Work through every lesson to complete the full course or do individual lessons to learn just the skills you need. Either way, you get insightful tips from a PMI-certified professional project planner, who shows you how to use Project 2000 to manage projects effectively. You also get practice files on CD-ROM.

Intuitive features make learning easy:

• Step numbers are your unmistakable guides through the lessons.
• Buttons and desktop icons show you where to point and click on the screen.
• Screen shots illustrate the lessons you’re working on.
• Tips provide alternate steps or additional information.
• Multimedia demos highlight key functions.

Using this book and Microsoft Project 2000, you’ll learn to:

• Forecast what you can accomplish with resources such as people, equipment, time, and money
• Analyze information by using graphs and tables and publish your data in print or on line
• Track how your projects progress and identify what to do if they don't proceed according to plan
• Meet Microsoft Project 2000 Microsoft Office Specialist core-level and expert-level objectives

This book is approved courseware for the Microsoft Office Specialist Program. Go to: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/officespecialist/default.mspx

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