Special Edition Using Microsoft® Project 2002

Customizing Forms

Custom forms are pop-up data entry forms that resemble dialog boxes. These forms give you quick access to fields that might not be displayed on the current view. Using a custom form enables you to access a field that contains the information you need without changing views. This section identifies some of the features that are available for using custom forms and reviews the procedures for accomplishing these tasks.

Project provides a number of different forms that you can use to perform some of the most common tasks. You can, for example, use the Update Task form when you need to track the progress of a Project task. You can edit built-in forms by moving information around, but you can’t add additional fields or delete fields. ...