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Using the Timeline view

Using the Timeline view - Microsoft Project Tutorial

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Using the Timeline view

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The timeline is great for distilling information about a project. You can emphasize a few important tasks or add key milestones as callouts. The timeline also provides an easy way to adjust the dates you see in the primary view in Project. So here is the Timeline View up in the top of the Project window. If you don't see the view, go to the View Tab, and make sure to turn on the Timeline checkbox, and then you'll see the timeline as it is here. One of the great things about the timeline is it shows the project start date at the beginning in the left side of the bar, and the finish date at the right side. So here you see your entire project in one simple view, and it's also great for highlighting things about your project. So you can highlight summary task, things like phases, here's the Planning Move, the design and construction phase. But you can also emphasize specific tasks, so maybe the move or drafting the budget. It's really easy to add things to the timeline. So let's say we…

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