Work more efficiently with the simple and intuitive Microsoft Fluent user interface—new graphical menus and a familiar experience provide the tools you need to plan and manage your project.

Task-oriented tabs and contextual menu groupings reveal powerful features, making it easier to get started and realize results.

Learn about features and rich formatting controls quickly with descriptive tooltips and drop-down galleries.

Simply be more productive by choosing your own menu options, quick access toolbar settings and setting defaults.

Save to XPS or PDF. Quickly share, print, and publish project information from one location using the new Microsoft® Office Backstage™ view.

Enhanced copy and paste makes it easy to share information effectively with other Microsoft Office applications while retaining formatting.

Add columns dynamically by entering data without having to first select the data type.

Simplify data entry with auto-complete which displays a list of previously used values to select from.

Automatic text wrap eliminates extra formatting steps by adjusting row height to display full task names.

Quickly mine data and analyze results with easy access filtering for all columns.

Create emphasis with rich color options and text formatting to express ideas and solve problems in new ways.

Gain flexibility with user-controlled scheduling—manually schedule tasks with the information you have right now or choose to automatically schedule tasks with calculated dates and durations.

Be alerted to potential scheduling concerns with squiggly lines and choose how to manage potential problems.

Gain insight with the Task Inspector to recognize issues and take action early—solving problems before they occur.

Support rolling wave planning and easily create high level forecasts using manually scheduled top down summary tasks.

Identify gaps by comparing manually scheduled summary tasks with information rolled up from subtasks.