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What’s NewWith significant updates and visual enhancements, Microsoft® Project 2010 gives you an intuitive and easier way to effectively complete all types of work.

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What’s New in Project Standard 2010

Fluent™ User Interface

• WorkmoreefficientlywiththesimpleandintuitiveMicrosoft®Fluent™userinterface–newgraphicalmenusandafamiliarexperienceprovidethetoolsyouneedtoplanandmanageyourproject.

• Taskorientedtabsandcontextualmenugroupingsrevealpowerfulfeatures,makingiteasiertogetstarted andrealizeresults.

• Learnaboutfeaturesandrichformattingcontrolsquicklywithdescriptivetooltipsanddropdowngalleries.

• Simplybemoreproductivebychoosingyourownmenuoptions,quickaccesstoolbarsettingsandsettingdefaults.

• SavetoXPSorPDF.Share,printandpublishprojectinformationfromjustonelocationusingthenew Microsoft®OfficeBackstage™view.

Excel-LikeExperience

• EnhancedcopyandpastemakesiteasytoshareinformationeffectivelywithotherMicrosoftOfficeapplicationswhileretainingformatting.

• Addcolumnsdynamicallybyenteringdatawithouthavingtofirstselectthedatatype.

• Simplifydataentrywithauto-completewhichdisplaysalistofpreviouslyusedvaluestoselectfrom.

• Automatictextwrapeliminates extraformattingstepsbyadjustingrowheighttodisplayfulltasknames.

• Quicklyminedataandanalyzeresultswitheasyaccessfilteringforallcolumns.

• Createemphasiswithrichcoloroptionsandtextformattingtoexpressideasandsolveproblemsinnewways.

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InMicrosoft®ProjectStandard2010,user-controlledschedulingputsyouincontrolandbringstogethertheflexibilityandeaseofatoollikeMicrosoft®OfficeExcel2010withthepoweroftheProjectschedulingengine.And,withacompletelynewandvisuallyenhancedtimelineview,youhaveaneasier,moreintuitivewaytoseeandsharekeydatesanddeadlines.

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• Gainflexibilitywithuser-controlledscheduling–manuallyscheduletaskswiththeinformationyouhaveright noworchoosetoautomatically schedule tasks with calculated dates anddurations.

• Bealertedtopotentialschedulingconcernswithsquigglylinesand choosehowtomanagepotentialproblems.

• GaininsightwiththeTaskInspector to recognize issues and take action early–solvingproblemsby managingeffectively.

• Supportrollingwaveplanningandeasilycreatehighlevelforecastsusingmanuallyscheduledtopdownsummarytasks.

• Identifygapsbycomparingmanuallyscheduledsummarytaskswithinformationrolledupfromsubtasks.

• InMicrosoft®ProjectProfessional2010,youcansimplifyplanningwithinactiveandactivetaskstoperformwhat-ifanalysis.

User-Controlled Scheduling

Timeline View

• Simplycreatetheultimategraphicaltimelinetoexpressyourschedule andplan.

• It’s easier to see and share – drill into detailsandvisuallyrecognize differenceswithaclearviewoftasks,milestonesandphases.

• Reachyouraudiencewithnewimpactbyquicklycopyingthetimelineinto anemail,presentationorany other document with formattingretained.

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Team Planner

• Visualize the right mix of resources and assignmentswithasimpleandintuitiveresourceview.

• Simplydraganddroptoeffectivelyplantasksandoptimizeresourcesforyourentireteamandproject.

• Quicklyidentifyunassignedorunscheduledtaskstoproactively solveproblems.

• Simplyhoverovertaskstoinstantlyviewtask-leveldetailstoplanwithease.

• Bevisuallyalertedtopotentialproblems,choosetomanuallylevelresources asyouwork.

• Automaticallyleveloverallocatedresourcesonatask-by-taskbasisusingTaskInspectortoinstantlyresolveproblems.

Enhanced Collaboration

• Enhanceteamcollaborationbysharinginformationmoreefficiently–simplysave,printorpublishinoneeasy-to-manageBackstage™view.

• ConvertMicrosoft® SharePoint®

Foundation 2010 task lists to realize projectschedules.

• PublishyourprojectplanstoSharePoint® Foundation 2010 task lists soteammemberscanupdatetaskstatus–automaticallysynchronizetoreceiveupdatesdirectlyintoyourprojectplans.

• Save,shareandmanage–simplybemoreconnectedinthewaysyouexpectwithProjectProfessional2010and SharePointFoundation2010.

• ConnectProjectProfessional2010withMicrosoft®ProjectServer2010andgaincontrolacrossalltypesofwork,improveprojectselectionandstrategicalignment,maximizeresourceutilizationandvisualizeperformancethrough powerfuldashboards.

What’s New in Project Professional 2010

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EverythinginProjectStandard2010plussophisticatedfeaturestomanageawiderangeofcomplexprojectsandprograms.