Goal: Print project information

After your project is scheduled, you may want to distribute the most current project information to team members or other stakeholders. You can display the task or resource information that you want and format it to create professional results with every printout.

Tip: This article is part of a series of articles within the Project Map that describe a broad set of project management activities. We call these activities "goals" because they are organized around the project management life cycle: Build a plan, track and manage a project, and close a project.

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Print the project information that is displayed in a view     If the view contains the information that you want, you can just set the print options and then send the file to a printer or plotter. Click all of the following that apply: Overview of Project views if you're not sure which type of view best presents the information that you want. See a list of all views that you can use to display and print information. Format the chart portion of a Gantt view in order to create the customized chart that you want. Format information in a view to emphasize specific information. You can change the format and color of text, fields, and bars to make the information stand out. Change print options to optimize the view for printing. Print a view after you select and fine-tune the view that you want. You can adjust print settings and preview the information before you send it to a printer or plotter. Print summarized project information in a report      To present specific information in a professional format, you can select a predefined report or create a custom report, set the print options, and then send the report to a printer or plotter. Click all of the following that apply: Learn the types of basic reports you can print if you're not sure which report best presents the information you want to print. Print a basic report after you preview the information and set the print options. You can send your report to a printer or plotter. You can choose from a variety of predefined reports or create a custom report. Create a custom basic report if the basic report doesn't contain the information you want. Create a visual report to view your project's data in PivotTable reports in Microsoft Office Excel 2007, and PivotDiagram views in Visio 2007.

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