## Communicates Current Information to Management

Sergio reports that one of Microsoft Project’s most useful features is the ability to take a snapshot of a schedule and import it into Microsoft PowerPoint to produce a professional-looking presentation that can be displayed on a video monitor.

Microsoft’s Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technology automatically updates changes made to the Microsoft Project schedule so that they are reflected in the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. For example, in preparing a productivity review report for a particular region, Sergio can create a hot spot on the portion of the Gantt chart he wants to emphasize. He can then click the hot spot and bring up a previously prepared Microsoft PowerPoint slide.

Microsoft’s OLE technology allows users to create a single graph that can be moved seamlessly to other Microsoft applications. This saves time by eliminating the need for recreating graphs and other charts that will be used more than once.

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