Microsoft® Office Project 2007 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies®

Chapter 3. Project Server and the Project Manager

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✓	Logging onto Project Server
✓	Working with Web-based projects
✓	Setting up status reports
✓	Receiving updates

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Although the project manager can use Project Web Access, typically, the project manager uses the Project Server database in conjunction with Project Professional. This chapter describes how the project manager logs into the Project Server database while using Project Professional and then how to create and work with projects that you load into the Project Server database.

You can’t use Project Standard with Project Server. You must use Project Professional.

Logging onto Project Server

You can work with a project as though you weren’t connected to the Project Server database, or you can connect to the Project Server database and work with the project. You make that choice when you start Project Professional. To be able to make that choice, however, you need a Project Server account to connect to the Project Server database. You can create a Project Server account by using Project Professional after your Project Server administrator gives you the URL for your Project Server database. To create a Project Server Account, follow these steps:

1. Start Project Professional.

2. Choose ToolsEnterprise ...