Introduction

What’s New in Microsoft Office Project 2003

You’ll notice some changes as soon as you start Project 2003. The toolbars and menu bar have a new look, and there are some new task panes available on the left side of your screen. But the features that are new or greatly improved in this version of Project go beyond just changes in appearance. Some changes won’t be apparent to you until you start using the program.

New in Office 2003 To help you quickly identify features that are new or greatly enhanced with this version, this book uses the icon in the margin whenever new features are discussed or shown.

The following table lists the new features that you might be interested in, as well as the chapters in which those features are discussed.

The following new or improved features are available in Project Standard and Project Professional:

To learn how to	Using this new feature	See
Connect to the Microsoft Web site for assistance	Office Online service	Chapter 1, page 8
More easily print a view	Project Guide	Chapter 11, page 233
Create a project summary report for an Office application	Copy Picture to Office Wizard	Chapter 13, page 259

The following new or improved features are available in a Project Server–based enterprise project management system:

To learn how to	Using this new feature	See
Develop a new plan	Enterprise template	Chapter 21, page 423
Replace generic resources with work resources	Resource Substitution Wizard	Chapter 21, page 429
Report progress on assignments directly in Outlook	Outlook integration add-in for Project Server	Chapter 22, page 448
Identify risks to projects or tasks	WSS Risks integration with Project Server	Chapter 23, page 466
Create and delegate issues relating to projects or tasks	WSS Risks integration with Project Server	Chapter 23, page 469
Upload documents relevent to projects or tasks	WSS Risks integration with Project Server	Chapter 23, page 472

For more information about the Project family of products, see http:// www.microsoft.com/office/project/.