Microsoft Project - The Basics - Opening a Project

Open a Project 

Once a project has been saved, it can be opened up again.  This can be done by using the button, or via the file menu. 

Once the open dialog box is displayed. 

1. Select the folder where the file is stored.

2. Choose the project required and then

3. Click on the open button.

The file can be opened in different formats.  The default option is 

to open so the file can be changed and can be saved under the 

same name.   

But it can also be opened up in other formats.  Should you wish to  open up in one of those formats then you need to click on the  down arrow next to the open button and select the option  required. 

Open Read-Only lets you view the file.  If you make any changes and then try to save the document, a prompt for a new name will appear. 

Open as Copy copies the file first and then opens up the copy, so if an attempt to save is made, it is the copy that is saved and no changes are made to the original. 

If the file to be opened has been used  recently, it will be listed at the bottom of  the file menu. 

The required file can be opened by  clicking on the name.  

From the recently used list the files can  only be opened, the other open options  of read only or copy cannot be activated.