Microsoft Project 2000 Core Exam Objectives

This page describes how to prepare for the Microsoft® Office Specialist exam in Microsoft Project 2000. There is a single designation level for Microsoft Project 2000; users are expected to be able to work with databases in individual and workgroup settings.

• Import a task list from Excel to Microsoft Project
• Set default folder options and AutoSave
• Create recurring tasks
• Split a task
• Modify task duration
• Modify calendar working time options
• Apply a calendar to a task
• Add material resources to a project
• Enter costs on resources
• Assign an additional resource to a task without increasing work on the task
• Assign an additional resource to a task to increase work on the task
• Create base calendars
• Set task types (fixed work, fixed units, fixed duration)
• Create a summary task
• Use deadlines and constraints
• Create a milestone task
• Create a new project
• Assign initial resources to tasks
• Enter task relationships
• Enter task information

• Assign tasks using Project Central
• Add a progress line to a Gantt chart for a given date
• Set reminders and send schedule note messages
• Record task status in Microsoft Project and Project Central
• Display resource allocations
• Reschedule uncompleted work
• Modify project duration
• Compare actuals with the project baseline
• Record actual work on a task
• Save a baseline for the entire project or selected tasks
• Edit task relationship types and lag

• Use the drawing tools
• Add a hyperlink to a task
• Identify lost elements when saving a project to Project 98
• Copy picture of a view and save as a web page
• Use Organizer to share custom views
• Modify a standard report
• Copy and paste Gantt chart into a Microsoft Word document
• Copy and paste sheet information into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
• Update server-based project information using Project Central
• Set page setup options
• Create a new custom report

• Display the critical path using filtering and formatting techniques
• Differentiate work from duration
• Apply work breakdown structure (WBS) codes

• Reset table defaults
• Create custom filters
• Define WBS codes
• Create and apply custom groupings
• Format individual bars and bar styles
• Sort a view
• Apply custom filters
• Create a custom table
• Create and apply a custom view
• Format a time scale
• Use outlining features
• Apply a filter using AutoFilter
• Insert a column in a table

• Set baselines for a master project
• Add a task to a master project
• Create relationships between tasks in a master project and subproject files
• Insert a subproject into a master project