Setting up a Microsoft Project Central account from within Microsoft Project
If you are a manager, you need to specify the URL for the Microsoft Project
Central server from
within Microsoft Project. Resources will use
the URL you specify to access and
update Microsoft Project Central information, and the
URL can be sent to them automatically when you
send TeamAssign, TeamStatus, or TeamUpdate messages.
- In Microsoft Project, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click
the Workgroup tab.
- In the Default Workgroup Messages list, click Web.
- In the Microsoft Project Central Server URL box, type the URL for the Microsoft Project Central
Server.
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Under
Identification for Microsoft Project Central Server, choose an identification method:
- To use your Windows user account to identify yourself to the Microsoft Project
Central server, click Windows user
account. All
the workgroup messages you send will display the user account you used to log
on to the network.
- To use a user name set up in Microsoft Project to identify yourself to the server, click Microsoft Project
user name. All the workgroup messages
you send will display your user name as it appears on the General tab of
the Options dialog box (Tools menu).
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To perform work on the server (such as customizing Microsoft Project Central or creating
reports for your team) without first having to send a workgroup message,
click Create Account.
Note This step is optional. An account does need to be created for you
before you can work with Microsoft Project Central; but it is created
automatically the first time you send a workgroup message. Perform this step only if you want to work with Microsoft Project Central without
first sending a workgroup message.
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To have Microsoft Project send an e-mail message containing the URL for
Microsoft Project Central to
workgroup members each time a workgroup message is sent, select the Send hyperlink
in E-mail note check box.
Note You can use this feature only if all the members of your
workgroup use an e-mail system.
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To allow a resource to delegate tasks to another resource in the same
project, select the Allow resources to
delegate tasks in Microsoft Project Central check box.
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To automatically send updated project summary
information, such as the project start and finish date, from the project plan to
Microsoft Project Central, select the Update project information to Microsoft
Project Central server after every save check box. This option makes the information
available through Microsoft Project Central views