Project desktop: Create a project

In Project, you can:

• Produce project plans.

• Construct project teams and assign resources.

• Look at different views of task and resources.

• Benchmark progress.

• Control budgets.

Notes: 

• This Quick Start is specific to Microsoft Project 2019, 2016, and the Office 365 subscription Project Online Desktop Client. Project Online has some extra features that assist online interaction.

• For more detailed information about creating a new project, see Create a new project.

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Create a project from a template

1. Launch Project.
   Or pick File > New if you’re currently working in a project plan.

2. Click a template or enter in the Search for online templates box and then select Enter.
   Or, confirm Blank Project to design a fresh project.

3. When you click a template, pick your preferred options and press Create. Adapt the resources, tasks, and durations in the template to match your own project’s needs.

Note: To make a new project from an existing project, edit the project start and finish dates, and then save the project file with a different name or in a different location.

Add tasks to a project

1. Press View > Task Views > Gantt Chart.

2. Input a task name in the first empty Task Name field.

3. Click Enter.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to type the tasks you want.

If inserting tasks individually begins to become too tedious, you can also:

• Add multiple tasks at once.

• Cut and paste a list from another programme.

• Import a tasks list from a SharePoint site.