Importing a project from Microsoft Professional into Project for the Web is a rather simple process. Simply navigate to your project’s view or even within a project. In the top right-hand corner, select “Import” and choose “Import from MPP”. A pop-up window will appear where you will be able to select your schedule file. Once uploaded, select “Import” to begin the import process. You will receive a notification that your project is being imported and you will receive a notification when it is complete. Upon finishing, you will be notified of any important errors. For example, if you had resources assigned to tasks in your imported schedule, those will not be able to be imported.

Additionally, another exciting feature is the ability to now import up to 10 custom task fields. If you import a schedule into Project for the Web with more than 10 custom task fields, you will receive an alert that your project has more than 10 custom fields and will be asked to choose up to 10 custom fields to import into Project for the Web. Of note, this means you will not be able to create any new additional task custom fields after selecting which 10 fields you wish to import.

Microsoft has recently added a new capability to project schedules being imported into Project for the Web. Before this upgrade, project schedules being imported into Project for the Web would only import basic dependencies, such as FS (Finish-to-Start). Microsoft has now added the capability to import schedules from Microsoft Professional, in MPP format, into Project for the Web, with advanced dependencies included and imported into the schedule as well. These advanced dependencies include SF (Start-to-Finish), SS (Start-to-Start), and FF (Finish-to-Finish).