Microsoft Project: How to Use Dashboard Reports (Step by Step Tutorial)
Did you know that Microsoft Project includes a full set of dashboard reports that update automatically as you manage your projects? In this video, I’ll walk you through some of these built-in reports and show you why they’re one of the most underutilized — but most powerful — features in Microsoft Project.
Here’s what I’ll cover:
📊 What dashboard reports are and why Microsoft replaced old printed reports with them.
📑 The key elements of a dashboard report: tables, charts, and text boxes.
🖥️ How to access different categories of reports from the Report tab:
📌 Dashboards
👥 Resources
💵 Costs
⏳ In Progress
🗂️ Task Boards (for Agile users)
📝 Step-by-step demos of the Project Overview, Resource Overview, Cash Flow, and Milestone reports.
By the end, you’ll know exactly how to use dashboard reports to communicate project progress — whether you want to print them, share them, or export them to other Microsoft Office apps.
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