The Minitab Project Manager
Manage Minitab Projects with Ease
You've been working on your project for weeks—collecting data, making graphs, and analyzing results. With so much material, how do you find just the right graph or Session window output for a presentation, check the creation date of a data set to ensure that you have the latest observations, or compile a few select results into a compact report? You turn to Minitab's Project Manager, a feature that automatically organizes your project elements so you can find exactly what you need, when you need it, and create a report without leaving Minitab.
View Your Project at a Glance
From the minute you open a worksheet and start analyzing data, the Project Manager automatically begins organizing all of your project elements into a familiar folder structure so you have quick and easy access to any item in your project.
Project Manager's folder view—see the "Big Picture"
To display the Project Manager, just click Project Manager on the toolbar. With one click, you can see how the Project Manager has organized all of your project elements into folders.
View individual folders
You can also use the toolbar to jump directly to the contents of an individual folder. For example, click Show Graphs Folder to view a list of all the graphs in your project.
Repeat this technique to view Session window output and worksheets.
View individual elements
From within an individual folder, double-click any item in the list to display its contents in the right pane next to the Project Manager.
Manage Your Output
Whether you are in the Session, Worksheet, or Graphs folder, you always have several options that make managing your project elements even easier. Simply right-click any item in the folder to see what options are available. Here are just a few:
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Rename Session window output Suppose you have some Session window output that you want to flag as "FINAL" to make it easier to find later. In the Session folder, right-click the title, choose Edit Title, then type the new name. |  |
Store comments in worksheets You may want to capture important details about your data set by adding comments to your worksheet. In the Worksheet folder, right-click the worksheet title, then choose Set Description. You can enter the author of the data set, the date it was created, and comments about the data. | 
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Tile graphs
Perhaps you have several graphs in your project that you want to compare. You can view multiple graphs at the same time using the Project Manager's tiling feature.
In the Graphs folder, while holding down the [Ctrl] key, select the graphs you want to compare, right-click, and choose Tile.
Share Your Results
The Project Manager also makes sharing your results simple. Just add Session window output or graphs to the ReportPad, Minitab's built-in word processor.
Create a report To create a report, right-click the Session window output or graph that you want to include and choose Append to Report. |  |
Repeat this technique to include additional graphs or Session window output.
View a report Once you have finished adding items to your report, click Show ReportPad on the toolbar. |  |
In the ReportPad, you can add text, such as notes, headings, or captions, to enhance your report.
Share your report After reviewing your report, right-click the ReportPad folder in the Project Manager, then choose Print Report so you can include it as a handout at your next meeting. |  |
You can also move or copy the report to a word processor for additional editing or viewing outside of Minitab.
Putting the Project Manager to Use
The Project Manager helps you find what you need quickly, manage your output efficiently, and share your results easily. In addition to the time-saving features shown here, you can also:
- View a running log of session commands so you can create macros
- View summaries of worksheet information so you can keep track of variables
- Quickly access project-related, non-Minitab files for easy reference
For more information on taking full advantage of the Project Manager, see Minitab Help.