As a text-based alternative to the printed graphical view such as the Gantt chart view, many pre-defined and user-defined reports are available within Microsoft Project.
If you are using Microsoft Project 2003/2007, to select from the reports library:
1. From the View menu, select Reports. (versions prior to Microsoft Project 2007).
2. From the Report menu, select Reports. (Microsoft Project version 2007 and later).
3. Click on a report category, then
(or Double-Click).
4. Click on a specific report to enter print preview.
If you are using Microsoft Project 2010, to select from the reports library:
1. On the Project tab, in the Reports group, click Reports.
2. Click on a report category, then click the Select button (or Double-Click).
3. Click on a specific report, then click the Select button to enter print preview.
TIP: For the full reports library, choose:
Note that tabular reports have been replaced in Project 2013 by Excel-like graphical reports. You'll find these by clicking the Report tab.
Looking for a bit more detail?
An audio-video movie that takes you step-by-step through the post above can be found within Lesson F4 of our Project Mentor and Project Tutor learning systems.
In addition, References F4.1 and F4.2 of Project Mentor will tell you all you need to know about the subject discussed above.
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