Microsoft Software
Project basics exercise
Relatively easy

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Exercise: Noah - Simple Tasks and Durations (Days & Weeks)

1) Start a new project scheduled from a start date.
2) Enter the following tasks and durations:
  • Build boat (4 weeks?)
  • Collect animals A-M (3 weeks?)
  • Collect animals N-Z (3 weeks?)
  • Load supplies into boat (2 days?)
  • Load animals (2 days?)
  • Load family (1 day?)
  • Float around getting wet (40 days?)
Training exercise hint Remember that you can enter durations as weeks by using the format 4w.
3) Zoom out so that you can see all the task bars clearly on the Gantt Chart.
4) Save the file with the name Noah.mpp and close it down.

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