Project 2010 Bible

Chapter 2. Exploring the Microsoft Project Environment

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Taking a first look at Project

• The basics of entering information in Project

This chapter introduces Project's environment as well as the powerful tools that Project places at your disposal. You practice moving among different views, and you work with some of the tools and on-screen elements that you can use to create schedules.

Project now sports the new interface found in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office products.

Taking a First Look at Project

Two versions of Microsoft Project 2010 are available. You can purchase Project 2010 Standard or Project 2010 Professional. These products differ only in the way that they sup port Project Server, which is Project's tool to manage projects on the Web.

The functionality of Project Server has again been expanded. As with Project 2007, you can't use Project Server with Project Standard. Instead, to use Project Server 2010, you must also use Project Professional 2010. In this book, I assume that you're using Project Professional.

Note

See Part VII for more information on using Project Server.

What Is Project Server?

Project Server enables you to manage projects on your company's intranet or on the Internet — and only the project manager installs and uses Microsoft Project Professional. Everyone else on the project uses Project Web Access, the Web-based product that connects to the Project Server database that contains your project data. You open Project Web Access by typing ...