Customizing the Project Guide

The previous section of "Project Guide 101," Project Guide Architecture and Extensibility, explained the elements of the Project Guide for Microsoft® Office Project 2003, and how the Project Guide components work together. This section shows how to extend the Project user interface by customizing the Project Guide.

The topics in this section walk you through common steps in the customization process. As you work through these topics, you can learn how to modify existing side panes and create custom Project Guides.

For a list of files in the download that are used to build the sample Project Guide described in this section, and a screenshot of the completed sample, see Critical Path Project Guide.

The following topics describe the common steps in the customization process as well as the basics of the Project Guide's structure.

• Introduction to Customizing the Project Guide
• Project Guide Design
• Side Panes
• Main Page
• Deploying the Project Guide: Switching to Custom Content
• Development Tips for Custom Project Guides

For a description and list of the files used in the Project Guide for Project 2003, see Default Project Guide Files. Code samples are available in the download; for more information, see Custom Project Guide and Custom View Samples.