Conventions and Features

You can save time when you use this book by understanding how the Step by Step series shows special instructions, keys to press, buttons to click, and so on.

Convention	Meaning
New in Office 2003	This icon indicates a new or greatly improved feature in Microsoft Office Project 2003.
On the CD
	This icon indicates a reference to the book’s companion CD.
BE SURE TO	Following these words are instructions for actions you should take before beginning an exercise.
OPEN	Following this word are instructions for opening the practice files you’ll need to use for an exercise.
CLOSE	Following this word are the names of practice files you should close before moving on to another topic in the book.
1 2	Numbered steps guide you through hands-on exercises in each topic.
Ÿ	A round bullet indicates an exercise that has only one step.
Tip	This section provides a helpful hint or shortcut that makes working through a task easier.
Important	This section points out information that you need to know to complete the procedure.
Troubleshooting	This section shows you how to fix a common problem.
Save	The first time a button is referenced in a topic, a picture of the button appears in the margin area with a label.
[Alt]+[Tab]	A plus sign (+) between two key names means that you must press those keys at the same time. For example, “Press [Alt]+[Tab]” means that you hold down the Alt key while you press Tab.
Boldface type	Program features that you click or press are shown in black boldface type
Blue Boldface type	Text that you are supposed to type appears in blue boldface type.
Blue italic type	Terms that are explained in the glossary at the end of the book are shown in blue italic type within the chapter.