macros, 365–73
assigning to toolbar button, xxxix, 375–78
defined, 490
editing, xxxviii–xxxix, 369–73
naming, 365
recording, xxxviii, 365–69
running, xxxviii, 368–69
security level settings, 368
storing in global template, 365
managing project variances
cost and resource problems, 330–34, 339
critical path and, 338, 339
overview, 323–24
project triangle, 323, 339
scope of work problems, 334–39
time and schedule problems, 324–29
Map Options page (Export Wizard), 250–51
maps
defined, 245–46
deleting, 378–79
editing, 249
exporting, 246–49, 367
import/export, 264–65, 271, 275, 489
selecting for data, 247
Margin tab (Page Setup dialog box), 222
master projects, 409
Material Label field, 63
material resources
assigning to tasks, 82–83
comparing work and, 63
consumption rates for, xxix, 167–70
defined, 62, 69, 490
setting up, xxi–xxii, 62
maximum units. See also units
allocating for work resources, 58–60
defined, 174, 195, 490
equipment resources, 61–62
menu bar, 7
Microsoft Excel, 35, 265–69, 275
Microsoft Internet Explorer, 248
Microsoft Office Project 2003. See also Microsoft Office Project 2003 Professional edition; Microsoft Office Project 2003 Standard edition
compatibility of file formats, 271
editions of, 5
family of products, 5, 30
learning resources for, 483–84
overview, 30
project management with, 3–5
scheduling engine in, 6, 30
starting Professional edition, xix, 10–15
starting Standard edition, xix, 6–9
Microsoft Office Project 2003 Professional edition
Collaborate menu, 12
defined, 5
Enterprise custom fields of Project Information dialog box, 51
global template in, 360
illustrated, 12
starting, xix, 10–15
tracking with, 278
using with Project Server, 56, 160
working offline with book tutorial, 33
Microsoft Office Project 2003 Server, 5
assigning resource to resolve issues, 467–69
benefits of, 439
Build Team from Enterprise feature, 427, 439
communicating project details in, 101
creating document library, xlv, 470–71
custom Project Guides, 439
deploying, 421
enterprise global template with, 360
enterprise templates, 422, 423, 439
EPM capabilities of, 56, 160
generic resources, 424
integrating WSS with, 463, 472
publishing plan to, xliii, 436–39
risk management in, 464–66
staffing enterprise project with resources, 427–36
substituting resources, xlii, 429–36, 439
toolset for, 420–21
uploading documents to document library, 472
working with task assignments in Outlook, xliii, 446–50
Microsoft Office Project 2003 Standard edition
defined, 5
global template in, 360
illustrated, 7
starting, xix, 6–9
Microsoft Office Project 2003 Web Access, 5
handling actuals from resources, xliv, 450–55
managing issues, 467–69
Project Center, 456, 460
recording assignment progress in Tasks Center, 442–43
reporting out-of-office time, xliii, 444–45
reporting task changes, xliii, 441–45
risk management, 464–66
Tasks Center, 460
Updates Center, 452, 454, 460
updating calendar automatically with, 67
Microsoft Office System Enterprise Project Management Solution, 419, 490
Microsoft Outlook
importing appointments and events from, 442
importing task lists from, 35
viewing and reporting progress on assignments, xliii, 446–50
Microsoft PowerPoint, xxxiv, 259–64
Microsoft Project. See Microsoft Office Project 2003
Microsoft Project Plan (MPP) files, 30
Microsoft Project Task List Import Template, 269
Microsoft Project Users Group (MPUG), 483–84
Microsoft Visio, 259–64
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, 369–73
about, 365, 369, 373, 379
editing macros in, xxxviii–xxxix, 369–73
recording macros in, xxxviii, 365–69
Web site for, 484
Microsoft Word
copying GIF image of Gantt chart to, 260–63
generating project summary report in, xxxiv, 259–64
saving data with Export Wizard to, 272–73
milestones, xx, 40–41, 490
missed deadline indicator, 145, 326
“month-at-a-glance” calendar format, xxxviii, 354, 356
More Filters dialog box, xxxi, 208
More Groups dialog box, 203
More Tables dialog box, 211
More Views dialog box, 19, 89, 215
mouse
displaying dates in timescaled views, 176
dragging vertical divider bar, 285
splitting tasks with, 136–37
viewing detail for Gantt chart items, 280
.mpb files, 270
.mpd files, 270
MPP (Microsoft Project Plan) files, 30
MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group), 483–84
.mpw files, 495
Msproject.com Web site, 484
Multiple Pages button, 229
Must Finish On constraint, 129, 144, 152
Must Start On constraint, 129