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Copper Contributor

Apr 07, 2023

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Help on .mpp

I am new to the Microsoft Project and have been going thru tutorials. Each of the tutorials show go to File, Save As an (Project Name.mpp) in Documents or other. I have the Microsoft Project Professi...

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Paul_Mather
Apr 11, 2023
Hello JCNadainfo ,

You are using the Project Desktop client, sounds like those videos were referring to other Microsoft Project products such as Project for the web or Project Online / Project Server.

The Project desktop app wont appear in Edge like other apps as seen below:

Project desktop is a desktop app and can be launched from Windows by searching:

Then use the File Open / File save menu to save .mpp files just like you would when opening / saving Word .doc files.

Paul

JCNadainfo

Copper Contributor

Apr 11, 2023

Apr 11 2023 05:22 AM

JCNadainfo I appreciate the replies that I received from my post for help. My account says that I have: Subscription Product, Microsoft Project Online Desktop Client and when open it shows Project Professional at the top. I had searched Microsoft Project in Google to learn a little about it and ran some test Project samples but, according to the tutorials I watched on You Tube, it showed saving as an .mpp in Project.mpp and that was when I started questioning this more. I have been tasked to learn CDW, SQL, PBI (Power BI) and this. I thought maybe the Project Planner was like PBI. So, I guess that this Project Planner is just a stand alone App?

Paul_Mather

MVP

Apr 11, 2023

Hello JCNadainfo ,

You are using the Project Desktop client, sounds like those videos were referring to other Microsoft Project products such as Project for the web or Project Online / Project Server.

The Project desktop app wont appear in Edge like other apps as seen below:

Project desktop is a desktop app and can be launched from Windows by searching:

Then use the File Open / File save menu to save .mpp files just like you would when opening / saving Word .doc files.

Paul

JCNadainfo
Copper Contributor
Apr 11, 2023
Thank you Paul, It is good up to the point of the .mpp and there is no where that it is coming up as I can save as a Project (Type) only and if need be I can just go with that. Maybe it is our OIT download because I see Microsoft Project 2007 yet, on my ticket I see Microsoft Project Desktop 2016 and about to throw in the towel on this app. I will check with our OIT and see if they have a clue also. Thanks again to all.