a widely published author of several Microsoft Project books.

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https://youtu.be/lJFUwtsDW60?t=1m34s Presentation Description Ira Brown, a recognized Microsoft Project expert, will deliver this fun and informative presentation that will provide you with an understanding of how Microsoft Project can use […]

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