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Chapter 1: Project Management: What It Is, and Why You Should Care
Figure 1-12:
Begin with a
new Project
schedule.
File tab, Ribbon, and Timeline
Sheet Chart area
In Figure 1-12, you see Gantt Chart view. You discover more about various
views in Chapter 2. For now, note the following:
✓ File tab, Ribbon, and Timeline: These tools are part of the new inter-
face for Project 2010. You find out more about using them in Chapter 2.
✓ Sheet: The left side of the view is the sheet or sheet pane. You can use
this spreadsheet interface to enter, edit, and view information about
your project.
✓ Chart area: The chart area on the right reflects your task information
graphically as soon as you begin to add tasks:
• Gantt bars in this area indicate the duration and timing of tasks in
addition to the progress you record on them.
• The timescale — the indications of time increments across the top
of the chart area — helps you interpret the timing of each task bar.
You can adjust the increments to show your project in larger or
smaller increments of time. Figure 1-12, for example, shows incre-
ments in days.
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