Chapter 23

Ten Cool Shortcuts in Project

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Viewing task and resource information

Bullet Keeping shortcuts close at hand

Bullet Changing the view for better focus

Bullet Adding tasks to the Timeline

I’m always amazed to watch people work who are adept at using a specific type of software. Their fingers seem to fly over the keyboard; without ever touching the mouse, they create documents, presentations, and other artifacts. In this chapter, I show you ten cool shortcuts that can help you handle Project like a pro.

Task Information

From any task view (including Task Boards view), you can double-click any task in the project to open the Task Information dialog box. You can then use it, as shown in Figure 23-1, to enter or modify durations, predecessor information, resources, notes, task types, and constraints.

In Chapter 2, I give you more information about the Task Information dialog box.

Snapshot of the Task Information dialog box.

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FIGURE 23-1: The Task Information dialog box.

Resource Information

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