Microsoft Project 2019 User Guide
Microsoft Project 2019 User Guide
User Guide
1. Preliminary settings
1.1. Project properties
We enter the project properties and define the name, comments, issues, category,
project creator and administrator
We enter the project options and can change the project's float days,
we can also change the way Project can read the date, the type of currency,
autosave of Project every certain time
2. Calendar Creation
2.1. Types of calendars in Project
24 hours, standard and night shift
2.2. Project calendar configuration
We enter the project from the menu and then select calendar configuration and it
we create either by copying the standard
2.2.1. Definition of work periods
We enter the created calendar and then we go into work weeks and define the schedule.
of jobs
2.2.2. Definition of exceptions in the calendar
We create the calendar and in exceptions, we place the holidays.
2.2.3. Assign calendar to the project
Enter the menu, go to the project tab, and then select project information and assign.
the project created
3. Task entry
3.1. Task Inputs
They are carried out in the Gantt chart that appears by default when opening Project.
Manual tasks do not perform any type of calculation. Automated tasks perform calculations and add the
start and end dates of the tasks, at the bottom left of the Project screen you can
make the tasks that are being entered automatic
The relationship between tasks depends on the predecessors, and on relationships such as CC
FF FC CF
Calculation that is reflected in the summary tasks and this calculation is the sum of the percentages of
the summary tasks
4. Resource entry
It can be done from the Gantt chart in a resource column or in the resource sheet.
It should be done from the resource sheet by entering the name of the resource, to the quantity of
resources in percentage or in numerical value, the value per hour
The over-assignment is resolved by increasing the number of workers and modifying the tasks.
predecessors of the same resource or pausing activities while operating the one generating
reassignment to the resource and then it returns to the activity that was stopped