Decide if you need a project   Before you start a lengthy series of activities, you should ask yourself if what you are doing constitutes a project.

Create a project   You can create a new project, which is the usual way to start. Or you can base your new file on an existing project or template that contains tasks or resources that are similar to those you need for the current project.

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• Create a new project if you want to begin with a clean slate, choose a start or finish date for your project, and add the tasks (task: An activity that has a beginning and an end. Project plans are made up of tasks.) and resources (resources: The people, equipment, and material that are used to complete tasks in a project.) that you need.
• Create a new project from a template if you want to jump-start the creation of a project. Browse through the templates that are included with Microsoft Office Project.
• Create a new project from an existing project or database if the two projects are similar. Using an existing project or template (template: A Project file format [*.mpt] that lets you reuse existing schedules as the starting point for creating new schedules. Task and resource information, formatting, macros, and project-specific settings can all become part of a template.) eliminates the need to reenter the information.

Link or store project-related documents in Project    You can attach documents that are related to your project to the Microsoft Office Project 2007 file. For example, you may want to link a scope (scope: The combination of all project goals and tasks, and the work required to accomplish them.) management plan or risk management plan (risk management plan: A document defining how risk will be managed throughout the project. It can include identified risks, probabilities, contingency plans and methods for implementing them, and a strategy for allocating resources if a risk event occurs.) to your project for easy access.

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• Insert a document into a project, such as a Microsoft Office Word 2007 document, a Microsoft Office Visio 2007 workflow diagram, a Microsoft MapPoint map, a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 slide, or a Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 page.
• Add a note to a task, resource, or project to include a small amount of information directly in your project. You can also add a file to a note, which is an easy way to browse through the file for information relevant to a task, resource, or project.
• View and upload documents that are related to your project by using Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 (Project Server: A Project companion product that enables collaborative planning and status reporting among workgroup members, project managers, and other stakeholders by working with and exchanging project information on a Web site.).

Set the working time for the project calendar    You may need to change the working days and hours for your project calendar (project calendar: The base calendar used by a project.). In Project, the default working times are 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. weekdays, with an hour off for lunch. You can change the working hours for all working days, specific days (such as every Tuesday), or certain dates such as holidays.

• Set working times, vacations, and holidays for your project.

Save a project   From time to time, you need to save your project to keep changes that you made, create a backup copy of your project, or create a template that you can use for another project. Project provides several ways to save a project.

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• Save a project if you are saving a newly created or existing local project or enterprise project (enterprise project: A project that is stored in Project Server to ensure information integrity. To make changes to an enterprise project, users with access permissions are required to check it in and out from Project Server.).
• Import a project to Project Server to set up an existing project file on Project Server (Project Server: A Project companion product that enables collaborative planning and status reporting among workgroup members, project managers, and other stakeholders by working with and exchanging project information on a Web site.).
• Create a connection to a shared network folder so that you can have easy access to a project that is saved on a server.
• Save a project to work on offline so that you can work on a project when you are not connected to Project Server and can save any changes made offline back to Project Server.