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page breaks, 358
page header and footer graphics area, 432
page setup and Page Setup dialog box, 353–354, 354
for graphics, 440–441, 440
for headers, footers, and legends, 355–356, 355–356
Margins tab, 354, 354
Page tab, 354, 354
for printing, 89–90, 89
View tab, 358, 358
Page tab, 354, 354
parallel activities
defined, 737
in schedule development, 27
parent elements, 737
parent objects, 688
Password Length setting, 483
password-protected files, opening, 86
passwords in Web Access, 540–541, 540
pasting and Paste Special dialog box, 442–444, 443–444
for embedding, 426–427, 427
for Excel objects, 434–436, 442
for graphics, 437, 441
for linking, 429
for PowerPoint objects, 436
paths, 737
payloads, virus, 623
per-use costs, 737
percent complete information, 232, 237–238, 238
percentages for resources, 154
performance
defined, 737
earned value analysis for, 241–245, 243–245
in project management, 29
as project parameter, 4
Period setting, 366
permissions
for public folders, 313
for users, 470–473, 473
Permissions tab, 313
Personal Address Book dialog box, 296
personalized menus and toolbars, 597–598, 597
PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique), 257–258
calculations in, 261–262, 262
defined, 738
developing estimates in, 258–260, 259–260
duration estimates in, 260–261, 260–261
in schedule development, 27–28
views in, 261–262, 262
weights in, 262, 263
PERT Analysis toolbar, 259–260
PERT Entry form, 260, 646
PERT Entry Sheet, 259, 259
pessimistic task duration, 258
pessimistic view in PERT, 261
phases, 737
pictures of projects, copying, 374–375, 375
pivot tables, 411–413, 413
Places bar, 84, 84
planned activities, 737
planned costs, 737
Planning Wizard
for constraints, 147, 147
for subprojects, 281, 281
plans
for activities, 43–47, 43–47
communicating, 55–58, 56–58
contingency
creating, 253–254
defined, 732
storing, 255, 255
for enterprise-wide projects, 499–503
interim, 229–230, 229, 735
optimizing, 51–55, 52–55
for tasks, 108
bottom-up, 109
top-down, 108–109
PMI (Project Management Institute), 4, 738
pools, resource. See resource pools
Portfolio Analyzer
configuring, 563–564, 565
defined, 737
for resource analysis, 570, 571
viewing projects with, 565–567, 566–567
Portfolio Managers, 474, 503
Portfolio Model Property Toolbox, 562, 562
Portfolio Modeler, 738
portfolios and portfolio models, 558–559
analyzing, 560–567, 561, 565–567
comparing, 562–563, 563
creating, 559–560, 559–560
defined, 737
modifying, 562, 562
viewing, 560
positive float time, 738
post-implementation reviews, 67, 738
posting files to public folders, 313, 313
postmortems, 67
pound signs (#) in columns, 116, 116
PowerPoint objects, inserting, 435–436, 436
precedence diagrams, 28
predecessor tasks, 128–129, 128–129
creating, 135–136, 136
defined, 738
entering, 133, 134
in schedule development, 27
Predecessors tab, 133, 134, 138, 282, 283
predesigned contours, 199–204, 200–204
Preferences tab, 307
preparing for projects, 456
presentations, inserting, 435–436, 436
previous versions, importing from, 391–392
Print Blank Pages feature, 358
Print dialog box, 56, 356–358, 357
Print Preview, 58, 58, 87–89, 88, 356, 357
printing
calendars, 100–101, 101
graphic objects, 370
in macros, 618–619
page setup for, 89–90, 89, 353–356, 354–357
previewing, 87–89, 88
reports, 57–58, 57–58
resources and costs, 176
summary reports, 240–241, 240–241
views, 56–57, 56–57, 356–358, 357–358
priorities
of projects, 43, 94
in resource leveling, 52, 219
probabilistic estimated duration, 257
problem definition, 448
problem identification stage in project cycle
characteristics of, 5
defined, 738
reviewing, 447
procedures in VBA, 656, 660, 663–664
creating, 664–665, 664
for Gantt bar color, 666–667, 666
help for, 665–666, 665
processes planning, 500
Professional version
features in, 9–11
resource assignments in, 194
Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), 257–258
calculations in, 261–262, 262
defined, 738
developing estimates in, 258–260, 259–260
duration estimates in, 260–261, 260–261
in schedule development, 27–28
views in, 261–262, 262
weights in, 262, 263
programmability features, 14
Progress Lines dialog box, 241, 241
