On the Project Details form, add or edit the details of the project. On the Project List form, double-click the project that you want to edit. On the Project Details form, fill in the details of the project, and then click Close. On the Project List form, click New Project. In the Select Names to Add dialog box, select the names that you want to add to the database.
On the Employee List form, click Add From Outlook. If you use Microsoft Outlook, you can add employees from that program without having to re-type the information. To enter more detailed information about an employee, double-click the employee's name in the Employee List form, and enter the information in the Employee Details form.Ĭlick Close to return to the Project List form. On the Employee List form, fill in the details of each employee. On the Project List form, click Employee List. Use this procedure to manually add employees, or see the next section to add employees from your Outlook contacts. To begin using the Projects database template, the first step is to add employees, so that you have someone to assign projects and tasks to. To make sure all the database content is enabled, in the Message Bar, click Enable this content.įor more information about enabling database content, see the article Decide whether to trust a database. To make sure all the database content is enabled, use the following procedure:
In this article, we cover the basic steps of using the Projects desktop database template. If the steps below don't match what you're seeing, you're probably using an older version of the template. These instructions refer to the latest version of the template available for download. Note: The Project management database template has been updated over the last few years.