Microsoft Project 2021 From Beginners to Advanced - Compare Projects

The video tutorial explains how to use the project comparison feature to compare different versions of a project. It covers setting up the projects for comparison, executing the comparison, and understanding the results. The tutorial also addresses limitations of the comparison tool and suggests creating custom tables to manage large data sets. The comparison report is analyzed in detail, highlighting how to interpret changes between project versions.

Why might comparing two versions of a project be useful?

• To merge projects

• To delete old versions

• To identify changes and differences

• To create a new project

What is the first step in comparing two project versions?

• Select the latest version

• Open the report tab

• Close all other projects

• Create a new project

What should you do if you have multiple project files open?

• Save all projects

• Restart the application

• Select the one you want to compare from a dropdown

• Close all but one

What is a limitation of the project comparison tool?

• It only works with Word documents

• It cannot compare any tables

• It may not handle too much information

• It can only compare one project at a time

What does a plus symbol in the comparison report indicate?

• A task has been deleted

• A task is in both versions

• A task is only in the current version

• A task is only in the previous version

How can you save the comparison report?

• It saves automatically

• By clicking the save button like any other project file

• By exporting to a PDF

• By emailing it to yourself

What does the comparison report display for each field?

• Only the current version's data

• Only the previous version's data

• A summary of the project

• Data from both versions and the difference