progress tracking, 231
adjustments from, 246
baseline data for, 226–228, 227–228
data collection for, 32–34, 33
performance analysis in, 241–245, 243–245
reviewing variances from baseline, 239, 239
summary reports for, 240–241, 240–241
updating tasks with actual data, 231–238, 234–238
Project 2002
application window in, 71–72, 72
collaboration and enterprise functionality in, 15–17, 16
communication from, 294
ease of use, 13–15, 14
editions and architecture, 9–12
help in, 79–83, 80
new features in, 12–14
Project 98, exporting to, 409–410, 410
Project Central, 460, 463
project cycle
defined, 738
development stage, 7–8
evaluation stage, 8
implementation stage, 8
problem definition stage, 5–6
problem identification stage, 5
project design stage, 6–7
Project Definition screen
for exporting data, 417, 417, 420
for importing data, 400, 400, 404
project design stage
characteristics of, 6–7
defined, 738
Project Explorer, 658–659, 658
Project Guide, 39, 40, 71, 72
defined, 738
working with, 75, 75
Project Information dialog box
for budgets, 55
for calendars, 94
for general information, 276, 276
for new projects, 92, 92
for outline codes, 518–520, 519
for properties, 42–43, 42
for start date, 54
project management, 3–4, 19–20
activity analysis in, 20–25, 21, 24–25
cost estimates in, 27
defined, 738
information communication in, 29–30
performance standards in, 29
schedule development in, 27–28, 28
security management in, 30
tasks in. See tasks and task lists
time identification in, 25–27, 26
tools in, 8–9
Web help for, 728–730
Project Management Institute (PMI), 4, 738
Project Managers, 474, 502, 503, 738
Project Map option, 82
Project object, 693–694
Project object model, 688–690, 689
Application object, 689–693
Assignment object, 695
Cell and Selection objects, 695–697
Project object, 693–694
Resource object, 694–695, 695
Task object, 694, 694
Project Office template, 602
project proposals, 738
project reviews
in closing projects, 447–449
defined, 738
Project Server. See Server version
project-specific settings, 586
Project Statistics dialog box, 94–95, 95,
236, 236
for budgets, 55, 55, 64, 64, 67
for schedule, 64, 64, 67
Project Summary reports, 360, 450, 451
Project Templates tab, 600, 600
project triangle, 177–178, 178, 738
project update fields, 232–234
projects, 4–5, 91–92
building, 39, 40
calendar for
additional, 100, 100
options for, 96–97, 96
printing, 100–101, 101
selecting, 94
standard, 95–96, 96
for working times, 97–99, 98–99
closing. See closing
cost estimates in, 50–51, 51
defined, 738
defining, 40–43, 40–43
information setup for, 92–94, 92–94
managing. See project management
opening, 72–73
optimizing, 51–55, 52–55
options for, 585–586, 585
for calculations, 592, 592
for calendar, 589–590, 590
for collaboration, 593, 594
for editing, 588–589, 589
general, 587–588, 588
for interface, 595, 595
for saving, 594–595, 594
for schedules, 590–592, 591
for spelling, 593, 593
types of, 586, 586
for views, 586–587, 587
plan communication in, 55–58, 56–58
planning activities, 43–47, 43–47
preparing for, 456
project cycle in, 5–8
properties for
Content tab, 103, 103
creating, 104–105
customizing, 104, 104
deleting, 105
General tab, 102, 103
modifying, 105
Statistics tab, 102
Summary tab, 102, 102
resources for. See resources
reviewing, 447–449, 738
schedules. See schedules
statistics display for, 94–95, 95
tasks in. See tasks and task lists
tracking, 58–59
closing projects, 67
communication in, 59–63, 59–63
resources, 66–67, 66
schedule and costs, 64–65, 64–65
scope in, 63–64
in VBA, 656, 660
Projects tab, 538
promoting to-do lists, 557–558, 558
properties
for buttons, 700–701, 700
for documents, 704–705, 705
for projects
Content tab, 103, 103
creating, 104–105
customizing, 104, 104
deleting, 105
General tab, 102, 103
modifying, 105
Statistics tab, 102
Summary tab, 102, 102
setting, 42–43, 42–43
in VBA, 661–662, 662
Properties dialog box, 40, 40, 313, 658, 658
Prorated cost-accrual methods, 170
public folders, posting files to, 313, 313
public subroutines, 710
publicly creatable objects, 689
Publish New and Changed Assignments dialog box, 60–61, 61–62, 64, 300–302, 300–302
Published versions, 520
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