Join Bonnie Biafore for an in-depth discussion in this video Categorizing results in a visual report, part of Advanced Microsoft Project.
- Showing the level of detail you want…couldn't be easier in a visual report.…All you do is expand or collapse…the data on the pivot table worksheet.…Well let's start by running a visual report.…I'm going to head to the report…tab and click visual reports.…Remember, in project 2010, visual…reports is on the project tab.…In the visual reports dialogue box,…I'm going to use the base line work report.…
I select that, I'm going to use…weeks for usage data.…All I have to do is click view.…That generates the report and opens it up in Excel.…I'm going to head up to the view tab…and click the zoom button.…And I'm going to choose 100%.…When I click ok, I can see a little bit…more of the report on the window.…Now let's change this report so we…can see the time on the X-axis.…
We did that in another movie, but…I'm going to do it again here.…When I click the pivot chart, that…opens up the PivotChart Fields pane.…Remember, we've got the access categories section…specifies what you see in the X-axis.…What we're going to do is we're going to…
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Bonnie Biafore
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11/5/2015Released
5/14/2015Viewers will then learn how to customize fields and generate cool graphical and visual reports. Finally, the course shows how to share various customizations and configurations as well as best practices for managing multiple projects.
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- Recalculating duration, work, and units for assignment changes
- Adding, removing, and replacing resources
- Defining part-time resources
- Setting cost rates
- Accounting for overtime costs
- Working with earned value
- Exchanging data with other programs
- Customizing fields and reports
- Sharing customizations
- Sharing resources and linking tasks between projects
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome2m 1s
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1. Options for Opening and Saving Project Files
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2. Mastering Resource Assignments
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Keeping task duration fixed3m 26s
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Maintaining total task work3m 33s
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3. Managing Project Costs
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4. Working with Earned Value
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5. Exchanging Data with Other Programs
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Hyperlinking in Project6m 3s
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6. Customizing Fields
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Understanding custom fields3m 32s
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Naming a custom field2m 35s
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7. Customizing Graphical Reports
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8. Customizing Visual Reports
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9. Sharing Customizations
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10. Working with Multiple Projects
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Creating a master project4m 32s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye1m
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