Live Webinar – April 5th, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Members only event

When you open a large Microsoft Project plan, it’s often difficult to understand the details and complexities of the schedule.

During this fun and informative session, Ira Brown – an industry leader and recognized Microsoft Project expert – will demonstrate some of the visualization capabilities of Microsoft Project that help you quickly see the information for which you’re looking.

In this webinar, Ira will discuss Microsoft Project features such as the following that can be used to highlight critical project information:

• Font and text styles
• Zoom in/Zoom out functionality
• Highlighting summary tasks
• Gantt bar formatting
• Graphical indicators
• Shading columns in a view
• Making fields ‘read only’
• Macro automation, and more!

This session is geared toward the Microsoft Project business user (PMs), rather than a technical programmer, providing practical, real-world examples for solving the common challenges a user faces when working with Microsoft Project, especially with larger projects.

Learning Objectives:

• How to use Microsoft Project fonts and text styles to highlight key focus areas
• How to highlight summary tasks in Microsoft Project
• How to use graphical indicators
• How to format Gantt Charts in Microsoft Project
• How to make fields “read only” and why this is important for Project Managers

Presenter: Ira Brown (LinkedIn profile) is the President and CEO of Project Widgets, a Microsoft Project Partner specializing in add-on products, implementation services, integration, training, and custom software development for Microsoft Project. He is a is a recognized Microsoft Project expert with 20+ years of experience.

Project Widgets is well-known for offering add-on products for Microsoft Project and Project Online, as well as for creating custom solutions that meet their clients’ unique business requirements. Project Widgets even have several free, downloadable widgets available on their website that you can begin using right away

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1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
5. And so much more …

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Now You See It: Microsoft Project Visualization Magic

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