How to Set Up a Project Document in Microsoft Project 2002 - Oct
4, 2002 In this chapter Setting up a new Project document
correctly from the beginning will help make your use of
Microsoft Project much easier. Before you enter the first task
in a new project, it's a good idea to examine several settings
and make any needed changes to them. Although there are no
defined rules for doing this, by following the steps outlined in
this chapter, you will be able to create a more accurately
calculated schedule. You generally use most of the default
settings in Microsoft Project to schedule tasks. Project also
allows flexibility and adaptability to accurately reflect the
actual workings of each individual project. You can change many
of these settings after tasks and resources have already been
entered into the project. However, by addressing these issues up
front, you are guaranteed to communicate a schedule that is
based on logic and calculated reason. Although you can address
the preliminaries of a project in any o