Microsoft Project 98 Step by Step Corrections and Comments (181681)

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Microsoft Project 98 Has No MOUS Exam

There is no Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) exam for Microsoft Project 98.

Please disregard the reference to a Microsoft Project 98 MOUS exam that is included in the chart on pages xvii - xviii, as well as the MOUS icon that is on both the front and back covers.

Page 39: Step 3 Should Be Click Left Arrow

Page 39, "Enter project information", Step 3:

Clicking the right arrow was only applicable before August 1998.

Change Step 3:
"Click the right arrow until August 1998 is displayed on the calendar."

To:
Click the left arrow until August 1998 is displayed on the calendar.

Page 88: Text Error

Page 88, text note:

Change:
"...are discussed further in Appendix D."

To:
...are discussed further in Appendix C.

Page 96: Text error In Note On Left Side Of Page

Page 96, note on the left side of the page:

Change:
"You can also double-click a task name..."

To:
You can also double-click a resource name...

Page 124: Text Error

Page 124, margin text:

Change:
"ALT+HOME scrolls the Gantt chart to the taskbar for the selected task."

To:
ALT+HOME scrolls the Gantt chart timescale to the beginning of the project.

Page 159: Incorrect Text

Page 159, Table heading:

Change:
"Is flexible for"

To:
Is inflexible for

Page 168: Step 4 Should Be Deleted

On page 168, if you complete step 4 at the bottom of the page, which instructs you to level the project, you will not be able to complete the remaining steps under the "Use Automatic Leveling" section.

Delete:
"4. Level the project. (Hint: Be sure the bottom pane of the Resource Allocation view is selected.)

Page 169-170: Project File Is Dated 1999, Instructions 1998

In step 1 we open the project file Review3. This file refers to a project taking place in 1999. The steps on pages 169 and 170 indicate changes being made in that file to reflect the year 1998.

Change all dates within this particular exercise to reflect the year 1999.

Dates will be changed in:

Step 2, #5 and #6
Step 4, #3 and #4

Page 196: Incorrect Icon

Page 196, left margin, icon:

Change:
The Gantt Chart Wizard icon (Standard toolbar)

To:
The Gantt Chart icon (View Bar)

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